SLS - The Society of Legal Scholars
The Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) is the learned society for those who teach law in a university or similar institution or who are otherwise engaged in legal scholarship. As of Autumn 2010 the SLS had over 2600 members consisting of academic and practising lawyers in a wide variety of subject areas. The SLS was founded in 1908 and has charitable status. We celebrated our centenary in 2009. For more information on the SLS please read on.
SLS News
- Best Paper Prize 2011
- Best Paper Prize Short List 2011
- “Academy of Social Sciences – Conferment of New Academicians"
- 2011 Peter Birks Book Prize
- The Peter Birks Prizes for Outstanding Legal Scholarship 2011 - Short List
- Professor Derek Morgan
- Election of Sir Nicolas Bratza as President of the European Court of Human Rights
- Elections 2011
Legal Events
The SLS is pleased to provide details of forthcoming legal events in on this site and via email. Should you wish to advertise an event please contact us.
Legal Events in February
- Scrymgeour Seminar Series Spring 2012 - Dundee University : 1/2/12.
- Special Colloquium - ?Common European Sales Law: Why, and Why Not? : 2/2/12.
- 7th International Chamber of Commerce Mediation Competition - 6 days : 3/2/12.
- 7th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition - 6 days : 3/2/12.
- MEMORIAL SERVICE - ALAN FERGUSON RODGER : 11/2/12.
- Exploring the experience of Black Minority and Ethnic students in Higher Education : 16/2/12.
- QUB - February Seminars- 10th - 17th February : 17/2/12.
- University of Westminster Law School - February Lectures - 7th and 22nd Feb : 22/2/12.
- Accessing Justice: Rights,Responsibilities and Effectve Strategies : 22/2/12.
- Fraying the 'Golden Thread' - The Presumption of Innocence in Contemporary Criminal Law : 24/2/12.
Legal Events in March
- Sponsorship of workshops and seminars by the Journal of Law and Society. : 1/3/12.
- The Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law (CIPIL) : Conference: : 10/3/12.
- Modern Studies in Property Law 2012 - 3 days : 21/3/12.
- 2-day conference on The Future of Relational Contract : 29/3/12.
- Bileta Annual Conference 2012 : 29/3/12.
For all forthcoming events please click here. For a list of general notices of interest please click here.

