The Bar Council has opened applications for its annual Law Reform Essay Competition, which aims to develop an interest in law reform among pupils, law students, CPE/GDL students, BPTC students and those aiming for a career at the Bar. Entrants should submit an essay of not more than 3,000 words making the case for a “desirable, practical and useful” law reform. The top prize is £4,000, with £2,500 for the runner-up plus additional prizes. The closing date for submissions is 5pm on 29 September 2017.
12 April 2017
Essay competition
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok
Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok
Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon
Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise
Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce
Three new tenants join Twenty Essex
NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application
Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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