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Interviews
Posted by Joseph Thompson to College of Law, York blog on the 10th March 2013.
Interviews provide endless opportunities to embarrass yourself. I have done it all, from making cringe-worthy attempts at jokes to fill awkward silences, to being caught staring at inappropriate body-parts, to frankly stating that there is nothing in...
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Getting on the Legal Ladder
Posted by Joseph Thompson to College of Law, York blog on the 8th October 2012.
Finding your first few pieces of legal work experience can be a nightmare.
Sending out speculative covering letter and CV combos, hand-signed in ink and geometrically paper-clipped and stapled, only to receive a flat refusal or deafening...
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Things I wish I had known before starting the GDL
Posted by Joseph Thompson to College of Law, York blog on the 23rd September 2012.
Things I wish I had known (or at least fully understood) before starting the GDL:
• Treat your GDL like a job. Be strict and study between, say, 9am and 6pm and enjoy your evening to yourself. Don’t procrastinate or work lightly all day because...
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Guardian article: 'The wrong Carlos: how Texas sent an innocent man to his death'
Posted by Calum Davies to College of Law, York blog on the 15th May 2012.
This illustrates the main criticism of capital punishment – that there is a constant potential for innocent people to be executed. A study conducted by Professor James Liebman and 12 students, entitled ‘Los Tocayos Carlos: An Anatomy of a Wrongful...
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Article: 'Drug drivers to face jail time under new law'
Posted by Calum Davies to College of Law, York blog on the 8th May 2012.
This is new proposal to be announced in the Queen's speech about planned legislation for the new session of Parliament, which takes place tomorrow. Currently, there is no specific offence for driving while under the influence of drugs. While...
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Article: 'Employers can force retirement, court ruling suggests'
Posted by Calum Davies to College of Law, York blog on the 25th April 2012.
This article responds to the case of Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes [2012] All ER (D) 121 (summary available on 'Today's Cases' in the 'Cases' tab of Lexis library) in the UK Supreme Court, which ruled that employers can implement a compulsory...
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Channel 4 documentary series, 'Death Row'
Posted by Calum Davies to College of Law, York blog on the 21st April 2012.
This is a slightly out of date post now, given that the last episode in this series was shown on 5th April. However, for any one with an interest in capital punishment or the criminal justice system, this series is definitely worth a watch.
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Legal myths and legends
Posted by Calum Davies to College of Law, York blog on the 8th April 2012.
Happy Easter all,
Here is an article exploring some of the strange, mythical rules which are often said to be legally binding in the UK (e.g. the illegality of eating mince pies on Christmas day, and the apparent privilege of Chester citizens to...
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Article: Minimum alcohol price planned for England and Wales
Posted by Calum Davies to College of Law, York blog on the 23rd March 2012.
The government has proposed to bring in a minimum price for alcohol of 40p per unit in a bid to combat the issue of binge drinking in British culture. While the intentions behind the proposal are laudable, I personally have doubts as to how effective...
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National Minimum Wage set to increase by 11p
Posted by Calum Davies to College of Law, York blog on the 19th March 2012.
The national minimum wage for adult workers, as it currently stands, is £6.08 per hour (SI 2011/2345 National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2011, s. 3). In October 2012, this is set to increase to £6.19 per hour (an increase of 11p per hour)....
