CSFLC 2016 by Cambridge University Sixth Form Law Conference

Cambridge University Sixth Form Law Conference 2016 14th - 17th March

Welcome!

Timetable Monday 14th March 2016

Welcome to Cambridge! The Conference was founded forty-one years ago to give sixth formers interested in studying Law the opportunity to experience the subject at an introductory level. We are not here to convince you to study law, nor to necessarily convince you that Cambridge is the place you should choose to study. Instead, we hope to give you an experience to help you make important decisions about your future. You’ll be lectured by the same people who teach us, in the same facilities and we hope that whether you decide law is for you or not, this conference helps solidify your chosen path. We have arranged the Conference entirely for your benefit, and therefore I urge you to approach all of the scheduled activities enthusiastically, and consider whether you could see yourself studying the subject at university level. Please ask the committee any questions at all that you might have – no matter how silly or small you think they are. I feel honoured to have worked with such a great team – they are the most helpful, honest and hard-working people that I have come across at Cambridge. This programme is compiled to contain almost all the information you will need for the duration of the conference, including all the times and locations you will need for each activity – so please read it carefully and keep it safe. Please remember during the Conference that you are guests of both the faculty and the university, so please treat your College, the staff and the faculty with respect. We will treat you as if you are undergraduates; so in return please do try to respect all the people and property you come across. I wish you all a fun and informative week, and I look forward to meeting and getting to know you! Maeve Healy

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Delegates arrive in colleges 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Official Welcome 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. DINNER in colleges 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. First Night Social Event (sponsored by Norton Rose Fulbright) Tuesday 15th March 2016 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. BREAKFAST in colleges 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Introduction to Law Dr O’Sullivan 10:00 - 10:25 a.m. Roman Law Ms Goymour 10:30 - 10:55 a.m. Land Law Ms Goymour 10:55 - 11:10 a.m. BREAK 11:10 - 11:40 a.m. Contract Law (sponsored by Hogan Lovells) Dr O’Sullivan 11:40 - 12:30 p.m. Mock interview workshop 12:30 - 2:10 p.m. LUNCH in colleges 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Tort Law Dr Tofaris 2:30 - 2:50 p.m. EU Law Dr Odudu 2:50 - 3:40 p.m. Criminal Law Dr Dyson 3:40 - 4:10 p.m. BREAK 4:10 - 5:40 p.m. City law firm workshops / tours of Cambridge 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. DINNER in colleges 8:30 - 10:30 p.m. Debate at Cambridge Union Wednesday 16th March 2016 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. BREAKFAST in colleges 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Family Law Ms Miles 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Constitutional Law Prof Feldman 10:30 - 10:40 a.m. BREAK 10:40 - 11:40 a.m. Legal Problems Prof Virgo 11:40 - 12:00 p.m. International Law (sponsored by Freshfields) Dr Paddeu 12:00 - 2:00 p.m LUNCH in colleges 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. The Barrister Mr E Cumming 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. The Solicitor Mr D Johnson 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Pro Bono Work T.B.C. 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. BREAK 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. City law firm workshops / tours of Cambridge 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. DINNER in colleges 8:30 - 10:30 p.m. Mock Trial at Cambridge Union Thursday 17th March 2016 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. BREAKFAST in colleges 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Applying to Cambridge Dr Williams 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Law: The Unofficial Version The Committee 12:00 p.m. Delegates Depart

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Accommodation & Meals

Contact Details & Safety

If you have any problems or concerns relating to your accomodation then the Porters of the college in which you are staying should be your first port of call. If they cannot sort it out or if the problem is particularly serious then please do get in touch with our Accomodation Officer (Lena McCrae).

If at any point during the week you have ANY problems or concerns then please get in touch straight away. We are all more than happy to help you in any way that we can. With this in mind, please put the name of your accommodation rep in your phone.

The phone numbers for the different porters’ lodges are as follows:

TK Egenti: Maeve Healy: Dan Thorpe: Lena McCrae: Ryan Law: Emma Kemsley-Pein: Stephanie Sinclair:

St Catharine’s College: Jesus College: Newnham College: Pembroke College:

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Please respect the staff and property at your college of residence.

All meals are included in the conference from dinner on Monday to breakfast on Thursday. Meal times and college specific information are as follows: St Catherine’s College Jesus College Newnham College Pembroke College

Breakfast 7.45-9.00am 8.00-8.30am 8.15-8.45am 8.00-10.00am

Lunch 12.00-1.30pm 12.15-1.45pm 12.30-1.30pm 12.00-1.30pm

Dinner 6.00-7.00pm 5.45-6.45pm 6.30-7.00pm 6.00-6.45pm

All 3 main meals are provided. However, if you wish to purchase extra items (chocolate bars, bottles of coke, etc.) you will have to pay for them yourselves. If you are staying at Jesus or St Catharine’s, you will need to show your programme as ID at meal-times. IMPORTANT: You must eat at the college you are staying at in order to avoid additional charges for food (and to make sure we don’t run out)!

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Other useful telephone numbers: The Law Faculty 01223 330033 Panther Taxis

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Whilst you are here we aim to treat you like undergraduates and give you the same independence. In return, we’d ask that you use the following tips to make sure that you stay safe: • Keep your programme with you at all times. There is a map in the centre pages and important contact details. • Swap mobile phone numbers with others on the course so you can ring them if you are on your own or aren’t sure where to be. • Avoid walking around on your own at night. • Get in touch if there are problems - if we don’t know then we can’t help!

Speakers Introduction to Law & Contract Law: Dr Janet O’Sullivan is a Fellow of Selwyn College and University Senior Lecturer. She was also the 2005 winner of Pilkington Teaching Prize for Excellence in University Teaching. Roman Law and Land Law Ms Amy Goymour is the Hopkins Parry Fellow in Law at Downing College and is a University Lecturer in Land Law. On top of this, she teaches Civil Law and Aspects of Obligations as part of the Tripos and lectures on Restitution for the LLM. As one of the Faculty’s Access Officers, she aims to encourage applications from bright and motivated students. Law of Torts Dr Stelios Tofaris is a fellow of Girton College who lectures and supervises Contract Law and Aspects of Obligations as well as Tort. He supervises Roman Law and has an interest in Legal History. EU Law Dr Odudu returned to Cambridge in September 2006 as Herchel Smith Lecturer in the Faculty of Law and Fellow in Law at Emmanuel College. Criminal Law Dr Matthew Dyson is a fellow of Trinity College who lectures Comparative Law and supervises both Civil Law and Tort Law as well as Criminal Law. His research has looked at the relationship between Tort and Crime. Family Law Ms Joanna Miles is a fellow and Director of Studies at Trinity College who lectures and supervises both Criminal and Family Law as well as for the LLM programme. Constitutional Law Professor David Feldman is the Rouse Ball Professor of English Law since 2004; Fellow of Downing College since 2003; Chairman of the Faculty of Human, Social and Political Sciences, 2013-16. Honorary Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn since 2003. Academic Associate of 39 Essex Chambers, London. Fellow of the British Academy since 2006. Appointed Q.C. honoris causa 2008, and awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa by the University of Bristol in 2013.

Legal Problems Professor Graham Virgo is professorial fellow in English Private Law and at Downing College. He is notable among Cambridge law academics in having performed as part of the Cambridge Footlights during his time as a student here. He is Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education of the University. International Law - Case Study Dr Federica Paddeu is a Junior Research Fellow in international law at Queens’ College and an Associate Fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law. She lectures and supervises International Law, as well as lecturing on the LLM programme. Applying to Cambridge Dr Richard Williams is the Hogan Lovells University Lecturer in Corporate Law and fellow of Christ’s College. He lectures Company Law, supervises Contract Law and lectures on the LLM programme. Together with Ms Goymour, he is a Faculty of Law Access Officer. The Barrister Mr Edward Cumming - please see the ‘Mock Trial’ page for a short biography. The Solicitor Chris Mcgaffin is a partner at Slaughter and May. Chris has a broad corporate practice which covers all aspects of corporate and private equity practice, including mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets. Pro Bono Workshop T.B.C.

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Workshops Our workshops have been organised by a combination of leading city law firms and barristers. They are interactive sessions and we encourage you to chat to their representatives about what they do and ask any questions you might have about life as a lawyer. Firms, chambers, and academics providing workshops this year include: Fenners Chambers, Norton Rose Fulbright, Herbert Smith Freehills, Linklaters, Hogan Lovells & Slaughter and May. All of these professionals generously support the conference and without them the conference could not function. We express our sincere thanks to them for their continued assistance. ********** The workshops will be taking place in the Law Faculty on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons (16:00 - 17:30). Lists of which workshop you will be attending will be displayed on Tuesday morning so please check when and to which room you need to go. Topics include: commercial awareness, advocacy skills and negotiation. We will endeavour to accommodate everyone in their first choice workshop, but numbers are limited. on a day you don’t have a workshop, why not go on a tour of Cambridge with one of the committee?

The following problems raise issues as to what the relevant legal rule is and whether its application is appropriate for reasons of justice and policy. Problems such as these are considered by Law students in supervisions at Cambridge. 1.

Cyril has just fallen out with his girlfriend and consequently has decided to kill her. He believes in voodoo and thinks that if he sticks pins into a model of her then she will die. This is what he then proceeds to do. It has no effect on her whatsoever. Has Cyril com mitted a criminal offence?

Jane, Paul and Marcus are in a room. Jane pulls two guns from a bag. She gives one gun to Paul and places the other gun against Paul’s head, telling him to kill Marcus or else she will kill Paul. Is Paul guilty of murder in the following alternative circumstances: (i) Paul kills Jane; (ii) Paul kills Marcus?

Jane loses her valuable dog and so puts posters all over the neighbourhood stating “£100 reward for the return of my lost dog”. Karen, who is keen to earn the reward, takes a day off work, purchasing expensive dog biscuits and spends all day hunting for the dog. Eventually she finds it, but by then Jane has changed her mind and put new posters, which Karen has not seen, revoking her earlier £100 offer. Can Karen sue Jane for the £100 or for any other sum?

Mr Lear, an elderly man, has a row with his three daughters and makes a will leaving all his property to Battersea Dogs’ Home. Shortly afterwards, he is reconciled with his daughters and decides to make a new will, replacing the previous one, leaving all his property to them equally. He instructs Burke, a solicitor, to make his new will. Unfortu nately, Burke forgets to deal with Mr Lear’s will. Six months later, Mr Lear dies and all his property passes to Battersea Dogs’ Home. Do his daughters have any legal rights?

5. Mr Jones was driving on a motor war with his two children, Anne, aged 10, and Bill, aged 2, when Dan negligently crashed into his car. (i) Mr Jones was killed. He was 45 and had a job as director earning £100,000 p.a. (ii) Anne’s leg was broken. (iii) Bill suffered permanent brain damage and will require continuous supervision for the rest of his life. He is unlikely to live beyond his 10th birthday. (iv) Mrs Jones suffered nervous shock when she saw the accident reported on a television news bulletin. 6.

Tony pays Neil £10,000 thinking that he was in fact giving the money to Nora to whom Tony owed the money. Neil does not realise that the money was paid to him by mistake and thinks that Tony is being very generous. Neil uses the money to pay for a luxury cruise. When he returns from the cruise Tony approaches him and asks for the money to be repaid because it had been paid to Neil by mistake. Should Neil be required to repay the money?

Union Debate

Mock Trial REGINA V WARREN PEACE

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Dr Brendan Plant is Hopkins–Parry Fellow and Director of Studies in Law (LLM) at Downing College, Cambridge and Affiliated Lecturer in Law at the University of Cambridge. He supervises international law, tort and contract, and lectures in international human rights law. Asad Khan is a third year student reading History at Trinity College. He has been involved in debating since his first year. He is the Debate Officer for the Union and recently organised the competitive debating programme at the Union. He was also in charge of training first year debaters. He has represented Cambridge at the World University Debating Championships where he made it to the knock out stages. Ms Odette Murray is a Master of Law specialising in Public International Law, University of Cambridge. She is a College Lecturer in Law at Murray Edwards College. She is currently undertaking a PhD, specialising in Public International Law. Her research focuses on whether and how international law apportions responsibility between states and international organisations in cases of joint wrongdoing, such as joint military operations under UN auspices. Alistair Langtry is a second year economics student at Queens’ college and a keen competitive debater. He has competed in numerous tournaments and was winner of last year’s Queen Mary IV. He was also a convenor for this year’s Cambridge Schools debating competition. Founded in 1815, the Cambridge Union is the oldest continuously running debating society in the world, and the largest and most famous society at the University of Cambridge.

The defendant, Warren Peace of Downing College, Cambridge, stands trial on the final night of the conference, accused of a vicious crime which has brought shame on both himself and his college. in the Cambridge Court of Justice and Retribution you have the unique opportunity to form the jury who will decide his fate. With His Honour Justice Lodge presiding, as this sorry tale unfolds, the astute advocates will try every trick in the book (and a few outside it) to uncover the truth from these recalcitrant witnesses. Accepted Facts At 9am on February 16th 2014, the body of Tess Durbeyfield was found by her bedder, Sam Fox, dead in her bedroom in Downing College. Subsequent tests show that she had been poisoned. DS Bea Smear was called to investigate and managed to establish that one of the college porters, Archie Finger, had seen the defendant leave the deceased’s room in the early hours of that day. He watched the defendant on the college CCTV system. After a vial of poison was found in his room, Warren Peace was taken into custody where he was later charged with murder. No fingerprints could be found upon the vial, but the police are submitting as evidence a confession that Warren Peace made whilst in custody. Warren is not asserting that the confession was extracted using illegal methods. He was on good terms with the deceased despite her recent engagement to Rob Roy. Warren is claiming that he had been with Tess earlier in the evening of February 15th and they had gone to tell Rob Roy something important...

Counsel Prosecution: Mr Edward Cumming Mr Cumming is a ‘rising star of the bar’ and practises at XXIV Old Buildings, a leading set of commercial and chancery chambers in London. He read Law at Downing College and graduated in 2004 having been President of the Cambridge Union and the Sixth Form Law Conference. After leaving Cambridge, he moved to the USA to complete a LLM and study as a Thouron Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Defence: Mr Rob Cumming Mr Cumming read Law at Girton College and was also President of the Sixth Form Law Conference. After leaving Cambridge he spent a year working for Ogier, one of the world’s leading providers of offshore and fiduciary services. He is now at 2 Temple Gardens, working mainly in commercial, employment, and clinical injury matters. Members of the jury, you must see that justice is done. Listen to the nuanced arguments of counsel and the testimony of the winesses... Then deliver your verdict...

Maeve Healy - President Now President, Maeve has spent the three years of her time at Conf keeping up links with past and present Committee members and ensuring all feel welcome. Her “subtle” sense of humour and charm has led to strong connections forming with the alumni coming back to Cam. After briefly considering a career in the medical profession and experiencing the role for herself, she decided to take off the nurse’s outfit and was persuaded to pursue the law instead. A proud member of the “St Catz Law Squad”, her undeniable college pride means she now spends most of her spare time engaging in legal debates with her fellow course members from her college. TK Egenti - Treasurer Tochukwu Kingsley (TK) burst onto the scene in 2005, starring as an Oompa Loompa in the hit film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. His success in this role gave him the perfect platform to cement himself in the fashion industry, signing a modelling contract with TK Maxx. However, after brilliant (and somewhat surprising) performances at both GCSE and A level, TK found himself at Cambridge. Although he has become somewhat of a sportsman, starring at right back in the Downing College 2nd XI, TK still tries to keep up with some low key modelling, occasionally dressing up as Naoami Campbell for the odd photo shoot. Emma Kemsley-Pein - Lectures Officer As a first year at Downing, Emma made an excellent choice when applying to Cambridge, much like Dan and TK. Having acquired, apparently, somewhat of a ‘legend’ status since arriving, perhaps due to her edginess, she can often be seen wandering around College indulging in the finer things in life - notably Pol Roger champagne and Monte Cristo cigars. She is famed around town as having gotten up close and (too) personal with a quiche - please do ask her about it, but if your name is Lorraine, I’d steer well clear. Lena McCrae - Accommodation Officer Between running 4 half marathons in a day, making the trek down the hill from Murray Edwards and sprinting to her lectures, you could say Lena is pretty fit. Don’t let her charming Scottish accent fool you into thinking she’s a tweed-clad sweetheart though, this girl is never seen in anything less than the waviest, edgiest garms. Known best for her love of a wide variety of food and passion for trying new cuisines, if you’re ever trying to find Lena on conf, lookout for the girl who survives solely on chips.

Dan Thorpe - Schools’ Liaison Officer Dan is the much disputed ‘king of chat’. Due to his often dodgy chat and charming Northern accent, it is often quite hard to determine whether Dan is joking with you or taking the mick out of you (to be on the safe side, always assume he’s joking with you – he’s generally very harmless). Dan is always on hand to tell you about all the A*s he got at GCSE (11 of them, to be exact), and was so proud of this accomplishment that he made a video about it for Carmel College. We are reliably informed that, following his exploits at Carmel, a statue of him was erected outside the front gates with the caption: Lad. Legend. Loser. Ryan Law - Ents Officer At first sight, Ryan is the classic Cambridge ‘chap’ and enjoys the rugby-playing, chino-wearing and steak-eating culture of this elite group of students. His sporting prowess has been well documented as a chess champion but he’s turned his mind to success with the ladies. Unfortunately, Dan knows that Ryan’s tough competition so please pass some sympathy his way. Luckily, this hasn’t resulted in too much conf tension as these chaps stick together. However, let’s not forget Ryan’s artistic and sensitive side; he is notorious for his flamboyant taste in socks (keep an eye out!) and ensuring the filter is just right for his romantic instagram posts. Steph Sinclair - Stash Officer Don’t let Steph’s doe-eyes and girlish charm fool you - this girl is the Cambridge equivalent of a superhero. Between running a social media empire, keeping her eyebrows on fleek and finding the perfect MAC lipstick (she’s still looking) she has thrown herself head first into the vibrant extracurricular life Cambridge has to offer - Tab Editor, Law Soc Committee Member, rower and Conf Committee Member - anything to get away from Fitz. Whilst officially securing herself a BNOC status for what can only be described as an averagely long name, Stephanie Shiela Felicity Sinclair has also described herself as ‘reasonably fit, most of the time’...

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Our Experiences Dan (2013) For me, coming on Conference was an invaluable experience. It gave me a much clearer view of what Law would be like to study, especially at Cambridge - a view that I can confirm as accurate having spent nearly two years here! It also was a real help in my decision to choose Cambridge over Oxford, and my decision to choose Downing. At the Law Fac now, and for me at Downing itself, you recognise plenty of people from your four day stay, which I think says it all about the social side of Conference too. I’d recommend keeping in touch with people you meet - if you manage to successfully apply a friendly face is always helpful when you arrive! Maeve (2012) Attending the CSFLC a few years ago really cemented my decision to apply for a Law degree particularly at Cambridge. Not only did it break down my reservations about studying Law at all (we had been advised against it at school), but it also broke down my stereotypes about Cambridge students. After being in Cambridge for 4 days, attending lectures and speaking to students on the committee, I realised that it was an environment I would love to study in, and my belief that it ‘wasn’t for me’ was just wrong. I had so much fun when I was on Conf (I even chose my college because of it) and hope you do too! Ryan (2013) The Cambridge Sixth Law Conference was amazing! Before I came on conf I wasn’t sure about applying for law or to Cambridge. By the end I was absolutely certain of both. I had the best time, met some great people and got a real sense of what studying at Cambridge would be like. Conf gives people an opportunity not only to experience law, but also undergraduate lifestyle; it’s a unique experience! Emma (2014) Coming on Sixth Form Law Conference was an invaluable experience. I think there are a lot of misconceptions about Cambridge and its stereotypical student. Conf certainly put my mind at ease in that respect! All the members of the committee were so approachable and friendly and answered any questions I had. I hope we can give you a similar insight into what life truly is like at Cambridge, studying Law!

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