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Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law, University of CambridgeCELH Annual Lecture 2023: 'Law as Backcloth? A History of English Commercial Law' - Sir Ross Cranston (audio)On 27 April 2023 Sir Ross Cranston delivered the CELH annual lecture on the topic 'Law as Backcloth? A History of English Commercial Law'.The Centre for English Legal History (CELH) was formally established in 2016 to provide a hub for researchers working in legal history across the University of Cambridge. The Centre holds regular seminars during academic terms, and an annual centrepiece lecture.Sir Ross Cranston is a former Judge of the High Court of England and Wales, who sat in Commercial Court and in 2016 became the judge in charge of the Administrative Court. He is professor...2023-04-2855 min
Selden Society lecture series AustraliaMaking law through practice: examples from commercial lawSir Ross Cranston will draw on themes in his recent book, Making commercial law through practice 1830–1970 (Cambridge UP, 2021), emphasising the Australian dimension. He will examine three areas: markets, agency and sales, to show that although the common law provided the backdrop to commercial activity, it was in practice a flexible tool to achieve what the parties wanted. About the speaker Sir Ross Cranston is professor of law at the London School of Economics, where he was previously Cassel professor of commercial law. After graduating from the University of Queensland with university medals in history and...2022-07-2839 min
The Planning, Environment & Property PodcastThat ADR FeelingIn this episode John Pugh-Smith considers this topic in the context of the current round of consultation on changes to the Judicial Review: the Government commissioned Faulks’ Independent Review of Administrative Law (which closed on 26th October) and the Civil Justice Council’s review of Pre-Action Protocols (which opened on 27th October and closes on 18th December). He also considers, by way of example, the case of R (on the application of Janice Hemms) v Bath & North East Somerset Council & Kate Chubb [2020] EWHC 2721 (Admin), a recent decision of Sir Ross Cranston, former Head off the Administrative Court, sitting as a Deputy...2020-11-1227 min
Department of LawIn Conversation with Sir Stephen Sedley [Video]Contributor(s): Sir Stephen Sedley | As part of LSE's Legal Biography Project, Sir Ross Cranston interviewed Sir Stephen Sedley on his life and career in the law. After a distinguished career as one of Britain’s leading barristers, Sir Stephen was appointed a high court judge in 1992, and a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1999. During his twelve years on the Court of Appeal, he made a significant contribution to the development of many areas of modern English law, particularly in public law. He has also written widely on English law and the constitution, and is a regular contributor to the Lo...2015-05-191h 09
Autumn 2014 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfIn Conversation with the Lord Chief JusticeContributor(s): Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd | Sir Ross Cranston will interview the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, about his career in the law. John Thomas is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).2014-11-251h 132014 | LSE Public lectures and events | VideoIn Conversation with the Lord Chief JusticeContributor(s): Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd | Sir Ross Cranston will interview the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, about his career in the law. John Thomas is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).2014-11-251h 132014 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfIn Conversation with the Lord Chief JusticeContributor(s): Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd | Sir Ross Cranston will interview the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, about his career in the law. John Thomas is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).2014-11-251h 13Autumn 2014 | Public lectures and events | VideoIn Conversation with the Lord Chief JusticeContributor(s): Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd | Sir Ross Cranston will interview the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, about his career in the law. John Thomas is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).2014-11-251h 13