Strathclyde Law School

The Law School was established in 1964 and now operates within the faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Strathclyde. The Law School has recently expanded to newly-designed accommodation in the Lord Hope Building (named after David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead). The new Law School accommodation was officially opened by the Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini QC in February 2007.

The Law School is one of the top Law School's in Scotland and one of the most highly regarded in the UK.

Post-graduate courses, including the Diploma in Legal Practice, are available from the Glasgow Graduate School of Law (GGSL). The GGSL is a joint collaboration of the University of Strathclyde and Glasgow University. The GGSL is based on Strathclyde Campus in the Lord Hope Building.

Courses Offered

Undergraduate
LLB (Honours and Pass)
LLB in Law and a Modern Language
LLB Part-time
LLB Graduate Entry (2 years Accelerated Course)

Post-Graduate
Diploma in Legal Practice (at the Glasgow Graduate School of Law)
LLM/PgDip in Construction Law
LLM/PgDip in IT and Telecommunications Law
LLM/PgDip in Commercial Law
LLM/PgDip/PgCert in Human Rights Law
MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Heads of the Department

Period
1964 - 1976	Issac Miller
1976 - 1985	Campbell Burns
1985 - 1990	Joe Thomson
1990 - 1994	Robert Burgess
1994 - 2000	Alan Paterson
2000 - 2001	Kenneth Miller
2001 - Present	Kenneth Norrie

Alumni

Elish Angiolini QC, Lord Advocate
Annabel Goldie MSP, Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party
Ann McKechin MP for Glasgow North
Margaret Mitchell (Scottish politician) MSP for Central Scotland
Pauline McNeill MSP for Glasgow Kelvin
Lord Bracadale (Alastair P. Campbell) Senator of the College of Justice
Francis McMenamin QC

Current Teaching Staff

Professorial Staff

Professor John Blackie
Professor Jenny Hamilton
Professor Ian Lloyd
Professor Donald Nicolson
Professor Kenneth Norrie
Professor Alan Paterson
Professor Mark Poustie
Professor Pete Robson
Professor Barry Rodger
Professor Noel Whitty

Senior Lecturers

Dr. Bryan Clark
Jean McFadden
Therese O'Donnell
Jenifer Ross
Jane Scoular
Cyrus Tata

Lecturers

Catherine Colston
Dr. Sylvie Da Lomba
Dr. Claire McDiarmid
Dr. Mary Ford
Dr. Laura Piacentini
Dot Reid

Internal Links

University of Strathclyde
Legal education in the United Kingdom
Scots Law

External Links

The Strathclyde Law School [1]
The Glasgow Graduate School of Law [2]
University of Strathclyde [3]