Tercentenary Law Alumni Dinner - Saturday 28th September 2013
Published: 28 August 2013
This year marks an important anniversary at the School of law at the University of Glasgow. Three hundred years ago the Regius Chair of law was founded by an endowment for Queen Anne, becoming one of the 13 Regius Professorships held at Glasgow. Come along and celebrate this significant milestone.
This year marks an important anniversary at the School of Law at the University of Glasgow. Three hundred years ago the Regius Chair of Law was founded by an endowment from Queen Anne, becoming one of 13 Regius Professorships held at Glasgow. Held by a long list of distinguished legal scholars, the Regius Chair of Law embodies a rich heritage of scholarly excellence at Glasgow, including the work and influence of: William Forbes; William Cross; Hercules Lindsay; John Millar; Robert Davidson; Allan Alexander Wellwood Maconochie; George Skene; Robert Berry; Alexander Moody Stuart; William Gloag; Andrew Dewar Gibb; David M Walker; Joseph M Thomson, and most recently, James Chalmers.
To commemorate this occasion, the School of Law has hosted a number of events, including Professor Chalmers’ inaugural lecture, a public lecture on Human Rights and Domestic Legal Traditions by Lord Reed and a tercentenary alumni reception at Clifford Chance in London. The Tercentenary Law Alumni Dinner will be the culmination of this year’s celebrations, as well as a great opportunity to reunite with old friends.
Joining us at dinner, amongst other members of staff, will be Professors Elizabeth Crawford, Tom Mullen, Jim Murdoch and Esin Orucu and we are delighted to have George Moore QC as our guest speaker.
The event will take place on Saturday 28 September 2013 and start at 7.00pm for 7.30pm at the Bute Hall with a drinks reception being held in the Hunterian Art Gallery.
Ticket Price: £65. Includes wine reception and four course meal.
Dress Code: Formal
To book your tickets please call 0141 330 7148. Early booking is recommended as we expect the evening to sell out. One of every two tickets bought must be for a University alumnus.
Group Bookings
We would be delighted to provide assistance should you wish to contact former classmates before the event to organise a reunion or take a table at the dinner. We can offer a discounted rate of £60 per guest for a table of 10 guests. To arrange this please contact Bicola Barratt-Crane in the Development and Alumni Office at Bicola.Barratt-Crane@glasgow.ac.uk or telephone 0141 330 7148.
First published: 28 August 2013
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