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Francine Ryan, Senior Lecturer in Law, and Director of the Open Justice Centre discusses her recent attendance at the Legal Support Strategy Conference hosted by Farah Ziaulla the Director of Access to Justice at the Ministry of Justice. The conference brought together organisations from across the advice sector to discuss the provision of legal support and legal advice.

Martyn Fryer, former 'Justice in action' student and now Criminal Justice Clinic case worker writes about his experiences both as a student and supporting students.

Francine Ryan, Director of the Open Justice Centre and Senior Lecturer in Law leads us all in her annual festive sing-a-long. 

This blog post by Gillian Mawdsley examines the consequences of methanol poisoning examined in an FAI held into ten deaths that occurred in Glasgow at New Year in 1949. 

https://www5.open.ac.uk/open-justice/It has been suggested by some critics that the fundamentals of the legal system and legal profession will never change, however, this is no longer strictly true, as mediation gathers pace as a significant form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).

In the next blog in our Legally Christmas series, Emma Curryer discusses how Agatha Christie dispenses her own form of justice in her novels.

Hugh McFaul pens our first blog post from 2023's Legally Christmas series, showcasing some of the highlights from a year in the life of The Open University Law School.

Dr Ahmed Kadry and Simon Hull, who both work in the Department for Policing at The Open University have recently finished a project that evaluated OU policing apprentice's experiences of learning in a virtual reality (VR) courtroom. Read more about it in this new blog.

Siobhan Cullen, in this blog written for Pro Bono Week 2023 writes about a recent pro bono Street Law project delivered in collaboration with ATU (Atlantic Technological University) aimed at raising awareness of migrant rights with secondary school children.

Siobhan Cullen, in this blog written for Pro Bono Week 2023 writes about a recent pro bono project delivered in collaboration with Donegal Women’s Centre which demonstrated the very real advantages of online or virtual public legal information clinics in comparison with in-person clinic.