The Durham Law School Alumni Association was launched on 17 September 2024 with 40 alumni Founder Members but, since then, has grown to over 1000 members from all over the world. Stay connected with the community by reading our latest newsletter.

The Hong Kong Chapter of the Durham Law School Alumni welcomed a number of its members, including its President, The Honourable Mr Justice Andrew Macrae VP, and other Founding Members, Robin Egerton and Cordelia Yeung, to its inaugural Summer Special Lunch.

Our researchers are leading on international energy and climate research – from monitoring vulnerable ice sheets to shaping future energy policy.

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.