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Our talented alumni go on to work in a range of specialist areas and industries. Here we celebrate the achievements of some of our alumni and what they have gone on to do.

    ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Laws Alumni Association: Continuing the Legacy of the Bentham Association

    Established in 1949, the Bentham Association was formed to help maintain and strengthen relationships with our former students, colleagues and friends of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Laws.ÌýOver the years, the Association has been led by many distinguished figures, including Lord du Parcq, the first President, as well as Sir David Hughes Parry, Lord Hallisham, Lady Hale and Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury.

    Today, the Bentham Association hasÌýevolved into the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Laws Alumni Association, a community that remains distinctively supportive of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Laws while also welcoming all ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº alumni working in legal fields. The Association continues to offer valuable opportunities for professional networking and development, including a 15% discount on our CPD courses for alumni. Members are invited to attend special alumni events and reunions, including the annual Presidential Address and Dinner.

    Our alumni play a vital part in the life of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Laws by judging student moots and client interviewing competitions, sharing their experiences at careers and recruitment events, and through their professional connections, help us to obtain sponsorship to support and promote our events and activities and offer internships and placement opportunities to our students.

    With the generous support of our alumni, we are able to support students with limited means to study with us and also award prizes in recognition of their achievements at the annual Prizewinners Ceremony.

    The ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Laws Alumni Association continues the proud legacy of the Bentham Association, fostering a lifelong connection to ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Laws and its community.

    Past Presidents of the Bentham AssociationÌý

    2023 Patrick O'Connor KC
    2020ÌýKaron Monaghan QC
    2019ÌýLord Reed -Ìý
    2018ÌýProfessor Dame Hazel Genn DBE QC -Ìý
    2017ÌýProfessor Kate O'Regan -Ìý
    2016ÌýThe Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey MA Tao-li, GBM
    2015ÌýLord Falconer of Thornton PC, QC -Ìý
    2014ÌýLord Dyson –ÌýLord Dyson's Bentham AddressÌý(pdf)
    2013ÌýProfessor Sir Robin Jacob
    2012ÌýLady Justice Hallett DBE –Ìý, orÌýdownload a pdf.
    2011ÌýLord Neuberger of Abbotsbury –ÌýLord Neuberger of Abbotsbury's Bentham Address (pdf)
    2010ÌýLord Hope of Craighead –ÌýLord Hope of Craighead's Bentham AddressÌý(pdf)Ìý
    2009ÌýLord Pannick QC 2008ÌýLord Walker of Gestingthorpe –ÌýLord Walker of Gestingthorpe's Bentham AddressÌý(pdf)Ìý
    2007ÌýBaroness Ruth Deech –ÌýBaroness Ruth Deech's Bentham AddressÌý(pdf)
    2006ÌýSir John Laws –ÌýSir John Laws' Bentham AddressÌý(pdf)
    2005ÌýLady Hale –ÌýLady Hale's Bentham AddressÌý(pdf)
    2004ÌýMr Justice Edwin Cameron –ÌýEdwin Cameron's Bentham AddressÌý(pdf)
    2003ÌýLord Phillips of Worth Matravers Ìý–ÌýLord Phillips of Worth Matravers' Bentham AddressÌý(pdf)
    2002ÌýSir Ian Kennedy
    2001ÌýLord Hoffmann –ÌýLord Hoffmann's Bentham AddressÌý(pdf)
    2000ÌýLord Bingham of Cornhill –ÌýLord Bingham of Cornhill's Bentham AddressÌý(pdf)
    1999ÌýBaroness Kennedy of the Shaws, Q.C.
    1998ÌýThe Hon. Justice Richard Posner
    1997ÌýSir Richard Scott
    1996ÌýLord Steyn
    1995ÌýSir Iain Glidewell
    1994ÌýLord Woolf, CH
    1993ÌýLord Browne Wilkinson
    1992ÌýLord Slynn of Hadley
    1991ÌýSir T. L. Yang
    1990ÌýLord Donaldson of Lymington
    1989ÌýLord Justice Butler-Sloss, D.B.E.
    1988ÌýSir Robert Megarry
    1987ÌýSir Roger Ormrod
    1986ÌýLord Goff of Chieveley
    1985ÌýSir Jack Jacob, Q.C.
    1984ÌýLord Roskill
    1983ÌýLord Lloyd of Hampstead, Q.C.
    1982ÌýLord Emslie
    1981ÌýLord Hailsham
    1980ÌýLord Elwyn-Jones
    1979ÌýSir Garfield Barwick
    1978ÌýBaroness Wooton of Abinger
    1977ÌýLord Goodman, C.H
    1976ÌýRt. Hon. Bora Laskin
    1975ÌýLord Edmund-Davies
    1974ÌýLord Cross
    1973ÌýLord Morris
    1972ÌýThe Hon. Warren E. Burger
    1971ÌýLord Diplock
    1970ÌýLord Gardiner
    1969ÌýProfessor Otto Kahn-Freund
    1968ÌýLord McDermott
    1967ÌýLord Kilbrandon
    1966ÌýLord Justice Scarman
    1965ÌýLord Parker
    1964ÌýSir Francis Vallat, Q.C.
    1963ÌýProfessor G.W. Keeton
    1962ÌýMr Justice Thompson
    1961ÌýLord Justice Salmon
    1960ÌýProfessor J.L. Montrose
    1959ÌýSir David Hughes Parry
    1958ÌýLord Tangley
    1957ÌýLord Hodson
    1956ÌýLord Devlin
    1955ÌýProfessor H.G. Hanbury
    1954ÌýProfessor H.F. Jolowicz
    1953ÌýLord Evershed
    1952ÌýLord Justice Denning
    1951ÌýSir Cecil Carr, K.C
    1950ÌýLord Normand
    1949ÌýLord du Parcq

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