THE LAW

SCHOOL

Annual Sixth Form

Law Conference
Tuesday 8 November 2022
University of Hull
Introduction
Welcome to our Annual Sixth Form Conference. It’s great to
welcome you here, and we hope you find it an enjoyable and
fun opportunity to hear from and engage with Law experts and
practitioners with a wide array of interests and views.
You’ll be able to view our fantastic new mock courtroom, as well as see a range of other facilities at
the Faculty of Business, Law and Politics – giving you a feel for what it could be like to study for a
degree in Law at Hull!
Our friendly Law School lecturers, support staff and students will be here throughout the day, so if
you’ve got any questions, please do ask – we want you to make the most of your time here!
Welcome
A warm welcome to this year’s annual law conference.
As in previous years, today’s conference aims to give you the opportunity to explore key legal
issues and potential legal careers.
It is hoped that today also marks the start of your own legal journey - thinking about where
to study law; what areas of law you are interested in; and, what knowledge and skills you will
gain to enable you to start a career inside or outside law.
Above all, we hope that today is fun and that you leave us later more informed and prepared
to plan your legal future.
I wish you a productive and informative time at our law conference.

With best wishes,

Professor Stephen Hardy

Dean, Faculty Business, Law & Politics
When I came to the Law
School, I realised they
were doing so many new
things. They were doing
the Law Clinic and a lot
of innovative things that
really would help me in
getting a career in law, so I
decided that this was the
place for me.
Tracey Raymond
LLB Law

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 Todays programme Keynote speaker
Time Activity Venue
9.30am Arrival Allam Lecture Theatre
His Honour Judge John Thackray KC
9.55am Welcome: Dr Caroline Gibby, Head of Law School Allam LT John Thackray was educated at Kettlethorpe Comprehensive School, Wakefield and then attended
10.00am Competition: If you could create a Law, what would that be and Why? Allam LT
Outwood Grange Comprehensive sixth form, Wakefield. He then attended Leeds University and
after completing a Law Degree he attended at the Inns of Court School of Law in London. In 1994 he
10.45am Students to move to sessions commenced a pupillage at Wilberforce Chambers in Hull under the guidance of David Tremberg.
11.00am Breakout sessions – students to choose one option:
As a barrister, over a 25 year period, John prosecuted and defended the most serious offences,
1. Landlords and Tenants, Dr Stormm Buxton-Hill Derwent LT1 frequently involving murder and manslaughter. Over that period there were frequent appearances in
2. Criminal Law, Dr Rachel Dixon Derwent SR4/4A the Court of Appeal, 2 of which led to reported cases, establishing new legal principles.
3. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and International law, Professor Lindsay Moir Derwent LT2 In 2019 John was appointed as Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel). In 2019 John was appointed
4. Should physician assisted suicide be legalised? Dr Phil Bielby Larkin LTB as a Circuit Judge based in Hull and Grimsby. In 2020 John was appointed as the Resident Judge for
Humberside and authorised to hear cases of murder and manslaughter. In 2021 John was appointed
5. Weird & Wonderful Laws from around the world, Mr Mike Makey Lady Justice King
Courtroom as the Honorary Recorder of Hull and East Riding. In 2022 John was seconded to the Central Criminal
Court (Old Bailey) and tried a 6 week murder and attempted murder case which involved the
6. What is a Family? Mrs Ashlie Prescott Larkin LTD shooting of 2 men in planned executions.
7. Accidents, Compensation and the Lawyer, Dr Caroline Gibby Allam LT
John also chairs disciplinary hearings on behalf of the Rugby Football League.
8. Free Trade and the Law, Professor Christopher Bovis Larkin LTE
9. Parliament and the Monarchy - Do they work well together? Nidd Showcase
Dr Jashim Chowdhury
11.30am Comfort break – students to move to sessions
Mediation & Legal Advice Centre Consultation
11.45am Breakout sessions – students to choose one option:
1. Landlords and Tenants, Dr Stormm Buxton-Hill Derwent LT1
2. Criminal Law, Dr Rachel Dixon Derwent SR4/4A
3. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and International law, Professor Lindsay Moir Derwent LT2
4. Should Physician Assisted Dying be Legalised? Dr Phil Bielby Larkin LTF
5. Weird & Wonderful Laws from around the world, Mr Mike Makey Lady Justice King
Courtroom
6. What is a Family? Mrs Ashlie Prescott Larkin LTD
7. Accidents, Compensation and the Lawyer, Dr Caroline Gibby Allam LT
8. Free Trade and the Law, Professor Christopher Bovis Larkin LTE
9. Parliament and the Monarchy - Do they work well together? Nidd Showcase
Dr Jashim Chowdhury
12.15pm Student lunch – grab a voucher and explore our campus
12.15pm Staff networking lunch, including guests Derwent, Lady Hale
Court Room
1.15pm Keynote address: His Honour Judge John Thackray KC Allam LT
2.00pm Question and Answer Panel Allam LT
His Honour Judge John Thackray KC, Professor Stephen Hardy, Dr
Caroline Gibby, Mrs Ashlie Prescott, Mr Mike Makey and University of Hull
Law Student Ambassador

3.00pm Close of Conference

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 About our Law staff
Dr Phil Bielby
Phil’s first degree was in law and his
postgraduate research was primarily
concerned with bioethics. The University of
Sheffield awarded him a PhD for this research
in 2006. He subsequently published a
monograph, Competence and Vulnerability
in Biomedical Research (Springer, 2008),
based on his doctoral work. Since then, Phil’s
research has been focused on questions of
ethics, human rights and social justice in
mental health theory, policy and law, most
recently in public mental health ethics. This
is also reflected in his teaching interests, as is
his commitment to a socio-legal and critical
approach to legal education.
Professor Christopher Bovis
Christopher Bovis JD, MPhil, LLM, FRSA
is Professor of International Business
Law at the University of Hull. He is an
internationally renowned specialist in public
sector management, public procurement,
and public private partnerships. His fields
of expertise cover international business,
EU law, competition, energy, transport,
and telecommunications. His work has
been published extensively, disseminated
internationally and regularly quoted by the
Court of Justice of the EU.
Professor Bovis advises the EU, national
governments on growth strategy and
industrial policy. He was appointed by
the United Nations as Rapporteur to the
Millennium Development Commission on
Public-Private Partnerships in 2009. He is
Editor in Chief of the European Procurement
and Public Private Partnerships Law Review,
published by Lexxion. He has extensively
published peer-reviewed articles in leading
academic journals, produced internationally
acclaimed books and presented numerous
papers on his specialisation. His research has
influenced parliamentary debate, scrutiny and
brought change at government level.
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Dr Stormm Buxton-Hill
Stormm joined the Law School in January
2021. Stormm teaches Land Law and is
a supervisor in the Law Clinic. She also
convenes the Sex(uality), Gender & Law
module. Stormm qualified as a solicitor in
2008 and practiced as a Family solicitor until
commencing her PhD at the University of
Hull, which she completed in 2021. Stormm’s
research interest focus on women’s ownership
of land and their access to justice through the
lens of legal spaces.
Dr Jashim Chowdhury
Dr Jashim Ali Chowdhury is currently a
Lecturer at the University of Hull Law
School. Earlier, he served in Bangladesh
as an Associate Professor (University of
Chittagong), Assistant Professor (Northern
University Bangladesh) and Lecturer in Law
(The University of Information Technology
and Sciences [UITS] and Metropolitan
University). At the University of Hull he
teaches Public and European Law and the
Comparative Law modules. His research
interest includes International Human
Rights Law, Public International Law and
Comparative Public Law.
Dr Chowdhury has completed his LL.B.
(Honours) and LL.M. from the University of
Chittagong with First Class First position
in both exams. He also holds an LL.M. in
International and Comparative Law with
Distinction from Tulane University, Louisiana,
USA. He has recently been awarded his PhD
in Law by the King’s College London, UK. Dr
Chowdhury was nominated for Bangladesh’s
Prime Minister Gold Medal (2007) for
outstanding results in LL.B. (Honours) and
LL.M. at the University of Chittagong. Later, he
was awarded the prestigious Fulbright (2014)
and Commonwealth (2017) scholarships by
the US and UK governments, respectively.
Dr Rachel Dixon
Rachel joined the Law School in 2018, after
completing her PhD in Medical Expert Evidence
and Infanticide Cases, at the University of
Hull. Her research interests lie in medical legal
history, expert evidence and social history and in
particular the intersection in which they meet.
Rachel’s area of teaching expertise include
Criminal Law, Criminal Justice, Systems of Justice
and Introduction to Law and its Study.
Dr Caroline Gibby
Recently appointed as Reader and Head of Law
at the University of Hull. Caroline graduated in
law from Liverpool University, enjoying Tax and
Company law the most! However, She decided
that Law was not for her and began training as
a public Sector accountant at a Major London
Health authority– Bloomsbury. Whilst Caroline
enjoyed the strategic aspect of this work, she
realised that her heart was really in law and
went onto qualify as a Solicitor in the Midlands,
eventually becoming a partner, focusing on Civil
and Criminal litigation, as well as private client
work, including mental health and vulnerable
clients- this has remained her area of practice
interest for some time. Caroline has taught a
range of subjects within Higher Education with
her preferences linking to the law to practice –
such as Tort and the Law of Business.
Caroline holds a PGCE and FHEA and am a
member of the Society for Legal Scholars, where I
regularly present, Association of Law teachers, as
well as the Partnership, LLP and LLC Law Forum
as well as Fellow of the Institute of Advanced
legal studies. Caroline is also a member of the
Law Society, and the Private Client SIG. I am also
involved with professional groups like Women
in the Law and Inter Law Diversity forum, Law
Works and #legal education.
Caroline’s Doctorate was awarded by
Newcastle University and focused on the
Influence of Policy and Practice on Higher
Education Legal Education. Her publications
and research include work linked to
wellbeing in the Legal profession, teaching
and learning within Higher Education and
reform, the role and function of the Court of
Protection (COP) and the wider issues and
implications for Court users and patients.
Professor Stephen Hardy
Stephen was formerly the Head of Law at
Coventry University in the
Faculty of Business and Law and has over
25 years’ experience in HE. He is a respected
Professor of Law and an internationally
recognised scholar in employment and
social security laws, with 10 monographs
and over 400 published articles.
He has previously worked at London,
Staffordshire, Salford and Manchester
Universities. He was formerly a Barrister
specialising in equality and trade union
litigation. He remains an Academic
Associate of 33 Bedford Row Chambers in
London. Since 2011 he has been a part-time
Tribunal Judge. He is also a Board Member
of the UK’s Judicial Pensions Board.
He is a former General Editor of Sweet and
Maxwell’s Encyclopaedia in Employment
Law and has recently published a guide to
UK Social Security Law with Kluwer. Also, he
is co-author with Sir Ernest Ryder of Judicial
Leadership (Oxford).
He is a member of the Executive Committee
and Honorary Treasurer of the UK’s Society
of Legal Scholars. He is also a Governor of
the International Association of Law Schools
and convenor of its Civil Procedure Study
Group. June 2020
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 Mike Makey
Mike recently joined the University’s Law
School after a career of 17 years in the
Further Education sector, lecturing across a
number of FE and HE courses.
After graduating in 2005 from the
University of Lincoln law school, Michael
embarked on a career in the lifelong
learning sector with a focus on engaging
students from areas of deprivation and
poverty across the city with legal studies.
Whilst lecturing Mike continued to study
completing further qualifications, including
studying Maritime History at the University
of Hull, and a Postgraduate Certificate in
Education at the University of Huddersfield
before completing a further MA during
the Covid lockdown with the University of
Wolverhampton in Military History.
Mike’s research focused on how prepared
Hull and the surrounding areas were against
air and ground attacks during the Second
World War, and comparing this with other
UK ports. He is now lecturing Tort Law at
the University whilst continuing his research
with a PhD examining the extraordinary
legislation and the Defence Regulations
of 1939 and their impact upon the British
public and the war effort.
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Professor Lindsay Moir
Why study Law
at the University of Hull
Professor Lindsay Moir is Professor of
International Law. He joined the Law School
as a Lecturer in 1997, after obtaining degrees
from the University of Edinburgh (LLB) and
the University of Cambridge (LLM, PhD).
From your first steps on campus until the day you graduate and
beyond, we’re always looking to bring you the very best experience,
Professor Moir was a Senior Lecturer from
2003-2005, and has been Professor of which means there are loads of reasons to make Hull the place to
International Law since 2005. He served as launch your career in law.
Head of the Law School in 2003, and from
2009-2012. Here are just some of the benefits you can get when studying Law at Hull:
Professor Moir is a founding member and • You’ll have the opportunity to provide legal advice to real clients through our Legal Advice Centre
and Law Clinic.
Deputy Director of the McCoubrey Centre
for International Law, and is responsible • Take part in mooting, negotiating and client interviewing competitions with help from our active
for the Law School’s Annual Josephine Law Society.
Onoh Memorial Lecture series. He has been
• LLB Law with Legislative Studies students have the chance to take part in our prestigious, year-
awarded research funding from the British
long Westminster-Hull internship programme.
Academy, the Economic and Social Research
Council and the Nuffield Foundation, and
held a visiting position at the International Find out more at
Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul
University College of Law, Chicago. hull.ac.uk/uglaw
He is Director of Admissions and
Mock Law Courtroom
Recruitment for the Law School.
Mrs Ashlie Prescott
Ashlie is a Senior Lecturer in the Law School
and commenced working at the University
in 2017. Ashlie has worked as a Family
Lawyer for the past 27 years and was a
Partner in a local law firm before working
at a national law firm in Leeds. She is a
trained Family Collaborative Lawyer and
an accredited Family Mediator. Ashlie is a
member of the Law Society and the Family
Mediation Council.
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