Subject Sections Fund
Applications for the Subject Sections Fund can be made by Subject Convenors on a rolling basis. Please read the below for more information.
This fund has been established to support the development of the Society’s subject sections. Each year the Society sets aside a fund (currently £20,000) available for subject sections awards in the coming year.
Awards from the fund can be used to organise meetings or support activities of the subject sections, including: to promote the development of the subject and to stimulate discussion of reform proposals (in particular, those emanating from the Law Commissions) and to formulate responses on behalf of the Society.
Applications to the fund should be made by Subject Section Convenors. Applications will be adjudicated upon by the Honorary Subject Sections Secretary, Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer who may seek advice as appropriate from other members of the Society. The panel will consider the quality and significance of the proposed activity in advancing the development of the subject. The maximum amount that may be awarded in relation to a particular meeting or activity is £3000. Funds must be spent within 12 months of notification of a successful application.
Applications for an award from the fund may be made by Subject Convenors on a rolling basis. Applications must be sent to the Administrative Secretary, by email admin@legalscholars.ac.uk.
Notes for Applicants:
The standard application form must be used. If you are awarded a grant you will be required to send a report to the Administrative Secretary, using the Report Form, not more than 18 months after the receipt of the award. This will be published in The Reporter and on the website. Please use the Proforma Report Form and Claim Form which may be downloaded.
Subject Sections Fund Reports
This is a selection of reports received following successful applications to the Subject Sections Fund. The year relates to the year of the event rather than the application.
2024
Rethinking Company Law
Company Law Section
Sarah Morley and Jonathan Hardman
Report available here.
Feminism and Family Law: Celebrating the Work of Felicity Kaganas
Family Law Section
Alison Diduck and Adrienne Barnett
Report available here
Patrick Polden Memorial Event: A history of law, courts and judging
Legal History Section
Professor Felicity Kaganas, Professor Alison Diduck and Dr Victoria Barnes
Report available here.
CPA and GRA at 20: Diverging Pasts, Contentious Presents and Uncertain Futures.
Family Law Section
Dr Peter Dunne, Dr Flora Renz and Dr Alexander Maine
Report available here.
2023
Family Law, Rights and New Areas of Research: A Mid-Year Gathering for the Family Law Section
Filipa Tavares Moreira M. Bispo
Report available here.
Just Transition, Security and Law
Dr Sufyan El Droubi
Report available here.
SLS Workshop for Early Career Researchers in Intellectual Property
Professor Tanya Aplin and Dr Marta Iljadica
Report available here.
Plural Visions of Law: The Legacy of Joseph Raz
Dr Alex Green and Dr Joshua Jowitt
Report available here.
The Future of Company Law
Dr Jonathan Hardman
Report available here.
Brave New World: The Protection of Forced Migrants in the UK after the Illegal Migration Act
Dr. Raawiyah Rifath and Dr. Alex Powell
Report available here.
Contemporary Parent-Child Relationships and the Law
Dr Brian Tobin
Report available here.
2022
Cryptocurrency and Crime
Professor Colin King
Report available here.
Reimagining the ‘New Plan for Immigration
Raawiyah Rifath and Professor Devyani Prabhat
Report available here.
Seminar Series on Sustainability and the Law
Dr Katrien Morbee and Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer
Report available here.
Collaborative Workshop for PhD Students and Early Career Researchers in Labour Law, Migration & Asylum, Human Rights, and Public Law
Dr Philippa Collins and Dr Natalie Sedacca
Report available here.
2021
Family Law Reform Now Conference
Dr Charlotte Bendall and Dr Rehana Parveen, Family Law Section
Report available here.
Criminal Law Reform Now Conference
Dr John Child, Criminal Justice Section
Report available here.
2019
Contemporary Challenges Facing LGBT+ Asylum Seekers: UK and Global Perspectives
Dr Ruvi Ziegler, Migration & Asylum Section
Report available here.