Durham Law School students’ first-ever participation in the International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court Competition was rewarded with a prize for the best written submission of its kind during the world championships of the tournament on 12-19 June in The Hague, Netherlands this year.

On a very hot Thursday, 25th June, 2026, over 110 members of the Association and guests gathered for the Association’s first fundraising dinner bringing Durham to London at The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. Financial support for the fund raising event was very generously provided by Freshfields, Byfield, Jylo, MRA Search and Winward.

We were delighted to join the celebrations at our graduation ceremony held at the stunning Durham Cathedral on Wednesday, 1 July.

Durham University ran its Open Days on the 26th and 27th June.

On 9 June 2026, the Durham Law Review successfully launched its annual flagship journal, Inter Alia: Volume XI. The publication evening welcomed Lady Black of Derwent for a conversation with students from across Durham Law School and the wider University community. The event celebrated student-led academic discourse and critical engagement with the law.

Last week, members of the Durham Law School Advisory Board gathered at the offices of Eversheds Sutherland, London, for a productive and insightful meeting.

Our research is advancing understanding of the Arctic, and how we might better protect this crucial part of our planet.

Call for Papers: Cambridge Forum on Corporate Climate Governance

Durham Law School was pleased to host the inaugural Durham Dialogues on Law, Code & Society, a two-day interdisciplinary conference held at the Palatine Centre, bringing together legal scholars, computer scientists, policy experts and industry practitioners to examine the evolving relationship between law, technology and social life.

Durham Law School welcomed a distinguished group of international legal scholars for a highly anticipated workshop exploring one of the most critical frontiers of modern jurisprudence: The Nexus Between Climate Change Law and Other Areas of Law.

Durham Law School Professor in Practice, Mark Grant, joined Stephanie Kalinowski, Partner in leading Canadian law firm Torys LLP and Flavio Rodrigues, Senior Partner of leading Brazilian law firm Bocater, Camargo, Costa e Silva, Rodrigues Advogados Associados in presenting a workshop exploring what may be the ideal level of regulation of pension funds, based on analysis of how the position has evolved in the UK, Canada and Brazil.

Durham’s Institute for Commercial and Corporate Law (ICCL) annual lecture, held on May 7, was given by Durham alumnus Simon Thorp.