Pembroke Student Published in the Oxford University Undergraduate Law Journal

Congratulations to second-year BA Jurisprudence student Joel Horsman who has recently had an article published in the Oxford University Undergraduate Law Journal!

Seeking to reshape how we think about the law of estoppel, Joel’s article identifies the rationale of this area of law and explores its relationship to other related doctrines. “Starting Afresh: Reformulating and Reconceptualising the Law of Estoppel” was published earlier this month as one of the four Private Law articles in the 13th Edition of the Oxford University Undergraduate Law Journal. You can read Joel's article here. 

“I am incredibly proud and happy for the article to finally be published,” Joel shared. It has been a long researching, writing, and editing process which has consumed much of my thoughts, and those of the people around me, over recent months.” 

Though graduation is still a year away, Joel plans to stay at Oxford after his present studies to complete the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL). “I would like to continue the kind of thinking that the undergraduate law degree and writing my article has required me to do which will be best attained through the BCL,” Joel told us. “Not to look too far into the future, but the interests I have developed in researching and writing the article has drawn me to a career in practice, whether that be as a barrister or a solicitor, that revolves around the role that equity plays in the law and how equitable doctrines operate in practice.” 

“My time at Pembroke thus far has been the most rewarding two years of my life,” Joel added. “Pembroke is known for its community; when one of us has a big event, talk, sports match, examination celebration, the whole of Pembroke follows. When I gave a talk on my article to the Pembroke Common Rooms, I was joined by a herd of friends and colleagues which I think of as a microcosm of my time at Pembroke. It will surprise no one to hear that the most talented students across the country are nestled into our small community, but I would venture to guess that these students are as kind and supportive as any other group of students in the country.”