University of Birmingham to host the Criminal Bar Association Conference

The University of Birmingham is proud to host the forthcoming Criminal Bar Association 2013 Spring Conference on Saturday 27th April in the prestigious Bramall Music Building. Welcoming over 300 barristers and criminal law specialists, the conference will focus on ‘Recent Developments in Criminal Law’ with speakers including:

• Professor David Ormerod - Law Commissioner for Criminal Law and Evidence and Professor of Criminal Justice at Queen Mary, University of London
• Professor Cheryl Thomas - Professor of Judicial Studies in the UCL Faculty of Laws
• Penelope Barrett - Commissioner, Criminal Cases Review Commission
• Robert Banks – esteemed author of Banks on Sentence

In addition, the CBA has generously made provision for a number of Birmingham Law School students to enjoy this exclusive opportunity at a heavily subsidised rate, with help from our own Centre for Professional Legal Education and Research (CEPLER).