Centre for Ethics and Law

Professor Richard Moorhead, UCL's new Chair in Law and Professional Ethics and Director of the Centre for Ethics and Law, has joined prominent lawyers and advisors from the legal not-for-profit sector to sit on the Advisory Board for a major new public legal education project aimed at explaining legal rights to young people in Hackney. Advisory Board members also include Lord Bach, Michael Mansfield QC, David Jessel and Sean Canning.

Professor Richard Moorhead, a highly-respected voice in legal education and legal aid, has been appointed as the first Chair in Law and Professional Ethics at University College London. As holder of the Chair, he will take on the Directorship of UCL’s Centre for Ethics and Law from September 2012.

UCL’s Centre for Ethics and Law has recently received Impact funding to provide support for a PhD studentship in the Faculty of Laws. Impact awards support collaborative studentship projects with organisations such as charities, companies, government institutions and social enterprises. UCL part funds the studentships, contributing £32,535 towards the cost of a 3 or 4 year PhD.

Following the success of the first Co-Director secondment to the CEL from Carillion plc, Ernst & Young have committed to identify a secondee to take on the role of Co-Director part time from January 2012.  This reflects the exceptional support provided by the Centre’s corporate sponsors and the intention to drive the Centre towards its vision of becoming a world class Centre for Ethics and Law.

Carillion plc, one of the corporate sponsors of the CEL have committed to a full time secondee in the role of Co-Director, from September 2011 until December 2012. The secondee is expected to help work towards delivery of the objectives of the Centre and its strategy.

Sylvie Delacroix, Centre Director has been awarded the Philip Leverhulme Prize in recognition of her research achievements.  This is a fantastic achievement.

The CEL has funded a MPhil/ PhD studentship from September 2011 for three years.  This has created an exciting opportunity to help promote the centre’s mission to promote the development of ethical reflection in legal thinking and practice.

The Law Faculty has created a new Chair in Law and Professional Ethics, supporting the ongoing progress of the Centre for Ethics and Law. The Chair is expected to commence in September 2012 and will take on the role of Centre Director.