The University of Law (University of Law) today announced the appointment of Lord Grabiner as a non-executive director and President. Lord Grabiner took up his new role on 1st August 2015, ahead of the new academic year.

1. Lord Grabiner QC appointed President
of The University of Law
The University of Law (ULaw) today announced the appointment of Lord Grabiner QC as a non-
executive director and President. Lord Grabiner took up his new role on 1st August 2015, ahead of
the new academic year.
As one of the country’s most prominent lawyers, Lord Grabiner will contribute to the oversight and
future development of ULaw. He brings long experience as a distinguished barrister, having
practiced continuously as a member and head of chambers of One Essex Court, where he
represented large commercial and public sector clients. He has also served as Deputy High Court
judge in the Chancery division and Commercial Court, and was the Treasurer of Lincoln’s Inn for
2013.
Lord Grabiner has been a life peer of the House of Lords since 1999. Educated in Central
Foundation Boys’ School in Hackney, he graduated in 1966 with a Bachelors in Laws (LLB) from the
London School of Economics (LSE), where he also completed a Masters of Laws (LLM) in 1967.
As well as an experienced practitioner, he has had a significant career in academia. He lectured in
Law at LSE and Queen Mary College, University of London, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. From
1998 until 2007, Lord Grabiner was Chairman of LSE’s Court of Governors. He is currently Master of
Clare College, Cambridge.
The appointment was welcomed by the current staff, management and the board.
Rt Hon David Blunkett, Chairman of ULaw, commented: “I am very pleased indeed that Lord Tony
Grabiner has agreed to contribute his experience and wisdom to the board of ULaw and I look
forward very much to drawing on his expertise in driving the University from strength to strength in
the years to come. His long history and accumulated knowledge of the law and the legal profession
will add to the range of talent which we now have round the table and will be of benefit to students
and staff alike."
Dame Fiona Woolf CBE, Chancellor of ULaw, commented: “brings a wealth of experience and a
widely recognised skill-set and reputation in legal practice to our university. His passion for law
coupled with his desire to impart knowledge, both to our management team and in assisting with the
direction of our academic focus, makes him the ideal President for our institution as we continue to
put our students at the very heart of everything that we do. I would like to echo David’s comments
and wish Lord Grabiner every success in his new role as our President.”
explains:“This is an exciting time in ULaw’s rich history and I am very delighted to take up this Board
position – I look forward to working with the management team and also to imparting my knowledge
to assist my academic colleagues continue to offer the very best learning experiences to the lawyers

2. of the future. ULaw has an excellent market reputation and I will continue to uphold everything that
makes ULaw the leading legal academic institution.”
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