By Nicole Bergman – Law Student and A-LAW Legal Correspondent Our Chair, Paula Sparks, along with Professor Andrew Knight, Professor David Favre, and Dr Aysha Akhtar, discuss [article here] the challenges and progress that’s been achieved since Martin’s Act, the first animal welfare...
By Hannah L Moneagle, Director & Solicitor As with many charities, funding remains an enormous challenge for Willows and, this Christmas, it is hoped that animal lovers and supporters of Willows will choose to buy their Christmas gifts from Willows to secure the immediate future of the charity...
by Mary Legge and Nadia Napieraj On April 13, our Student Chapter held an in-depth consideration of fish & crustacean welfare in the UK, joined online by five speakers and more than 50 attendees. The webinar explored the sentience and intelligence of these aquatic animals, the legal framework...
Shared by Thompson G. Page, American lawyer and general counsel to The Center for Animal Litigation, Inc. Participating as a judge in the 2022 Cecilia Moot was a pure delight, and for many who revere the profession, an honor and welcomed professional obligation, to assist and guide future...
By Debbie Lee, student The number of students interested in animal law seems to increase every year. To work in law related to animal issues, you will have to first qualify as a solicitor, a legal executive, or a barrister. The following sites provide information on how to qualify into these...
Find out more about The Cecilia Moot, the UK’s first annual animal law mooting competition in this video. The competition is hosted annually by A-LAW, and provides students with a fantastic opportunity to develop their advocacy skills, whilst grappling with animal law problems.
On Earth Day, April 22 2021, A-LAW’s Student Ambassadors, Aditi Bardia, Aryan Mandal and Parnika Chaturvedi, hosted guest speakers Gauri Maulekhi, Trustee, People For Animals India, and Duncan McNair, CEO of Save The Asian Elephants (STAE), for an important and insightful discussion about...
On 15th September 2021, our newly formed Young Animal Lawyers Network celebrated their launch with an event all about animal law careers. The event focused on academic career paths and featured leading animal law academics, including Dr Angus Nurse, Professor Johanna Gibson, Dr Iyan Offor and Dr...
Aditi Bardia (A-LAW Student Ambassador) interviews Sonia Shad (Manager of the Animal Law Centre, NALSAR) Q. What is the present situation in India with regard to Animal Protection Laws? Animal law in India is intricately beautiful. It is an amalgamation of constitutional, criminal, and civil law...
In this first full episode of the Talking Animal Law podcast, Paula Sparks (A-LAW Chairperson) talks about a career in animal law with Peter Stevenson, Chief Policy Advisor at Compassion in World Farming (CIWF). Peter is a qualified lawyer who has worked for nearly three decades in animal welfare....
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