“One of the most thankless jobs in the legal world must be championing public legal education (PLE). The embodiment of motherhood and apple pie, nobody can argue with the notion that people should have the know-how to manage the law in their everyday lives, but it is one of the most marginal of issues.”
The Guardian, 25th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Educating future mediators – speech by Lord Neuberger at the Fourth Civil Mediation Council National Conference on 11th May 2010.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th May 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“For the first time in a UK syllabus, a module on law and the legal system beyond Earth’s atmosphere will be included as an option for students starting at Sunderland University in September.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The lack of social mobility in the legal sector has reached critical levels, according to a report published today, with aspiring lawyers from less privileged backgrounds struggling to work in key areas of law.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Legal Week reports: It has also been confirmed that BPP Law School, which last month asked for volunteers among its BVC students to defer for a year, exceeded its allocated numbers of 456 by 80. This figure includes both the full-time and part-time BVC courses run by BPP in London and Leeds. It has since been reduced to 63 as a result of deferrals and withdrawals.”
Charon QC, 12th October 2009
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“School pupils are to be taught how the justice system works as part of a national curriculum change unveiled by justice minister Bridget Prentice and Attorney General Baroness Scotland QC.”
The Lawyer, 20th July 2009
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Today I talked to John Foster, spokesman for Oxbridge Training Contracts about the legality of his service, his view of the ethics and exactly what Oxbridge Training Contracts is actually offering to students who wish to use their services. We also talk about the provision of model answers, tailored to specific questions put by the student client, and the problems that could arise if a student submits these model answers as their own work for coursework assessment.”
Charon QC, 24th March 2009
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“A deaf would-be law student has begun proceedings against a London law school, alleging disability discrimination on the grounds of ‘unfavourable treatment’ and failure to make ‘reasonable adjustments’.”
Law Society’s Gazette. 5th March 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Three of London’s law schools have considerably increased their Legal Practice Course (LPC), despite the widespread cost-cutting measures currently being implemented across the profession.”
Legal Week, 26th February 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Law students — perhaps unsurprisingly, given the subject they are studying — are among those most likely to complain about their course at university.”
The Times, 15th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Budding lawyers seeking advice and support in their efforts to join the legal profession will be helped by a government initiative launched today by Justice Minister Lord Bach.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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