Overview

This prize was founded in 1978 by the Faculty of Law when Sir Robert Lowry indicated that he did not wish to accept remuneration during the academic year 1977-78 for the post of part time lecturer to which he had been appointed. The money saved, £711, was allocated as a special arrangement to fund a prize in the Faculty of Law, the title of such prize and terms under which it would be awarded to be settled by the Faculty of Law and the Academic Council.  The prizes of the value of approximately £400 each are awarded annually to students in the School of Law - one to the student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners, has performed with greatest merit in the assessments for the second year for the degree of Bachelor of Laws, and one to the student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners, has performed with greatest merit in the assessments in the final year.