Foreword
| Author | Hazel Biggs |
| Position | Professor of Healthcare Law & Bioethics, Head of Southampton Law School |
| Pages | i-i |
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Foreword
The Southampton Student Law Review aims to showcase some of the very
best work of our students, both undergraduate and postgraduate. The content
of this volume covers a wide range of topics examining some of the most
pressing contemporary legal issues. From the subtleties of vicarious liability,
to the role of employment law, through the tort of nuisance, land registration,
the regulation of fishing, assured shorthold tenancies, resulting trusts and
child maintenance, the Student Law Review clearly demonstrates diversity of
scholarship undertaken by Southampton Law students and their enthusiasm
for their work. This edition has also now fulfilled one of the founding aims of
the Journal by providing a space for articles written and dedicated to the
review alongside the dissertations written as part of the Legal Research and
Writing module. As such the Review now allows potential authors to publish
articles that extend beyond the narrow confines of their academic modules
and to test ideas that have no other outlet.
The journal provides the perfect forum for collaboration between
postgraduate and undergraduate students who are engaged in research, and
also allows for the dissemination of their ideas and expertise to an audience
far beyond the confines of Southampton Law School. As well as enhancing the
learning and understanding of the journals readers this collaboration has
fostered the cross fertilisation of ideas amongst those responsible for its
production. The opportunities this offers are manifold, relating not just to the
writing process but also in the development of new skills such as editing and
online publishing. Nevertheless, the production of this Journal has been an
onerous task for the editorial team and the authors, for which they are to be
commended. Although supported by academic staff in the Law School,
predominantly Dr Oren Ben-Dor, the success of this enterprise is due mainly
to the commitment of the student led editorial team. I am delighted to
celebrate the publication of this volume, and look forward to future editions
and further developments of the Southampton Student Law Review.
Hazel Biggs
Professor of Healthcare Law & Bioethics
Head of Southampton Law School
August 2012
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