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The Bar Council Scholarship Trust is sponsoring an essay competition, open to law students and pupils.
Entrants must submit an essay of not more than 3,000 words, which makes the case for a law reform that is desirable, practical and useful. The prizes are £4,000 for the winner, £2,500 for the runner up, £1,500 for the best CPE/GDL entry and £1,000 for the runner up CPE/GDL entry. The closing date is 15 October 2010 at 5pm. Email: WendyMcLaughlin@BarCouncil.org.uk for more information.
Entrants must submit an essay of not more than 3,000 words, which makes the case for a law reform that is desirable, practical and useful. The prizes are £4,000 for the winner, £2,500 for the runner up, £1,500 for the best CPE/GDL entry and £1,000 for the runner up CPE/GDL entry. The closing date is 15 October 2010 at 5pm. Email: WendyMcLaughlin@BarCouncil.org.uk for more information.
The Bar Council Scholarship Trust is sponsoring an essay competition, open to law students and pupils.
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Opportunity for female sopranos/contraltos in secondary education, or who have recently finished secondary education but have not yet begun tertiary education. Eligibility includes children of members of the Bar
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