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Prizes Information

Endowed Prizes and Medals

Law
Discipline Prize How Prize is Awarded Value of Prize QSP Ledger Student Recordcode
Land Economy / Law   Milne Memorial Prize : BLE   Awarded to the final year BLE student who is the most improved between years three and four, studying on RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) accredited Bachelor's degree in Land Economy. This prize is to be awarded by the Law School for a Law student from session 2005/6 onwards   £250     588  
Land Economy / Law   Milne Memorial Prize : BLE   Awarded to the final year BLE student who is the most improved between years three and four, studying on RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) accredited Bachelor's degree in Land Economy. This prize is to be awarded by the Law School for a Law student from session 2005/6 onwards   £250     588  
Law   Family Law Association Prize   Founded in 2006, the Prize is awarded to the best overall performance in essay and examination in Honours Family Law   £100.00     310  
Law   Family Law Association Prize   Founded in 2006, the Prize is awarded to the best student in LS2503 Family Law (Ordinary)   £100.00     311  
Law   Herbert Smith Prize   Founded in 2006, the prize is awarded to the best overall performance by a second year Law student who intends to study abroad during third year as part of the LLB and Foreign Law/European Legal Studies degree assessed over Commercial Law, Commercial Organisation, European Institutions, EU Substantive Law, Property Law, Legal Argument, Family Law, Succession & Trusts, Jurisprudence, Introduction to French, German, Spanish Law or Introduction to European Systems   An interview for a summer placement with the firm     382  
Law   CCH Editions Prize in Company Law (Prize withdrawn Session 2003/4)   Awarded for the best performance by a student in the company law component of the course "Commercial Organisations".   Books awarded annually     138  
Law   Cruickshank Law Prize - best Honours Graduate   Awarded annually to the best student completing requirements for the degree of LLB with first class Honours.   £100   2120 RE051 EBZ0171   208  
Law   Cruickshank Law Prize - Best LLB Graduate   Awarded annually to the best student graduating with the degree of LLB (Ordinary) with Distinction.   £100   2120 RE051 EBZ0171   209  
Law   David M Sutherland Memorial Prize in Forensic Medicine   The prize is awarded annually for the best performance by an LLB student in the Level 2 courses in Forensic Medicine.   £25   2120 RE051 EBZ0217   788  
Law   Edmond Prize in Law   Awarded annually to the student completing the course on Conveyancing in that session who in the judgement of the Professors of Scots Law and Conveyancing has the best record in the classes of Criminal Law, Contract, Delict, Property, Family Law and Conveyancing. The record will be judged by the classwork and by the marks obtained in the degree examination.   £40   2120 RE051 EBZ0040   282  
Law   George & Alexander Greig Prize in Scots Law   Awarded to the most distinguished student in Property and Family Law.   £30   2120 RE051 EBZ0054   348  
Law   Green Prize in Law   Awarded annually to a student who in their first degree of study in the LLB degree, has shown distinction in subjects from the first year. Such distinction will be determined by the results of examinations in all of Foundations of Private Law, Legal System and Method, Foundations of Public Law, Civil Liberties, Criminal Law, Contract and Delict, and, in the event of equality of application, it will be decided by the Head of School.   Letter to W Green & Son Ltd and prizewinner     340  
Law   Hunter Medal in Roman Law   Awarded annually for the best essay on some subject connected with the exposition of Civil and Roman Law. Each essay must bear a motto only, and be accompanied by a sealed envelope bearing the same motto and containing the competitor's name and address and date of attendance on the class of Civil or Roman Law in this University. Essays must be lodged with the Secretary of the University no later than 20 April.   £50   2120 RE051 EBZ0064   404  
Law   James Craig Howie Memorial Prize - 1st Year   Awarded annually to the best to the best overall student in the combined first year classes of Criminal Law; Contracts;Legal System; and Legal Method and the best overall student in the combined second year classes of Property, Commercial Law and Commercial Organisations, Succession and Trusts.   £100   2120 RE051 EBZ0206   394  
Law   James Craig Howie Memorial Prize - 2nd Year   See above.   £100   2120 RE051 EBZ0206   395  
Law   Law Society of Scotland & Society of Advocates in Aberdeen (Williamson Fund) Prizes for Diploma in Legal Practice Students.   Awarded to the six students who successfully complete the course for the Diploma in Legal Practice with the greatest distinction. (Prize not awarded Session 2003/4)   6 x £25   2120 RE051 EBZ0186   486  
Law   Legal Defence Union Professional Ethics Prize   Awarded to best DLP student in professional ethics.       488  
Law   Lord President Cooper Prize in Comparative Law and Scottish History   Awarded annually in alternate years to the best student in Honours Comparative Law and to the best student in Honours Scottish Legal History.   £40   2120 RE051 EBZ0171   186  
Law   McGrigor Donald Prize for Second Year Law   The McGrigor McDonald Prize is open to all second year law students. The Prize is awarded to the best second year law student studying for their LLB as their first degree assessed over six second year law subjects (LS 2007 Jurisprudence, LS2008 Property Law, LS2009 Commercial Law, LS2502 Commercial Organisations, LS2503 Family Law, LS2508 Succession and Trusts). Those students who wish to be considered are asked to submit their names to Miss Carr, Room C325, by no later than 25 March 2003.   £250 Cheque AND the opportunity of four weeks employment with McGrigor McDonald's offices in Edinbu     523  
Law   Miller & Bryce Conveyancing Prize   Four prizes for Diploma in Legal Practice students.       580  
Law   Paull & Williamsons Prize   For outstanding student of the year (Diploma in Legal Practice)       636  
Law   Robert Milne Memorial Prize   Founded in 2000 in memory of their son Robert Milne, a graduate in Land Economy. The Prize is awarded to a student in Law who has shown the greatest improvement in Honours subjects between years 3 and 4 of the LLB Honours degree.   £250     588  
Law   Robertson Prize   Awarded annually for the best essay connected with a subject in Scots Law submitted by a person who has attended the classes of Scots Law within the two years immediately before the date on which the essays are to be lodged. The subject of the essay shall be appointed by the Professor of Scots Law at the end of each summer term.   £30   2120 RE051 EBZ0110   670  
Law   Sir Thomas Broun Smith Memorial   The prize is awarded from time to time by the trustee of the Sir Thomas Broun Smith Memorial Trust to the writer of the essay, which is adjudged to be the best submitted in accordance with the rules of the competition. The prize was last awarded in 1995 and the subject of the essay was "the extent to which prior statements of witness and accused persons should be admissible in criminal trials in Scotland ". It is anticipated that the prize will be offered triennially. Those eligible to compete are (i) those who are currently students in the School of Law at the University of Aberdeen and (ii) those who have graduated in Law from the University of Aberdeen since 1 January 1990.   £1,000     754  
Law   Shepherd & Wedderburn Prize in Property Law   Founded in 2001, a cash Prize is offered by Shepherd & Wedderburn for the best student in Property Law.       726  
Law   Society of Advocates in Aberdeen (Williamson Fund)   Ten individual prizes awarded in each of the following: Conveyancing, Evidence, Private International Law, Public International Law, Revenue Law, Foundations of Private Law, Foundations of Public Law and Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Jurisprudence, Commercial Law and Commercial Organisations, Criminal Law-Contract &Delict.   Not currently offered   2120 RE051 EBZ 0185   760  
Law   Deloitte Revenue Law Prize   Founded in 2009, the prize is awarded to the two students with the best overall performance in assessed work in the Level 3 course in Revenue Law   £100     240  
Law   Commander BS Ranjit-Takht- Rattan: Captain MS MacFarland Memorial Scholarship   Awarded to an LLB (Hons) student in final year who has been able to demonstrate not only excellent grades throughout their courses, but a commitment to Law through extra-curriculular interests and activities such as Mooting, Negotiation and Advocacy.   £200     177