Prizes and Awards
The School of Law is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of our students and award prizes to students who have demonstrated outstanding academic excellence. Prizes are either funded by the school or made possible by generous sponsorship from alumni and partners.
External Sponsor Prizes:
Francis Taylor Building Prize in Public Law
The Francis Taylor Building Prize is awarded to the best performing student in Public Law.
The John Hooper & Co Prize
The John Hooper & Co Prize is awarded to the three best performing students in Family Law.
Old Square Chambers Prize in Labour Law
The Old Square Chambers Prize is awarded to the best performing student in Employment Law or EU Employment Law.
Oxford University Press Law Prize
The Oxford University Press Law Prize is awarded to the best performing student in the qualifying examination for LLB, BA Law or Joint Honours.
The Slaughter and May Contract Law Scholar Prize
The Slaughter and May Contract Law Scholar Prize is awarded to the top five best performing students in Contract Law.
Thomson Reuters Law Prize
The Thomson Reuters Law Prize is awarded to the best performing student graduating on a four-year degree programme in the School of Law.
Alumni, School and University Named Prizes:
Agnes Flues Memorial Prize
The Agnes Flues Memorial Prize is awarded to a student who has made a significant impact on the School of Law community through advocacy, activism, or other work in the areas of social justice, human rights, or equality, diversity and inclusion.
Azlan Shah Prize
The Azlan Shah Prize is awarded to a student who has made an outstanding contribution to the life, work and well-being of the School of Law and to its capacity to operate successfully as a multicultural community.
George Norton Memorial Prize
The George Norton Memorial Prize is awarded to the best performing student in Criminology.
Harold Wyatt Scholarship
The Harold Wyatt Scholarship is awarded to the best overall performing student in the qualifying year.
Harold Wyatt Scholarship (renewal)
The Harold Wyatt Scholarship is renewed in second year for continuing performance and is awarded based on the results of the Qualifying examination for LLB or of the Part I examination for BA Law students.
Harry Street Prize
The Harry Street is awarded to the best performing student in Foundations of Tort.
The Human Rights Law Centre Prize in European Convention in Human Rights
The Human Rights Law Centre Prize is awarded to the best performing student in European Convention in Human Rights
The Human Rights Law Centre Prize in UK Human Rights Law
The Human Rights Law Centre Prize is awarded to the best performing student in UK Human Rights Law.
The JC Smith and Punch Coomaraswamy Prize in the Law of Evidence
The JC Smith and Punch Coomaraswamy Prize in the Law of Evidence is awarded to the best performing student across Foundations of Criminal Evidence and Advanced Criminal Evidence.
The JC Smith Prize in Criminal Law
The JC Smith Prize in Criminal Law is awarded to the best performing student in Criminal Law.
John Warren Prize
The John Warren Prize is awarded to the best performing student in Part I.
Neil Desai Prize
The Neil Desai Prize is awarded to the best performing second year student.
The Nora Hunter Prize
The Nora Hunter Prize is awarded to the best performing mature student in the final examination.
Prasad Abraham Prize in Corporate Law
The Prasad Abraham Prize in Corporate Law is awarded to the best performing student in Issues in Company Law.
Punch Coomaraswamy Prize
The Punch Coomaraswamy Prize is awarded to a student who has made an outstanding contribution to the life, work and well-being of the School of Law and to its capacity to operate successfully as a multicultural community.
The Reuben Lipman Prize in Land Law
The Reuben Lipman Prize in Land Law is awarded to the best performing student in Land Law
University of Nottingham Law Graduates Association Moot Prize
The University of Nottingham Law Graduates Association Moot Prize is awarded to the best competitor in the final of the Moot competition.
University of Nottingham Law Graduates Association Law Prize
The University of Nottingham Law Graduates Association Law Prize is awarded to the top graduating student on a three-year degree programme ion the School of Law.
Subject Commendations:
Commendations are awarded to the best performing student in any taught module which does not have a prize attached to it.
The best performing student in each module is the student who has obtained the highest mark in that module. Where two or more students obtain the highest mark, the commendation is awarded jointly.
We review and update our prizes annually. If you or your firm are interested in sponsoring an existing prizes or creating a new one, please reach out to us at law@nottingham.ac.uk to discuss the possibilities.