ShenSmith Barristers are very pleased to announce a new competition The Competition winner will recieve an iPad mini. The runner up will receive a chance to interview a barrister for 30-minutes. The competition is open for entries as of 17th …
ShenSmith Barristers are very pleased to announce a new competition exclusively for students of the Queen Mary University of London law school. The competition is open for entries as of 16th December 2016 and will receive entries until the 31st …
The European Union (EU) is a unique supranational construct of a kind that has never existed before and which has attracted plenty of criticism. Whether further legal integration is to be continued has been subject to a heavy debate. Critics …
Intellectual property is the term that refers to a range of different creations of the mind/intellect, such as artistic works or inventions. There are a number of different statutory instruments which aim to protect the creator and owner of intellectual …
The gender imbalance in the legal profession has been a constant problem ever since women were accepted in the Bar. Many initiatives like trying to introduce gender quotas are being considered to further the representation of women. However, it …
The Serious Crime Act (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 3rd March 2015. The Act brought about changes to a number of areas including computer misuse, prison security and child cruelty. There are three main areas that will be of …
At present the law on assisted suicide in the UK is fatally flawed with too much resting upon prosecutorial discretion and artificial distinctions leaving those most vulnerable most alienated. Proposals have been made to reform the law in this area …