Professor Nick Hopkins: 'The Work of the Law Commission'

This event is open to everyone. To register your attendance, please email Ruby Gardner at ruby.gardner@lmh.ox.ac.uk 

Lady Margaret Hall Law Society has invited Professor Nick Hopkins to give a talk about his life in academia, the role of the Law Commission and opportunities for work. 

An Introduction by Professor Hopkins 

You’ve all read Law Commission publications – but how much do you know about what the Law Commission is, and the work that it does? How does it make its recommendations for law reform, and what happens once a report has been published? In this talk, I will explain how the Law Commission works, and it’s unique role in law reform. Drawing from our current and recent work in property and family law, I will give you an overview of why the Law Commission’s work is relevant to your studies, and of opportunities to work at the Commission.

About Professor Hopkins

Professor Hopkins was appointed as Law Commissioner for property, family and trust law on 1 October 2015. His research explores how land interacts with a broad range of private and public law principles including equity, unjust enrichment, social security, housing policy and human rights. He is the co-author of OUP's Land Law: Text, Cases and Materials (2nd ed, 2012) and editor of the 7th volume of Modern Studies in Property Law (Hart, 2013). He has served as Convenor of the Property and Trusts Section of the Society of Legal Scholars and has twice received the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ award for Best Property Paper.

Professor Hopkins is Professor of Law at the University of Reading. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.