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10 November 2014
Issue: 7630 / Categories: Legal News
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Annual student essay competition launched

The Access to Justice Foundation is running its annual Student Essay Competition. Essays should be between 750 and 1,000 words and aimed at the legal profession. The winner will receive the Access to Justice Foundation Student Prize, which will be presented at the Student Pro Bono Awards in Spring 2015. The winning essay will be published in NLJ and will receive £300 worth of book vouchers sponsored by LexisNexis. Please submit articles in Word to competition@atjf.org.uk by midnight on 1 February 2015. Undergraduate and postgraduate law students may apply, including LPC, BPTC and CILEx students. This year's winning essay by Oliver Low appeared in the 18 July 2014 issue of NLJ.

 

Issue: 7630 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed
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