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Life Update and Springpod Law Work Experience

Hi everyone! Sorry I’ve been so inactive for a while. Year 12 is just as busy and I had expected but now that I’m settling into more of a comfortable routine with my work I can begin to focus on my blog more. In terms of supercurricular work I’ve done within school, I’ve been attending my school’s English and Spanish extension sessions each week without fail and might even record some of what I’ve learned on here! Speaking of school, I pretty was worried about how my first few tests would turn out as many sources online say that it’s not uncommon to be getting Cs or even Ds when you first begin your A-Levels, however, I’ve been doing pretty well and and am (hopefully) on track for all As and A*s!

Being completely honest, I did consider abandoning/deleting this blog and studying something else at university. When I had free time these past couple months I often found myself on thestudentroom.com looking at Law requirements; I began obsessing over how much of a competitive subject it is and how I might not have done enough to study it etc... but that’s the point of this blog! I made it to keep track of all the hard work I have/am going to be putting in in order to get into a prestigious university!

An ex-student from my school who studied English at Brasenose College in Oxford came to speak to us in an English extension session and it was just so inspiring! I even began looking up just what an English degree would actually entail (I’m sticking to law though, don’t worry). However, there are a lot of supercurricar activities advised for English that I would like to do because I think transferrable skills such as problem solving and attention to detail that English can give is important for both subjects. That’s why I’m going to be branching out in the sort of content I post! I’ll be making more language and other subject-related posts in the near future, so please look forward to those!

What really made me sure of my decision to continue working towards Law at university was the Springpod Law Work Experience that I took part in recently. The deadline for my assignments was actually today! I signed up for it quite naively, and didn't anticipate just how much work I would need to put in - but it was actually everything I needed! It was so rewarding and I learned so much about the subject! I’d really advise you all to take part the next time it’s running!

Here is the link to sign up for the work experience. (Good luck!)

Here is my post detailing everything I learned. (Coming soon!)

Thanks for sticking with me through all of this, I really appreciate at the likes, reblogs and follows!

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Law Related Essay Competitions

I found a few lists of essay competitions for students and decided to compile all of the relevant ones for the study of law here. I’m unsure of which ones are currently open, though, I also know that some of them aren’t running this year as well - but a quick Google search of the name should give you all the information you need! Good luck!

General Arts and Humanities

[University of St Andrew] John Stuart Mill Cup [Reach Cambridge] Scholarship Essay Competition - November Yr 12 NCH Essay Competition - January [New College] Equality and Diversity Essay Competition - March [ISA] Sixth Form Essay Prize - March Girton College Humanities Writing Competition - March [Newnham College] The Woolf Essay Prize - March The Minds Underground World Literature Essay Competition - April The Dukes Education Essay Prize - June 1st Libra Essay Prize - June 26th John Locke Institute Essay Competition - July 15th Robinson College Essay Prize – August 14th

Ancient and Medieval Languages

[Newham College] The Modern and Medieval Languages Essay Prize - March

Classics

[Newham College] The Classics Essay Prize - March Fitzwilliam College Ancient World and Classics Essay Competition - April St John’s Classic and Ancient History Essay Competition - April [St Hugh’s College] The Mary Renault Prize - July 24th

English

[Newcastle University] Young People’s Poetry Prize] Queens’ College Estelle Prize for English Gonville & Caius English Challenge The Betty Haigh Shakespeare Prize - September Jane Martin Poetry Prize - February Wicked Young Writers Awards - March Peterhouse Thomas Campion English Prize - April [Christ Church] About Tower Poetry - April 22nd The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition - June 30th [Victoria University of Wllington] Schools Poetry Award - July 6th [Trinity College] Gould Prize for Essay in English Literature - August 1st [Manchester Metropolitan University] Manchester Writing Competition - September 18th

Geography

[Royal Geographical Society] David W. Smith Memorial Prize [Royal Geographical Society] Young Geographer of the Year

History

[Historical Association] The Great Debate [Newham College] The History Essay Prize - March Peterhouse Vellacott History Prize - March for essay title; April for the essay [The University of Sheffield] The Department of History Y12/L6 History Essay Prize - April The Minds Underground History Essay Competition - April [Trinity College] Robson History Prize - May Gonville & Caius History Essay Challenge - June 5th [Historical Association] Young Historian Awards - July 20th [St Hugh’s College] The Julia Wood Prize - July 24th

Modern Foreign Languages

[OGN] Oxford German Olympiad - March [Newham College] The Modern and Medieval Languages Essay Prize - March [University of Oxford] French Flash Fiction Competition - March [University of Oxford] Spanish Flash Fiction Competition - March [OGN] Oxford German Olympiad Round 2 - April Gonville & Caius Modern Languages Challenge - June 5th OGN German Classic Essay Prize

Philosophy

[The University of Sheffield] Secondary School Philosophy Essay Prize - March The Minds Underground Philosophy Essay Competition - April [Newham College] The Philosophy Essay Prize - May 11th [Trinity College] Philosophy Essay Prize - May 31st Oriel College] Lloyd Davies Philosophy Prize - June 22nd [St Peter’s College] Edgar Jones Philosophy Essay Competition - September

Religious Studies

Pope John Paul II Award Logos Institution Essay Writing Competition - February

Social Sciences

[Reach Cambridge] Scholarship Essay Competition - November Yr 12 NCH Essay Competition - January [New College] Equality and Diversity Essay Competition - March [Newham College] The Woolf Essay Prize - March [Newham College] The Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Essay Prize - March Lucy Cavendish Essay Prize on contemporary issues - April The Dukes Education Essay Prize - June 1st Libra Essay Prize - June 26th The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition - June 30th John Locke Institute Essay Competition - July 15th Robinson College Essay Prize - August 14th Bank of England and Financial Times School Blog Competition - January [Adam Smith Institute] Young Writer on Liberty Competition The Minds Underground Sustainability & Economics Essay Competition - April The Royal Economic Society’s Young Economist of the Year Essay Competition - July 27th [IEA] The Dorian Fisher Memorial Prize - July 24th The Economist Open Future Prize - July Marshall Society Essay Competition - August The LSESU Economics Society Essay Competition- August The Richard Kock Breakthrough Prize - September for Registration; June for Submission

Land Economy

Fitzwilliam College Land Economy Essay Competition - April

Law

[The Supreme Court] The Student Writing Competition - October [Corpus Christi College] Peter Cane Legal Reasoning Prize - February [Trinity College] Robert Walker Prize for Essays in Law - April [Jesus College] The Lord Toulson Essay Prize in Law - April The Minds Underground Law Essay Competition - April [Merton College] Law Essay Competition

Politics

The Minds Underground Politics Essay Competition - April [Trinity College] R.A. Bulter Politics Prize - August 3rd [LSE Undergraduate Political Review] Essay Competition - September

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Law Practice Questions

Studying law is very different from practicing it, therefore, the interviews often include complex situational questions to discern which candidates would be the most suitable for them to take on. Below you can find sample questions to try and answer yourselves, as well as my answers to some of them.

What are the arguments for and against bicycle helmets?

If someone had expressed extreme dislike of it previously and on multiple occasions, would their partner’s habit of cooking with lots of salt be grounds for divorce?

- While it does seem excessive, in my opinion, this person’s actions do demonstrate a lack of care for their partner, and if the partner felt as if this caused such a great rift in their relationship, it could be a reason for divorce.

If someone looked you in a room and said that you’re free to come out whenever you like as long as you pay then £2, is this deprivation of liberty?

- I don’t think it is as they are still demanding something from you that you shouldn’t have to give

What effect on society does someone crashing into a lamppost have?

- It would impact the other driver’s and traffic in the area. This could cause people to be late for work of outings which has an effect on the people they were supposed to be there with.

- It affects the people who have to repair it. They get paid for their work and can spend that many on other things, which stimulates the economy.

Should the use of mobile phones be banned on public transport?

- It can cause people to be distracted and result in them inconveniencing others or injuring themselves. But it’s distracting manner can also entertain people and help to pass the time for them.

- In my opinion, the biggest advantage is that it can be used to communicate with other people. If someone’s meeting up with friends they need to be able to update them on their location.

- It can also help them with directions, if they’re unsure of what buses they need to take or what stations they need to change at.

If the punishment for being on the phone while driving was death, and therefore nobody did it, would that be a just and effective law?

- Distracted drivers can cause deaths themselves, so some people might see it as an equivalent.

- In my opinion, it can’t be denied that it is a very extreme punishment. It could also lead to many other ‘crimes’ being punishable by death, leading to a lot of fear in the public and mistrust towards law officials.

What would a world without law be like?

Can A.I have a conscience?

What are traffic lights used for?

If someone gave you £100 thinking it was a loan, and you accepted it, thinking it was a gift, would you have to give it back?

- I think that person giving the money should have specified/confirmed beforehand, so you wouldn’t HAVE to, but it would be courteous to pay them back.

Is being forced to wear uniform a breach of human rights?

- I don’t think so as private institutions have the right to exercise some degree of their will over students.

Is someone guilty of an offence if they set out to commit a crime but didn’t?

- I think they are. Attempted crimes can also be chargeable.

Is someone guilty of an offence if they didn’t set out to commit a crime but did

- I think they are, but it’s still a lot trickier to sentence them.

Would you trade your t-shirt for a car even if you had no idea what state it’s in, or even if I had one?

Should anyone be able to serving a jury?

- I don’t think so as some people are not capable of being impartial and understanding both sides of the argument, which I believe is key in a court of law.

What privacies does a country have the right to violate?

Do laws create morality or does morality create laws?

- I think the second, as laws were created after people.

Someone is stuck in a burning house and offers to pay you a large sum of money if you rescue them. You help them out and they refuse to pay you the money, can you sue them?

- I think that you could but it would be morally incorrect as you should have helped them regardless of the monetary reward.

What is the difference between a rule, command and a request?

What is the meaning of life?

If your bank manager tells you you have £100 in your account when you actually gave £50, and you go out and spend £100, thinking you can afford it, who is at fault and who should reimburse the other?

- I believe that the bank manager is at fault and that you would not need to pay £50 back to the bank. You acted in a way according to the information you had and there was no way for you to believe otherwise.

If someone said that England won the Euros believing that, without a doubt, this was true, when actually Italy won, did they lie?

- I don’t think they lied, but they didn’t tell the truth either. They told a statement that was false but there was no malintent because they believed it.

You’re dying of thirst in a desert and find a bottle that two people have encountered. One of them replaced the water with poison, and the other poured out it’s contents, believing it was water. As the bottle is empty, you die of thirst. Which of the two is guilty of murder?

- In my opinion, the first person is guilty of attempted murder as they tried to poison you, but you didn’t drink it. The second person is also guilty of attempted murder as they got rid of what they thought would save you, however, it was poison that would have killed you. Therefore, I believe that neither of them are fully guilty of murder.

Your very elderly grandparent hands you a much larger sum of money than they said they were holding and you're aware of their mistake. What do you do? And what does the law require you to do?

If you see a blind person is about to collide with a signpost and nobody around has noticed, do you have a duty to tell them? If they do hit the post and get seriously injured, are you at fault?

- I think that you should help them, as looking out for others is the right thing to do. However, I do not think that you could get tried for bodily injury in court

A blacksmith lights a furnace and leaves one of his apprentices to watch it for him. The blacksmith is still away for many hours after they said they would return and the exhausted apprentice falls asleep. The fire erupts and burns the neighbours home. Who caused the accident? Who should pay for the damage? What points could the person required to pay the price use in their defence?

- I think that the apprentice could have prevented the accident as they were by the fire, however, they were stationed there for a long time and it would have been impossible for them to stay awake any longer. I think that the blacksmith should pay for the damage as he is in charge of his apprentice and should cover for their misdeeds. One defence I think he could use for himself is that he was not present when the fire erupted and that there was nothing he could have done about it and is therefore free from guilt.

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Law Wider Reading

I think that wider reading can really help students to understand what it would be like to study their desired subject. That’s why I will be compiling a list of law related books and summarising/giving my opinions on them in separate links.

Books I’ve read:

Books I need to read:

Eve Was Shamed - Helena Kennedy

The Rule of Law - Tom Bingham

What About Law - Graham Virgo, Janet O'Sullivan, Catherine Barnard

Letters to a Law Student - Nicholas McBride

Is Eating People Wrong? - Allan Hutchinson

About Law: An Introduction - Tony Honoré

Legal Method - Ian McLeod

The Bramble Bush: On Our Law and Its Study - Karl N. Llewellyn

Using a Law Library: A Student’s Guide to Legal Research Skills - Peter Clinch

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Endangered Species of the Month - African Forest Elephant

23rd August 2021 (for September)

What is the species and where is it located?

African forest elephants are the critically endangered cousin of the African savanna elephant. Forest elephants have a very slow reproductive rate so they cannot bounce back from population declines quickly. They inhabit the dense rainforests of Gabon and the Republic of Congo, with smaller populations remaining in other African countries (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Ghana).

Why is it extinct/endangered?

Poaching for ivory is the most immediate threat for African forest elephants. They are also threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation due to conversion of forests for agriculture, livestock farming, and human infrastructure. Furthermore, commercial logging, plantations for biofuels and extractive industries like logging and mining not only destroy habitat but also open access to remote elephant forests for poachers.

As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. Where farms border elephant habitat or cross elephant migration corridors, damage to crops and villages can become commonplace. This often leads to loss of life on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and guards often shoot ‘problem’ elephants.

What we can do to help?

In the Congo Basin, WWF strives to eliminate illegal hunting in protected areas and end the hunting of forest elephants. They brought together ‘wildlife soldiers’ from neighbouring countries in the Congo Basin that move freely within the area and pursue poachers across borders as a result of this international cooperation.

WWF and TRAFFIC, the world’s largest wildlife trade monitoring network, support a Central African Forest Commission commitment to put a ground-breaking regional network called PAPECALF into place that will strengthen law enforcement and better combat poaching of species at risk from illegal wildlife trade.

You can make a donation or adopt an animal here on the official WWF website.

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The History of Maternity Law in Britain

Maternity hospitals in the UK can be traced back to the 18th century, although, back then, the majority of women gave birth at home. Unfortunately, national funding was withdrawn from 31 August 1945 but the London County Council continued to pay for the use of emergency maternity homes for women who could not give birth at home.

Midwives

The Midwives Act 1902 established a register of midwives, because of concerns about the large number of maternal and infant deaths. It then became a legal offence to 'habitually and for gain, attend women in childbirth otherwise than under the direction of a qualified medical practitioner unless she be certified under this Act.' To this day, the register is still maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Maternity Services

Women who do not have ordinarily resident status in the UK are liable for charges for maternity services of around £7000 or even more if there are complications. People can also be charged for miscarriages and stillbirths. This greatly discourages migrant women from accessing care. They may also receive care from more than one hospital resulting in them receiving more than one bill.

Maternity Benefits

The 1911 Act provided a maternity benefit of thirty shillings for the wives of those who paid National Insurance Contributions.

Nowadays, Statutory Maternity Pay is payable to women who are employed and have worked long enough to qualify. Maternity Allowance is paid to those who do not qualify for it but have paid enough National Insurance Contributions.

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The Law Surrounding Family Youtubers

As it stands there have been many cases of abuse surrounding family channels on Youtube - overly harsh punishments for the sake of shock value, continuing to records meltdowns even as the child expresses their dislike of being filmed and even ‘rehoming’ their adopted children after they weren’t displaying behaviour that the parents viewed as being ‘camera-friendly. However, this post focuses solely on the laws and regulations surrounding child influencers.

Child Labour Laws

When it comes to kid influencers (also known as ‘kidfluencers’) who make money reviewing toys or being cute on camera, I think that the same laws that protect child actors should apply. Child actors must have work permits, and there are strict regulations limiting their working hours, requiring ‘rest and recreation’ time while they are on set, and ensuring that their work does not interfere with their education. However, in the UK, no laws outline protections for minors earning income on social media. This is concerning as, without any protection, the child could potentially lose millions to their own parents.

Furthermore, YouTube is a user-generated content platform, meaning that even if there were regulations put in place to protect the children, there’s such a large amount of content available that it would be is virtually impossible to oversee the working conditions of those involved, especially for the channels that are smaller and less well-known.

Privacy and Consent

Even if there were legal protections put in place to ensure that the child is getting paid, being in a vlog is very different from acting. While a child actor is playing a role separate from themselves, children that appear in family vlog channels are not performing - they are living their daily life, with their very real thoughts and emotions. Moreover, there is also no shortage of potentially humiliating moments being shared; temper tantrums, first crushes, exam results and reactions to pranks - all for the purpose of views, likes, and, ultimately, more money.

There is no way of knowing the long term effects that this new industry will have on these children until the first wave of them grows up, but I believe that no two-year-old children verbally agrees to have their crying fits shared on the internet. Teens also do not sign up to be filmed in uncomfortable moments, like when they bring a close friend home for the first time.

There may not be specific laws that regulate the presence of children on social media yet, but the right to privacy is protected by article 16 of the Convention of the Rights of the Child. It states that:

1. No child shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his or her honour and reputation.

2. The child has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

It may be difficult to restrict the invasion of a child’s privacy, but what if the incentives to do it were removed? I don’t think that these parents would keep a camera on their child’s faces all day, every day, if they couldn’t make money off of it. Therefore, a possible solution to this issue would be prohibiting monetisation of videos featuring children. But where would the line be drawn? Would a child’s voice in the background of a livestream warrant complete demonetisation?

This is one avenue of family law that I think is severely overlooked and so I hope that by sharing information and reintroducing the topic back into the public conscience, change can occur soon.

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The Benefits of English Literature

Almost all universities require applicants to take an essay subject in order to enrol in a law course, but that was not something I focused on when choosing my A-Level subjects. I believe that in the modern day, English Literature provides students with two indispensable skills:

Critical Thinking

A rise in fan culture online has lead to a lot of teenagers interacting with and analysing media in a very specific way - a way that is different from what people are expected to have in a formal education setting.

Media that attracts a lot of attention online often includes main characters that you’re supposed to like and agree with. The stories are built around rooting for with the protagonists and condemning the antagonists. This black and white worldview is what entertainers believe will suit younger generations.

This kind of thinking can fall apart with other types of media - those with more complex storylines. If someone who has only ever analysed media this way encounters something more nuanced such as 1984, Lolita, and The Great Gatsby (stories that deal with unreliable narrators) or stories such as Catcher in the Rye (which has a narrator reacting to very challenging situations) it can lead to horrible misunderstanding.

Studying literature formally reintroduces the idea that the readers are not always supposed to fully agree with the protagonist and should instead view the piece more critically.

Comprehension

Often people tasked with literary analysis complain about being asked to explain why an author uses a specific literary device. They believe that they are being asked to memorise the long paragraphs of description (in, for example, Great Expectations) and carry it with them for the rest of their lives. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. The process of understanding why an author uses a technique develops your ability to search for meaning within a text and fill in gaps of information yourself. Fake news has recently been a highly discussed topic, and I think that a reason for the widespread inability to discern the truth for oneself is a lack of this ability.

Everything an author writes has meaning. Whether it was intentional or not, their biases and agendas are reflected in their language. This ties directly with being able to identify, for example, racist or sexist language used in certain news sources. The way we communicate is a reflection of ourselves, whether it’s in a novel, news article, work email or post online. Instead of taking a piece of writing at face value while assuming that there is not any deeper meaning or thought behind the page, ask yourselves these questions:

Who does the author expect to read this?

What are they trying to communicate to them?

What does the author think about their readers?

What do they not realise they’re saying?

In my opinion, the most interesting part of any piece of writing is what’s between the lines. Studying literature in depth allows you to gain these vital comprehension skills. Skills that I believe will aid a student greatly in the study of law cases.

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Introduction and Masterpost

Hello! I’m an A-Level and aspiring law student who made this blog for two main reasons:

1. To document and share my research into the all encompassing term ‘law,’ as it’s something I’m very interested in and want to keep up to date with.

2. To simplify various concepts of law, so that (future) law students and non-law people can all understand them easily. I believe that no matter how many laws are passed/policies formed, they will only remain words on a sheet up paper until everyone fully comprehends their implementations and how it affects them.

[Right now (August 2021), many areas of the blog are empty, but I am working on filling all of the sections I have set out.]

Post Navigation

About Me

Life Updates Masterpost

Student Resources

Concept Explanations

Different Types of Law (Alphabetised)

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

Banking law

Commercial law

Constitutional law

Construction law

Contract law

Corporate law

Criminal law

Employment law

Environmental law

Equity and trusts

EU law

Family law

Human rights law

- Human Rights Law: The Equality Act

Insurance law

Intellectual property (IP) law

Land law

Litigation

Media law

Private client law

Property law

Public law

Shipping law

Sports law

Tax law

Tort law

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Endangered Species of the Month - Quagga

16th August 2021

What was the species and where was it located?

The Quagga is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra (more aesthetically similar to a horse) and was once found in great numbers in the Karoo of Cape Province and the southern part of the Orange Free State in South Africa. The quagga is believed to have been around 257 cm long and 125–135 cm tall at the shoulder. It was distinguished from other zebras by its pattern of brown and white stripes, mainly on the front part of the body.

Why is it extinct/endangered?

After the European settlement of South Africa began, the quagga was extensively hunted, as it competed with domesticated animals. Some were taken to zoos in Europe, but all attempted breeding programmes were unsuccessful. It was extinct in the wild by 1878 and the last captive specimen died in Amsterdam on 12 August 1883.

Why did I choose it for this month?

I chose to highlight this animal to begin this series because I recently completed the Introduction to Conservation course with National Geographic (which can be found here), and it was the animal I researched for the section on species extinction.

What we can do to help?

The Quagga Project is trying to recreate the Quagga’s hair coat pattern and other characteristics by selectively breeding the genetically closest subspecies, Burchell's zebra.

More information about the animal’s restoration can be found on their official website here: https://www.quaggaproject.org

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