The college offers its congratulations to Professor John Spencer, who has been appointed CBE in the New Year's Honours list. The official announcement says the award is for services to reforming the law concerning child witnesses, and Professor Spencer has been involved in a great many projects for law reform over the years. He was a consultant to the Law Commission on a project to reform the hearsay rule in 1995; a member of a committee of experts set up by the European Commission to study fraud on the Community finances; and a member of the Home Office group that drafted “Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings” (1999-2001). He was also a consultant to the Auld Review of Criminal Courts in 2001.
In Selwyn, Professor Spencer became a Fellow of the college in 1970 - and he has been a hugely-respected teacher of many generations of Selwyn lawyers and a tutor to countless more of our students. We're delighted by the recognition he has received.
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