Downing College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge and currently has around 950 students. Founded in 1800,it was the only college to be added to Cambridge University between 1596 and 1869,and is often described as the oldest of the new colleges and the newest of the old. Downing College was formed "for the encouragement of the study of Law and Medicine and of the cognate subjects of Moral and Natural Science",and has developed a reputation amongst Cambridge colleges for Law and Medicine.
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay,Chancellor of the Exchequer to Elizabeth I. The site on which the college sits was once a priory for Dominican monks,and the College Hall is built on the foundations of the monastery's nave. Emmanuel is one of the 16 "old colleges",which were founded before the 17th century.
Charles Darwin University (CDU) is an Australian public university with a main campus in Darwin and eight satellite campuses in some metropolitan and regional areas. It was established in 2003 after the merger of Northern Territory University,the Menzies School of Health Research,and Centralian College.
Clare Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1966 by Clare College,Clare Hall is a college for advanced study,admitting only postgraduate students alongside postdoctoral researchers and fellows. It was established to serve as an Institute of Advanced Studies and has slowly grown and developed into a full constituent college. It is a registered charity.
John Alan Hopkins was an English legal academic known for developing Downing College's reputation for law. He was a Fellow of Downing College,Cambridge and an Honorary Fellow of Hughes Hall,Cambridge.
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra,Ghana. It is the oldest public university in Ghana.
Terence Michael Elkan Barnet Etherton,Baron Etherton,is a British retired judge and member of the House of Lords. He was the Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice from 2016 to 2021 and Chancellor of the High Court from 2013 to 2016.
Robert Lionel Archibald Goff,Baron Goff of Chieveley,was an English barrister and judge who was Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary,the equivalent of today's President of the Supreme Court. Best known for establishing unjust enrichment as a branch of English law,he has been described by Andrew Burrows as "the greatest judge of modern times". Goff was the original co-author of Goff &Jones,the leading English law textbook on restitution and unjust enrichment,first published in 1966. He practised as a commercial barrister from 1951 to 1975,following which he began his career as a judge. He was appointed to the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords in 1986.
Sir Robert Edgar Megarry,PC,FBA was an eminent British lawyer and judge. Originally a solicitor,he was requalified as a barrister and also pursued a parallel career as a legal academic. He later became a High Court judge and served as Vice-Chancellor of the Chancery Division from 1976 to 1981. Afterwards he served as Vice-Chancellor of the Supreme Court from 1982 until his retirement in 1985.
Dame Nancy Jane Rothwell is a British physiologist. She served as president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester from 2010 to 2024,having deputised in both roles until January 2010.
John Green was an English clergyman and academic. He became the chaplain of Charles Seymour,6th Duke of Somerset,and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge,England. Founded in 1209,the University of Cambridge is the world's third-oldest university in continuous operation. The university's founding followed the arrival of scholars who left the University of Oxford for Cambridge after a dispute with local townspeople. The two ancient English universities,although sometimes described as rivals,share many common features and are often jointly referred to as Oxbridge.
A Restatement of the English Law of Unjust Enrichment is a legal treatise by Andrew Burrows,written in collaboration with an advisory group of academics,judges and practitioners. The treatise takes the form of a restatement that is akin to the American Law Institute's highly influential Restatements of the Law. Restatements are very rare in common law jurisdictions other than the United States.
Alexander Hill was a medical doctor and professor who was Master of Downing College,Cambridge from 1888 to 1907 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1897 to 1899. He was Principal of Southampton University College from 1913 to 1920.
Sir Peter William Mathieson is an English nephrologist and current principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Edinburgh. Previously,he served as the vice-chancellor and president of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He was the dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Bristol before he assumed office at the HKU in April 2014,and was previously director of studies at Christ's College,Cambridge.
Brian Westerdale Downs was an English literary scholar and linguist. He served as Master of Christ's College,Cambridge,from 1950 to 1963 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1955 to 1957. From 1950 to 1960,he was the Professor of Scandinavian Studies at Cambridge.
Harris Manchester College (HMC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It was founded in Warrington in 1757 as a college for Unitarian students and moved to Oxford in 1893. It became a full college of the university in 1996,taking its current name to commemorate its predecessor the Manchester Academy and a benefaction by Lord Harris of Peckham.
Goff and Jones on the Law of Unjust Enrichment is the leading authoritative English law textbook on restitution and unjust enrichment. First written by Robert Goff and Gareth Jones,it is presently in its tenth edition. It is published by Sweet &Maxwell and forms part of the Common Law Library.
Alan Peter Bookbinder is a British journalist,charity executive,and academic administrator. From October 2018 to 2023,he served as Master of Downing College,Cambridge. He previously worked for the BBC,and was Director of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts from 2006 to 2018.
Paul S Davies is an English barrister and academic notable for having been published in many areas of private law,particularly commercial law. He has been the chair in Commercial Law at the Faculty of Law,University College London since 2017 and has practised as a barrister at Essex Court Chambers since 2021.
