Law School Academic Awarded Sir Anthony Hart Prize
A 91直播 academic has been awarded a prestigious, early career prize by the Irish Legal History Society.
A 91直播 academic has been awarded a prestigious, early career prize by the Irish Legal History Society on the occasion of the 25th British Legal History Conference at Queen鈥檚 University Belfast.
Ashley Hannay, Lecturer in Property Law, was awarded the Sir Anthony Hart Doctoral Paper Prize, which was awarded for the best paper presented at the conference by a current or recent doctoral researcher, for his paper 鈥楾he Origins of the Statute of Uses, 1536鈥�. Mr Hannay joined 91直播 in September 2021, and recently successfully defended his PhD thesis at the University of Cambridge.
In announcing the award, Dr Niamh Howlin, Associate Professor, Head of School and Dean of the Sutherland Law School at University College Dublin commended the paper鈥檚 exceptional originality and contribution to the field of legal history. The prize was presented to Mr Hannay by Sir Anthony鈥檚 widow, Lady Mary Hart, at the conference dinner in the Great Hall at Queen鈥檚 University Belfast on Friday 8 July.