Judges and professors – Ships passing in the night? (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Max Planck Institute, 9th July 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Four legal academics (and Guardian Law’s editor) pose legal dilemmas of the kind you’ll face at interview – and which should intrigue any would-be law student.”
The Guardian, 10th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“We asked you to tell us which books a future law student should read. Here are the top nominations – and some of the other contenders.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Most undergraduate law degrees include core subjects such as tort and criminal law. But which will help when you’re ordering drinks in the student union bar?”
The Guardian, 8th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Law is often portrayed as a dull discipline pursued by the ethically dubious. Actually it governs everything from embryo to exhumation.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Chair of diversity for legal education and training review calls for affirmative action to boost social mobility in law.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Today I am talking to Peter Crisp, Dean of BPP Law School, part of BPP University College. We examine the developing law programmes at BPP Law School, the Legal Education Training Review and the changing face of legal education and practice in England & Wales.”
Charon QC, 12th July 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“Will school-leavers taking the apprenticeship route outstrip traditional law graduates?”
The Guardian, 6th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Bottlenecks in the legal training system are inevitable so long as there are more aspiring entrants to the profession than the market can employ, the Law Society points out in its first formal response to the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR). ”
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st May 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Responding to the release of the Fair Access to Professional Careers, Patrick Maddams, Sub-Treasurer of The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, one of the four Inns of Court, said: ‘We welcome this progress report and the recognition of the work the Inns of Court have been undertaking to promote access to the Bar. The Inns of Court between them now provide nearly £5 million per year in scholarships to ensure that financial need does not prevent capable students of studying for the Bar.’ ”
Inner Temple, 30th May 2012
Source: www.innertemple.org.uk
“Students deciding whether to shell out for a law degree will be greatly helped by initiatives like Birkbeck’s taster.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Today I am talking with Professor Gary Slapper, Director of NYU. We have a wide ranging discussion on the fabric of law in society, the College of Law sale, the proposed new ‘practice oriented’ degrees and their value, if any, and consider the quality of judges. Gary also introduces a few unusual cases towards the end.”
Charon QC, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“Stay focused, appear reasonable and craft an anecdote. And try to be likable.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is being urged to prevent universities being bought by private equity firms after the College of Law, a charity that provides teaches law courses in London and six other cities across England, was sold to a private equity firm for £200m.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) has issued a call for feedback on radical proposals for reform, including the replacement of the training contract with a more flexible period of ‘supervised practice’.”
Legal Week, 12th April 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
“UCL Centre for Ethics and Law hopes to create a culture where lawyers do more than complying with the minimum they can get away with.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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