TERMCARD Lent 2025
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME
Dearall,
A warm welcome back to all returners, freshersandournewmembers!Ihopeyou hadarestfulwintervacation.I’mdelighted topresenttoyouourCULSLentTermcard 2025!
As we head into the second leg of CULS’s 123rd year, we are excited to continue holdingeventsthatstaytruetoourvalues of improving accessibility, widening the social impact of our initiatives, and equippingyouwiththeskillstoexcelinthe legal profession. We want CULS to continue remaining a place for everyone, lawstudentornot.
Lent term marks the beginning of Springtimeandlongerdays,andCULShas a foray of events lined up to match the energyofthenewyear.Wearedelightedto welcome Lady Rose and Lady Simler, two esteemed Supreme Court Judges, to speak withourMembersthistermaspartofour Speakers’ line up. Furthermore, our refreshers’ socials and themed social and welfareevents(thinkValentine’sDay,and PuppyTherapy)willtideyouthroughthe term, with weekly welfare drop-ins to boostyourspirits!
OurNon-Lawdepartmenthasabusycalendar aheadforLent,fromorganisingtheNon-Law toLawconferencewithotherUKUniversities and numerous career panels exploring legal career paths for STEM students. Meanwhile, our Pro Bono department is organising our Flagship Pro Bono Awards, which was recognised by Prime Minister Keir Starmer lastyear.Withthesecondpartoftheforeign affairs trip also occurring in Lent, we are guaranteedaneventfultermahead.
Most importantly, I want to extend my sincerest gratitude to the CULS Main Committee once again, who have worked so hard to make this term card possible, by comingupwithnewideasandbringingthem to fruition. I would also like to thank our sponsors for their generous support of our society, and their enthusiasm in supporting CULSmembersintheircareergoals.
Ilookforwardtoseeingoldandnewfacesat oureventsonceagain,andthankyouforyour continuedsupportofCULS!
Bestwishes,
JoyceMau CULSPresident 2024-2025
COMMITTEE 2024- 25
President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer JoyceMau QinglanDu AlldonGarrenTan LiewLiRen
AlumniRelations Officers
IsabelleMohammed StephanieTee ZamryRizwan
ForeignAffairs Secretaries
ChoonWeeYeo HadealAbdelatti ShivashankarSaravanan
Non-LawSecretaries
AilaAhmed RachelNg YasmineKemp
ProBonoCoordinators
CareersSecretaries
CaitlinNg JoelChan
NatalieTong NimranDhaliwal
PerIncuriamEditorial Team
EwanO’Mahony (Editor-In-Chief) AlphaNgai ChloeLevieux
Membership Secretaries
DorothyHo CallumPretty
SocialSecretaries
StashOfficers
SamuelSoh LeilaMilosavljevic
PublicitySecretaries
HannahJeong JiWonHeo KateLin
SpeakersSecretaries
JuliaSokolska KaiZhenTek
LawBallExecutive Committee
CarysJones ChimdiOkonkwo SeetalKaur
WelfareOfficers
ChloeLam MelinaAlibertis
HannahZia (HeadCoordinator) JonnyKeyte JoyMagomba ZacharyYong
HannahDouglas IsabellaMcNicholas Diversity&Inclusion Officers
DineshtgaFrandsen NigelDanquah-Kuma AnnaTonge
MastersofMoots
BenMays
MatthewLee ThomasLoke
Webmasters
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SOCIALS
O C I A L S
REFRESHERS SOCIAL AND JAZZ
LA RAZA
WEEK 1 LENT, DATE TBC
VALENTINE’S DAY COFFEE AND CAKES
FITZBILLIES
WEEK 3 LENT, DATE TBC
WINE & CHEESE NIGHT
WINE ROOMS
WEEK 2 LENT, DATE TBC
CRAFTS EVENING AND PIZZA
LOCATION TBC
WEEK 4 LENT, DATE TBC
CULS PRESIDENT’S DINNER
QUEEN’S OLD HALL 18 FEBRUARY
SOCIETY SWAP & MURDER MYSTERY DINNER
LOCATION TBC
WEEK 6 LENT, DATE TBC
END-OF-TERM CULS
LENT FORMAL
LOCATION TBC
WEEK 7 LENT, DATE TBC
CAREERS
C A R E E R S
ULAW SQE/GDL WORKSHOP
LG18 Law Faculty 20 january
PROJECT FINANCE WITH MILBANK
venue tbc date tbc
FIRST YEAR SCHEMES: INSIGHT INTO THE APPLICATION PROCESS lower atrium, law faculty 27 january careers panel: paths beyond the commerical practice virtual 20 february
WELFARE
krispy kreme
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law faculty
Watercolour & wine
lent week 3
PICK-ME-UP CREPES
lent week 5
spa day care package
lent week 7
keep your eyes peeled for detailed date drops!
hot chocolate pick-me-up
lent week 2
Valentine’s day welfare delivery
lent week 4
Ben’s Cookies drop in
lent week 6
puppy therapy
lent week 8
SPEAKERS
TheRtHonLadyRose ofColmworth,Justiceof theSupremeCourt
S P E A K E R S
LadyRosewascalledtotheBarbyGray’sInnin1984.She practisedasabarristerfortenyearsbeforejoiningthe GovernmentLegalServiceandservedinHMTreasury,the MinistryofDefenceandtheOfficeofCounseltotheSpeaker oftheHouseofCommons.In2006shewasappointedtoher firstjudicialroleasafee-paidChairmanoftheCompetition AppealTribunal.Shewasappointedtofurthertribunalposts andbecameaRecorderintheCrownCourt,Criminal jurisdictionin2010.InMay2013DameVivienwasswornin asaHighCourtJudgeintheChanceryDivisionwhereshesat foroverfiveyears.ShewasappointedtotheCourtofAppeal inJanuary2019andtotheSupremeCourtinApril2021.In herroleasaJusticeoftheSupremeCourt,LadyRosehasbeen involvedinanumberofimportantcasesacrosstherangeofthe Court’sworkfrompubliclawchallengesconcerninghuman rightsandScottishdevolutionissues,totaxcasesandcommon lawcontractandtortcases.
Monday3February
4.30pm-6pm NewnhamCollege
S P E A K E R S
JudgeFergalGaynor
Fergalisafull-timeinternationaljudgeattheKosovoSpecialist ChambersinTheHague,andisamemberoftheTrialPanelin theGucati&HaradinajandThaçietal.cases.Duringthe2021 electionforthechiefprosecutoroftheInternationalCriminal Court,FergalwasnominatedbytheRepublicofIrelandand camesecondtoKarimKhaninanextremelycompetitivefield.
Therewere47StatespartieswhovotedforFergal.Fergal qualifiedasacorporatelawyerin1999atFreshfields,after studyingatTrinityCollegeDublin,TheUniversityof Salamanca,TheUniversityofCambridge,andTheUniversity ofLaw.Hespecialisedincommerciallitigationandthenserved forover20yearsatfourinternationalcourtsthatoperatein EnglishandFrench.Hewascounselfortheprosecutionin someofthemostcomplextrialseverheldconcerningmass humanrightsviolations.Theseincludethetrialsofformer BosnianSerbleaderRadovanKaradzicattheInternational CriminalTribunalfortheformerYugoslavia;ofgovernment ministerPaulineNyiramasuhukoandfiveothersatthe InternationalCriminalTribunalforRwanda;andofKhmer RougeleadersattheExtraordinaryChambersoftheCourtsof Cambodia,whereheholdsthepositionofReserve InternationalCo-Prosecutor.Alongsidethishespeaksand readsFrenchandSpanish,andreadsItalianandPortuguese.
Wednesday5February 7pm Virtual
S P E A K
TheRtHonLady Simler,Justiceofthe SupremeCourt
DameIngridAnnSimler,LadySimler,becameaJusticeofthe SupremeCourton14November2023.
LadySimlerwascalledtotheBarbyInnerTemplein1987,having readlawatCambridgeUniversity,andcompletedapost-graduate diplomainEUlawattheEuropaInstitute,Universityof Amsterdam.ShepractisedattheBaratDevereuxChamberswhere shebecameHeadofChambersbeforebecomingajudge.Shewas appointedtotheAttorneyGeneral'sCivilPanelAin2001andas JuniorCounseltotheInlandRevenue(CommonLaw)in2002.She tooksilkin2006.
In2002shewasappointedRecorderontheSouthEastcircuit.She wasappointedasaDeputyHighCourtJudgein2010.Shebecamea JudgeoftheHighCourtKing'sBenchDivisioninOctober2013.In January2015shewasappointedPresidentoftheEmployment AppealTribunalforathreeyeartermwhichendedon31December 2018.
HavingservedasHighCourtLiaisonJudgeforDiversityshewas appointedchairoftheDiversityCommitteeoftheJudges'Council in2019.SheisalsoamemberoftheCivilExecutiveTeamchaired bytheDeputyHeadofCivilJustice,reportingtotheMasterofthe Rolls.ShewassworninasaLadyJusticeoftheCourtofAppealin June2019.
Wednesday5March
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ProfessorDrKaiUweSchrogl
ProfessorDrKai-UweSchroglisthePresidentofthe InternationalInstituteofSpaceLaw(IISL),theglobal associationofspacelawyersfrommorethan50countries.
TheIISLfocusesonthepromotionoffurtherdevelopment ofspacelawandexpansionoftheruleoflawinthe explorationanduseofouterspaceforpeacefulpurposes.
ProfessorDrKai-UweSchroglalsoservedfrom2014to 2016asChairoftheLegalSubcommitteeoftheUnited NationsCommitteeonthePeacefulUsesofOuterSpace.
HeworksfortheEuropeanSpaceAgencyESAasSpecial AdvisorforPoliticalAffairs.Between2019and2021,he wassecondedtotheGermanFederalMinistryfor EconomicAffairsandEnergyinBerlintosupportthe GermanPresidencyoftheCounciloftheEuropeanUnion. Until2019,hewastheChiefStrategyOfficerofESAin Paris.From2007to2011hewastheDirectorofthe EuropeanSpacePolicyInstitute(ESPI)inVienna.Priorto this,hewastheHeadoftheCorporateDevelopmentand ExternalRelationsDepartmentintheGermanAerospace Center(DLR)inCologne. S P E A K E R S
Thursday6March
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NON-LAW
FIRST-YEAR SCHEME DATABASE WEEK 3
N O NL A W
DIGITAL/ONLINE social: bottomless brunch WEEK 8 venue tbc
CAREERS EVENT: STEM TO LAW
WEEK 5
VENUE TBC
CAREERS EVENT: NON-LAW TO THE BAR WEEK 6
VENUE TBC
NON-LAW TO LAW CONFERENCE WEEK 7
VENUE TBC IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER UK UNIVERSITIES
PRO BONO
PRO BONO AWARDS
WEEK 7-8 & venue tbc
Aneventtorecognisethepro bonoachievementsofstudents. Staytunedfornominationdetails!
Lastyear’sPro BonoAwards!
AMICUS
FUNDRAISING EVENT date & venue tbc
careers to the bar speakers event
MID-LATE FEBRUARY, VENUE Tbc
Speaker1:MaahaElahi(Barristerat GardenCourtChambers)
Speaker2:TBC
ALUMNI
STUDENT MENTORSHIP SCHEME
AhugethankyoutoallparticipantsofourMichaelmasmentoring scheme!TheCULSAlumniDepartmentmatchedover100 mentorsandmenteesbasedontheirinterestsandambitions,with theaimoffosteringgrowthandbonding.Mentorswereableto sharetheiradviceonTripos,law-firmapplications,minipupillages,andmore!Wealsointendtoplanmoresocialsthis comingtermforyouandyourbuddies!Moredetailscomingsoon…
ANNUAL ALUMNI DINNER
Ourflagshipevent,theAnnualAlumniDinner,isreturningonce again!Thisisauniqueopportunitytosocialiseandnetworkwitha diverserangeofCambridgeAlumni.WewillbeinvitingAlumni fromallbackgrounds,professionsanddisciplines.Attendeeswillbe treatedtoafantasticmealatabeautifulvenuewheretheywillget theopportunitytodinewiththeAlumni. Pleasekeepaneyeoutforthesign-upformcomingsoon!
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
F O R E I G N A F F A I R S
FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGRAMME
ThisyeartheForeignAffairsExchangetookplaceinVienna!Wewerevery excitedtofacilitatetheexchangewithELSAAustria,connectingustolaw studentsfromacrossAustria.Thetripfeaturedmanydifferenteventsand activitieswhichallowedparticipantstogetaflavourforalllifeasalaw studentaswellasimmersethemselvesintoVienneseculture(withthebonus offestivetreatsandtraditions)!
SomeofthelegalhighlightsonthetripwerevisitingSchoenherAttorneysat LawattheircentralViennaoffice.Throughthiswewereallabletolearn aboutthedevelopmenttracksforcorporatelawyersandthedifferent opportunitiesopentolawstudentsinAustria.Wewerealsogivenatourof theSupremeCourtbySupremeCourtJudgeDr.ErichSchwarzenbacher. ThiswasaninvaluableopportunitytohearmanyfascinatingstoriesfromDr Schwarzenbacher,whilstlearningaboutthearchitecturalhistoryofthe building.WewerealsoinvitedtotheAustrianConstitutionalCourtand Parliament.
Theconnectionbetweenlawanddiplomacywasnotforgottenonthistrip,we wereverygratefultobeabletovisittheUnitedNationsOfficeinViennaand takepartinaMUNstimulationwiththeYoungUnitedNationsAssociation Vienna.
Alongsidethelegalopportunities,wetooktimetoexploretherichhistory andcultureViennahadtooffer.Sufficetosaythatmanycoffeehousesand Christmasmarketswereexplored,butitwouldnothavebeenacompletetrip toViennawithoutavisittotheopera.Thus,onDecember12thwemadea grouptriptoseeaphenomenalproductionofHänselandGretelatthe Volksoper.
Withadditionalfreetimetoexploresomevisitedfamousartgalleriesand museumssuchasthe‘KunsthistorischesMuseum’currentlyholdinga “Rembrandt–Hoogstraten”exhibitionwhichfeaturesRembrandt’sfamous self-portrait.Ourfinaltwoeveningswerespentinafiercelycompetitive cookingcompetition(featuringhome-madeapplestrudel)andafinalgroup eveningmealatatraditionalVienneserestaurant.Timecertainlyflewby whilstwewereinViennaandwearereallylookingforwardtohostingour buddiesfromAustriainMarch.TherewillbeeventsopentothewiderCULS communitysodokeepaneyeoutontheCULStermcardandInstagram.
F O R E I G N A F F A I R S FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGRAMME
VisitingtheAustrianParliament
VisitingtheAustrian CourtofJustice STAY TUNED FOR THE RETURN LEG OF THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE FROM 3 MARCH - 9 MARCH!
MOOTS
MOOTS
FLEDGLINGS MOOT
OECDESMITH
TheFledglingsMootwillcontinuein Lentwiththesemi-finals.Itisan individualmootforfirst-timemooters, andparticipantswouldnothavehad anypriormootingexperience.The problemswillbesetonfirst-yearareas oflawonly.
TheDeSmithMoot,sponsoredbyOne EssexCourt,willcontinueinLentwith thesemi-finals.ThisisCambridge's mostprestigiousandadvancedinternal mootforindividualparticipants. Participantswillgenerallyhavehad somepriormootingexperience,and problemscanbeonanycoreareaoflaw.
TheBPPTeamMootwillcontinuein Lentwiththesemi-finals.Itisateam moot,withproblemsinanycorearea oflaw.Thereisnoneedfor participantstohavehadpriormooting experience,andthereareno restrictionsonteampairings.
TheCuppersMootwillbegininLent.It isateammoot,withteamsrequiredto befromthesamecollege.Noprior experienceisrequired,andproblemscan beonanycoreareaoflaw,makingthisa greatintermediate-levelmoot.Allfour roundsareexpectedtotakeplaceover thecourseofLent.
Semi-Finals: 25th-26th January Finals:TBC
Semi-Finals: 15th-16th February Finals:2nd March
Semi-Finals:1 Feb Finals:March (exactdate TBC)
FirstRound: 8February SecondRound: 22February
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