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The Squire Law Library is one of the largest academic legal collections in the UK.

legal collections in the UK. The Squire aims to support and underpin the teaching and research activities of the students and researchers associated with the Cambridge Faculty of Law.

14/04/2025

A reminder that the Squire Law Library will be closed over the upcoming Easter bank holiday weekend from Friday 18th April-Monday 21st April inclusive. We will reopen at 9:00 on Tuesday 22nd April!

We wish you all a relaxing and restful break, however you are spending it.

27/03/2025

As MCL exams draw to a close today, the Squire Law Library moves to vacation opening hours. From today until Monday 28 April inclusive the opening hours will be: 09:00-18:45 (Monday-Friday) and 09:00-12:45 (Saturday).

The Squire team will be here throughout the vacation (except Friday 18 April - Monday 21 April inclusive). Please don’t hesitate to contact us via email, phone or in person with your enquiries.

Wishing all our staff, students and researchers an enjoyable and peaceful Spring vacation!

21/01/2025

Full term starts today and the library is back to term time opening hours! The Squire Law Library is open from 09:00-20:45 (Monday-Friday) and 09:00-17:45 (Saturday).

We hope everyone had a peaceful and relaxing vacation, and we look forward to welcoming you soon!

21/12/2024

The Squire Law Library is now closed for the holidays and will re-open at 09:00 on Thursday 2 January.

We wish everyone a peaceful holiday season and a very Happy New Year, and look forward to seeing you in 2025!

12/12/2024

The Squire Law Library moves to vacation opening hours from today (Thursday 12 December), as MCL exams come to an end.

Scan and Deliver, and Click and Collect services remain available and the team are here to assist with your enquiries via email, phone or in person.

The David Williams Building, including the Library, will close for the holidays at 17:00 on Friday 20 December and re-opens at 09:00 on Thursday 2 January.

Wishing you all a peaceful and enjoyable winter vacation!

02/12/2024

It’s the final week of term and we’ve got a sweet surprise at the library - Squire Christmas Puddings!

These delicious-looking decorations are made from recycled library materials and have been crafted by our fabulous Legal Research Librarian, Kate.

You can find this delectable display at the library entrance - wishing you a very Happy Holidays!

22/11/2024

UK Parliament Week (18-24 November) is nearly at an end but there’s still time to catch our pop up book display. Explore a host of print and electronic titles about Parliamentary procedure and law making.

04/09/2024

Another selection of new books added to the library this week. Titles include Making and Shaping the Law of Armed Conflict, edited by Sandesh Sivakumaran and Christian R. Burne (Lieber Studies volume 10, Oxford University Press, 2024) and Children’s Voices, Family Disputes and Child-Inclusive Mediation: The Right to be Heard, by Anne Barlow and Jan Ewing (Bristol University Press, 2024).

Do stop by and browse the New Books Display or view details of new ebooks via our website.

23/08/2024

A reminder that the library will be closed this Monday (26 August) for the Bank Holiday. We wish you all a peaceful and enjoyable long weekend!

19/08/2024

New week, new books! There were lots of new titles added to the library print collections this week and you can browse a selection of them on our New Books Display now.

Titles on display include Rights and Right-holding: A Philosophical Investigation by Matthew H. Kramer (Oxford University Press, 2024) and the second edition of A Practitioner’s Guide to Ancillary Orders in Criminal Courts by Dr Elaine Freer and Ryan Evans (Bloomsbury, 2024).

27/07/2024

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games has begun! If you’re visiting the library this week check out our display of titles focusing on sporting events, sports law and athlete’s rights.

19/07/2024

We’ve got an exciting selection of new titles added to the library collections this week, including The Principle of Systemic Integration in International Law by Professor Campbell McLachlan (Oxford University Press, 2024).

Do stop by the New Books Display for a browse!

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David Williams Building, 10 West Road
Cambridge
CB39DZ

Website

http://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/

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The Squire Law Library was funded by a bequest from Miss Rebecca Flower Squire and was officially opened by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on 1 March 1904. Today, the Squire Law Library is embedded in the Faculty of Law and occupies the top three floors of the David Williams Building. It is categorised as an affiliated library of Cambridge University Library and is one of the largest academic legal collections in the UK. The Squire aims to support and underpin the teaching and research activities of the students and researchers associated with the Cambridge Faculty of Law.