Paralegals: The Fourth Arm of the Legal Profession or the Stepping Stone to a Training Contract?
In the past, some have looked down on paralegals, considering them inferior to those with a solicitor or barrister qualifications....
Thoughts About Studying Law
I have only been studying Law for a few months but I can safely say that I have experienced a thousand emotions within this period. I...
Life in a Law Firm: Expectation v Reality
There are many reasons why students such as myself have decided to study law or to work within the legal industry. Personally, it was not...
High Stakes: The Impact of the Witch Trials on Our Global Legal System Today
In the UK there were two periods of intensive ‘witch hunting’ from 1598-1607 and 1644-1647, led by Matthew Hopkins, the ‘witch finder...
Children and the Law: The right to a fair trial and protected welfare
In England and Wales, youth criminal proceedings occur to prevent offending and reoffending by those aged between ten and seventeen (s...
Psychiatric Injury in Tort Law and the Alcock Decision: Is It Time for a Change?
Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police (1991) (Alcock) concerned sixteen claims against thedefendant for psychiatric injury...