The Dickson Poon School of Law





















The Dickson Poon School of Law,
King's College London
Somerset House East Wing.jpg
Former names
Faculty of Laws, King's College, London (1909–1991)
King's College London School of Law (1991–2012)
Established1831
Parent institution
King's College London
Dean
Gillian Douglas[1]
Academic staff
228[2]
Students1,976[2]
Location
Somerset House East Wing, London
,
United Kingdom

Websitekcl.ac.uk/law
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The Dickson Poon School of Law is the law school of King's College London, and one of the nine Schools of Study of the College. It is situated on the Strand in the East Wing of Somerset House, in close proximity to the Royal Courts of Justice and the four Inns of Court in the heart of London's legal quarter. It is one of the most prestigious and selective law schools in the world.[3][4]


Following a donation of £20 million by Sir Dickson Poon in 2012, the School was renamed in his honour.[5] The current Dean of the School is Professor Gillian Douglas.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Education


  • 3 Research


  • 4 Publications


  • 5 Reputation


  • 6 Notable faculty


  • 7 Notable alumni


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links




History


Law has been taught at King's College London since 1831. It was originally taught within the Senior Department.[6] In 1839, teaching transferred to the Department of General Literature and Science in response to the need for a greater differentiation of the syllabus for students of the Senior Department at the King's.[6][7] Law became part of a broad faculty of subjects and classes that provided a core liberal syllabus in the arts and sciences available to all students of King's.[7] From 1893, it was known as the Division of Laws and Economics under the Faculty of Arts.[6]


The Faculty of Laws was founded in 1909 and became known as the School of Law in 1991.[6] The School took its current name in 2012 in recognition of Hong Kong businessman Sir Dickson Poon, who made a gift of £20 million to the School. It is thought to be the largest-ever donation to a British or European Law faculty at the time.[8]


The School is in the heart of legal London. It was previously housed in a row of buildings adjacent to the Strand and Embankment along the River Thames. On 7 December 2009, it was announced that the School would relocate to the East Wing of Somerset House, a prominent example of neo-classical architecture, designed by Sir William Chambers in the late eighteenth century on the site of an earlier Tudor palace. Negotiations for the new lease are said to have taken some 180 years.[9][10] In February 2012, the refurbished East Wing was officially opened by the Patron of the College, Queen Elizabeth II.[11]


The first Dean of the School was David Caron,[12] formerly of the University of California, Berkeley. Caron's appointment followed the renaming of the School and its new focus on Transnational law. The School is also one of the ten international law schools that are members of the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS). Caron describes the typical graduate of the School as "a transnational, global, lawyer with [...] roots in the historic tradition of the English common law that has influenced, and in turn been influenced by, much of the world, and in the more recent tradition of European Union law. They 'think global' because we teach them with a transnational perspective."[13]



Education




The Maughan Library on Chancery Lane, across from the Law Society and the Royal Courts of Justice, houses the School's Law Library.


The School provides legal instruction at undergraduate and graduate levels. It offers a three-year undergraduate LLB programme. Candidates are required to take the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT) as part of the admissions process. In addition to the three-year undergraduate LLB, the School offers a number of joint programmes with partner institutions around the world including the United States (Columbia University), France (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), Germany (Humboldt University), Hong Kong (University of Hong Kong), and Australia (Monash University).


The School offers a four-year LLB in Law with transnational legal studies as part of its work with the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies. In 2012, the School saw the admission of its first cohort for its LLB in Philosophy, Politics, & Law, a four-year multi-disciplinary degree that will build on the work of the Yeoh Tiong Lay Centre for Philosophy, Politics & Law.


The School also offers Ivy-League style scholarships based on academic merit awarded to students who demonstrate academic excellence, outstanding potential and life ambition.[14][15][16]


Graduate programmes include full-time and part-time LLM and MA programmes, as well as distance-learning courses for legal practitioners. Since 2007 the School has conferred its own Master of Laws (LLM) degree, having previously been a contributor to the University of London Intercollegiate programme. Those who study for the degree may elect to take a specialisation in one of several of the School's strengths, including International commercial law and European Union law. The School also offers a dual degree with ESSEC Business School in France[17] and The Global School of Law in Lisbon.[18]


The School offers a full-time graduate research programme leading to the award of the PhD in law. The School has 80 doctoral researchers. The School has hosted the annual International Graduate Legal Research Conference since 2007. The Graduate Legal Research Society arranges educational and social events for the doctoral researcher community and liaises with school management on behalf of the community.



Research


The School is host to research projects funded by the British Academy, the Economic and Social Research Council, and the European Commission. The School includes various research centres and groups which serve as focal points for research activity. These include the Centre of European Law, established in 1974, the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics, established in 1978, and the Centre of British Constitutional Law and History, established in 1988.


In 2013, the Yeoh Tiong Lay Centre for Politics, Philosophy & Law was established following a £7 million gift from Mark Yeoh (LLB graduate) and his family.[19]


The School has undertaken significant investment in the field of Transnational Law in recent years and has established an Institute of Transnational Law led by Peer Zumbansen.



Publications


The School publishes the scholarly King's Law Journal, as well as the King's Student Law Review. The Centre of European Law publishes a paper series, Working Papers in European Law. The International State Crime Initiative publishes a range of reports, commentaries, and other materials on state crime. The faculty at the School are regular authors of monographs, scholarly treatises and articles, and contributions to periodicals. Latest publications from The Dickson Poon School of Law are available on King's Research Portal.[20]



Reputation


It is one of the most distinguished centres for the study of law in the United Kingdom, traditionally ranking above all English universities except the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and University College London.[21] In 2017, King's College ranked 5th in the UK in the Complete University Guide.[22]



Notable faculty



  • Ben Bowling, Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice and former acting Dean of The Dickson Poon School of Law


  • David Caron, Professor of Law and former Dean of The Dickson Poon School of Law


  • Gillian Douglas, Professor of Family Law and Dean of The Dickson Poon School of Law


  • Keith Ewing, Professor of Public Law


  • Sir Francis Jacobs, Professor of European Law and President of the Centre for European Law[23]


  • Igor Judge, Baron Judge, Dickson Poon Distinguished Visitor


  • Eva Lomnicka, Professor


  • Aileen McColgan, Professor of Human Rights Law


  • John Phillips, Professor of Law


  • Nicholas Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers, Dickson Poon Distinguished Visitor


  • Raymond Plant, Baron Plant of Highfield, Professor of Law


  • Joseph Raz, Research Professor of Jurisprudence


  • Takis Tridimas, Professor of European Law


  • John Tasioulas, Professor of Politics, Philosophy & Law and Director of the Yeoh Tiong Lay Centre for Politics, Philosophy & Law


  • Peer Zumbansen, Professor of Transnational Law and Director of the Transnational Law Institute


Notable alumni


See also: List of King's College London alumni




  • Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz







  • Magnus Brunner







  • Michael Collins







  • Abdulai Conteh







  • Christopher de Souza







  • Lord Dunlop







  • Jerome Fitzgerald







  • Marlene Malahoo Forte







  • Muhammad Zafarullah Khan







  • Dennis Kwok







  • Brandon Lewis







  • Anne McLellan







  • Trevor Moniz







  • Tassos Papadopoulos







  • France-Albert René







  • Patrick Lipton Robinson







  • Michael Kijana Wamalwa






  • Shafique Ahmed, Bangladeshi Justice Minister


  • Michael Ashikodi Agbamuche, Attorney General & Minister for Justice of Nigeria (1994–97)


  • Brian Altman, lead Counsel for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse


  • Georgios Anastassopoulos, Greek MEP


  • Dame Geraldine Andrews, High Court Judge (2013–)


  • Sir Robin Auld, Lord Justice of Appeal


  • Ziad Bahaa-Eldin, Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt


  • Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz, Prime Minister of Iraq (1965–66)


  • Godfrey Binaisa, President of Uganda (1979–80)


  • Sir Patrick Bishop, Conservative Member of Parliament


  • Sir Louis Blom-Cooper, author and lawyer


  • Harold Bollers, Chief Justice of Guyana (1966–80)


  • Terence Boston, Baron Boston of Faversham, Labour Member of Parliament and Crossbench peer


  • Magnus Brunner, Member of the Austrian Federal Council


  • Haresh Budhrani, Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament

  • Alex Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew


  • Dame Bobbie Cheema-Grubb, High Court Judge (2015–)


  • Sir Fielding Clarke, Chief Justice of Fiji, Hong Kong and Jamaica


  • Glafcos Clerides, President of Cyprus (1993–2003)


  • Stanley Clinton-Davis, Baron Clinton-Davis, Labour Member of Parliament and peer and UK EU Commissioner


  • Michael Collins - Chairman of the Irish Provisional Government (1922)


  • Abdulai Conteh, Vice President of Sierra Leone


  • Philippe Couvreur, Registrar of the International Court of Justice


  • Edmund Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1974–1981)


  • Segun Toyin Dawodu - Attorney, Physician and founder of Dawodu.com (Premier website on Nigeria's history and socio-political issues)


  • Sushmita Dev, Member of the Indian Lok Sabha


  • Andrew Dunlop, Baron Dunlop, Conservative peer


  • Jerome Fitzgerald, Bahamian Education Minister


  • Marlene Malahoo Forte, Attorney General of Jamaica


  • Sir David Foskett, High Court Judge (2007–)


  • Sir Cyril Fountain, Chief Justice of the Bahamas


  • Alan Ganoo, Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius


  • Harry Gem, inventor of the lawn tennis


  • Colleen Graffy, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State


  • Dame Katherine Grainger, Olympic gold medal winning rower


  • Faisal Saleh Hayat, Pakistani Interior Minister


  • Anisul Huq, Bangladeshi Justice Minister


  • Chukwunweike Idigbe, Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria


  • Faizah Jamal, Member of the Singaporean Parliament


  • K. C. Kamalasabayson, Attorney General of Sri Lanka


  • Olga Kefalogianni, Greek Cabinet Minister


  • Cecil Kelsick, Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago


  • Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, President of the UN General Assembly (1962–63); President of the ICJ (1970–73)


  • Sir Leonard Knowles, first Chief Justice of The Bahamas


  • Abdul Koroma, Judge of the International Court of Justice


  • Dennis Kwok, Member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council


  • Francine Lacqua, Bloomberg Television anchor


  • David Nana Larbie, Member of the Ghanaian Parliament


  • Axelle Lemaire, Member of the French National Assembly


  • Brandon Lewis, Chairman of the Conservative Party


  • John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market, politician; Leader of the House of Commons (1990–92)


  • Jonathan Maitland, broadcaster


  • Nthomeng Majara, Chief Justice of Lesotho


  • Wayne Martin, former Chief Justice of Western Australia (2006–2018)


  • Peter McCormick, lawyer


  • Hugh McDermott, Member of the New South Wales Parliament


  • Anne McLellan, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada


  • Francis Minah, Vice President of Sierra Leone


  • Trevor Moniz, Attorney General of Bermuda


  • Sir Lee Moore, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1979–80)


  • Krisztina Morvai, Hungarian MEP


  • Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly


  • Ned Nwoko, Member of the Nigerian House of Representatives


  • Chibudom Nwuche, Member of the Nigerian House of Representatives


  • George Nyamweya, Member of the Kenyan National Assembly


  • James Nyamweya, Kenyan Foreign Minister


  • Nuala O'Loan, Baroness O'Loan, Crossbench peer


  • Sam Okudzeto, Member of the Ghanaian Parliament


  • Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus (2003–08)


  • Sir David Penry-Davey, High Court judge


  • Sir Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1967–92)


  • Sir Allan Powell, previous Chairman of the BBC


  • Tim Pryce, CEO of Terra Firma Capital Partners


  • Henry George Purchase, Liberal Member of Parliament


  • S. Rajaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore


  • Sir Shridath Ramphal, Commonwealth Secretary-General (1975–90)


  • Sophon Ratanakorn, President of the Supreme Court of Thailand


  • Faris Al-Rawi, Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago and Member of the House of Representatives


  • France-Albert René, President of the Seychelles (1977–2004)


  • Patrick Lipton Robinson, Judge of the International Court of Justice


  • Sir Hugh Rossi, Conservative Member of Parliament


  • Dame Angela Rumbold, Conservative Member of Parliament


  • Julius Sarkodee-Addo, Chief Justice of Ghana


  • Dan Sarooshi, Professor of Public International Law at the University of Oxford


  • Khushwant Singh, writer and Member of the Indian Rajya Sabha


  • Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah, C. J. Koh Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore


  • Christopher de Souza, Member of the Singaporean Parliament


  • Gary Streeter, Conservative Member of Parliament


  • Sir Jeremy Sullivan, Lord Justice of Appeal (2009–2015); Senior President of Tribunals (2012–2015)


  • Jaishanker Manilal Shelat, Judge, Supreme Court of India (1966–72)[24]


  • Rory Tapner, CEO of Coutts


  • Shekou Touray, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations


  • Hassan al-Turabi, Sudanese Foreign Minister and Attorney General


  • Lawrence Urquhart, Chairman of BAA


  • Muhammad Uteem, Member of the Mauritian National Assembly


  • Michael Kijana Wamalwa, Vice President of Kenya


  • Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, co-founder of London School of Economics


  • Frederick Wills, Guyanese Foreign Minister


  • Elizabeth Wilmshurst, Professor of International Law at University College London


  • Alvin Yeo, Member of the Singaporean Parliament


  • Lois Michele Young, Permanent Representative of Belize to the United Nations



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External links


  • Official website

  • King's Law Journal



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