How I secured a first-class degree whilst battling with mental health
An article by Nayaab Khalid, sharing her personal journey on mental health and securing a First Class LLB.
The Domestic Violence Disclosure: Should non-convictions be disclosable?
In recent years, the legal system has become more aware of domestic violence issues. In 2015, the Serious Crime Act introduced a law...
UK Data Laws: “The Most Robust, Yet Dynamic, Set of Data Laws in the World”
Described as “The Most Robust, Yet Dynamic, Set of Data Laws in the World”, the UK’s Data Protection Act has remained unchanged for...
Law Firm Applications and Rejections
As we’re drawing closer to the season of law firm applications, including first year schemes, vacation schemes and training contracts, I...
Will the SQE bring more equality between Solicitors and Fellow Legal Executives?
When proposals were put forward in March 2016, and confirmed in May 2017, for a replacement for the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and...
Corporate crime: does the deterrence we use really work?
On the 7th June, I had the great pleasure of attending the Corporate Crime and Corporate Social Responsibility conference held at...
Taking the biscuit: Jaffa Cake categorisation in the court room
The British are famous for many things: tea, the weather and, of course, biscuits. Every year we eat an exponential amount of shortbread,...
First year done: Lessons learned
My first year is finally over and I’m currently sat behind my laptop wondering where all the time flew to. It’s been an amazing year...
Law firm merger mania
As we have seen recently, mergers between law firms are on the increase. There have been over 70 significant law firm mergers in the last...
A law student's guide to inflation
Inflation is one of those words that we hear in the news all too frequently. If nothing else, you’ve probably complained about the rising...
