The Open University Law Society is a society for those interested in legal issues. It is founded on three aims:
To promote the notion of access to justice;
To provide a forum for those interested in the law to engage with each other for social or professional purposes; and
To promote passion for law and legal education.
The current OULS was formed in April 2010 and is run by a small but dedicated committee. The society offers OU law students the opportunity to participate in mooting, publishes a newsletter and is fostering links with the wider legal community which may be of benefit to its members.
Anyone interested in joining the OULS should visit www.ouls.org. Enquiries can be emailed to enquiries@ouls.org.
W100 Scotland**
Im Starting W100 In February Iv Been Searching For Weeks Now And Cant Seem To Get In Touch With Anyone From Near Me Can Anyone Help Or Give Advise On How I Go About This? Much Appriciated
Thanks
Im Starting W100 In February Iv Been Searching For Weeks Now And Cant Seem To Get In Touch With Anyone From Near Me Can Anyone Help Or Give Advise On How I Go About This? Much Appriciated Thanks
Law study in Belgium
Hello all
Im David, 45 years old, just embarking on a career change by studying a law degree with a view to becoming a Barrister.
I am looking to meet up with anyone studying law in Belgium and anyone interested in mooting in Belgium?
Say hi and lets get the ball rolling..
Cheers
Hello all Im David, 45 years old, just embarking on a career change by studying a law degree with a view to becoming a Barrister. I am looking to meet up with anyone studying law in Belgium and anyone interested in mooting in Belgium? Say hi and lets get the ball rolling.. Cheers
Law degree tribute to vCJD victim Claire
After Devon teenager Claire McVey died from vCJD, her mother Annie began a law degree with the OU to help her navigate the legal system in her battle for compensation...
“Claire had been interested in law and she might well have gone on to study it herself if she had had the chance,” she said. “It was a terrible loss to the family – it should have been us going to her graduation ceremony.”
Claire McVey died from the human form of BSE, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, in 2000. She was aged just 15 and was one of only 177 known victims worldwide. Her death plunged mother Annie into a long battle over compensation claims for victims’ families.
Annie began studying law with the OU in 2004. “When Claire died, we were thrown into this political and legal melee, but it wasn’t a legal system that I recognised," she said. "There was this yawning gap between the pure sense of justice that most of us have, and the legal system I was suddenly involved in. I felt I needed to understand it.”
Ms McVey is disabled and the OU was able to support her in her studies, allowing her to take exams at home and giving her extended deadlines on coursework. “My health has actually improved while I was doing the course, and I think a large part of that is the discipline of the OU and having to meet deadlines," she said. "It was also a good distraction and I met some fantastic people – it also made me more argumentative and more determined.”
Last year Ms McVey and other families took their case to the High Court over what they claimed was a ‘flawed’ Government compensation scheme. But their challenge and a subsequent Court of Appeal action failed.
Annie now plans to become a qualified legal executive, and hopes to go on to take a Masters degree in Medical Ethics.
“I cannot praise the Open University highly enough,” she said. “It allows people like me who can’t go to university full time, to study for a degree. And the quality of the courses and the support they have given me has been excellent.
“My partner Wayne and other members of the family are now following my example and studying with the OU.”
Useful links
After Devon teenager Claire McVey died from vCJD, her mother Annie began a law degree with the OU to help her navigate the legal system in her battle for compensation... Now Ms McVey, 53, from Kentisbury, has graduated with a Bachelor of Law honours degree, which she has dedicated to Claire’s memory. She was awarded her certificate at the April 2011 degree ceremony in ...
Introductions
Hello everyone,
thought i would get the ball rolling with an introduction thread, so here goes...
I'm Mike, i am 35 years old. Have been studying law with the OU for the last 5 and a bit years, hoping to complete the LLB this october before moving onto the LPC next year, and with a bit of luck find my way into a career in law after that.
Been a difficult but not unenjoyable few years with the OU, i have absolutely no regrets at having undertaken this degree, and am glad and priveleged to have met a lot of good people here, both fellow students and tutors, and hopefully many more to come.
All the best,
Mike.
Hello everyone, thought i would get the ball rolling with an introduction thread, so here goes... I'm Mike, i am 35 years old. Have been studying law with the OU for the last 5 and a bit years, hoping to complete the LLB this october before moving onto the LPC next year, and with a bit of luck find my way into a career in law after that. Been a difficult but not unenjoyable few years with the ...
