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  • 8th April 2012

    I thought an interesting topic in the media currently is the legislation mooted by the government which would allow GCHQ better access to our communications online, such as via Skype, Facebook and emails. Some argue that it is a complete invasion of...

  • 6th February 2012

    Hi everyone,

    This is to let you know my drop-in times for this semester: Wednesday 3-5 via Skype (add LexisNexisSheffield to your contacts) and Friday 11:30-1:30 in the Bartolome House Basement.

    I am also available via email -...

  • 11th December 2011
  • 11th December 2011

    Does everybody know about the Baby Barista blog? It's entertaining for anyone with some experience of the bar! http://www.guardian.co.uk/...

  • 30th November 2011

    Any student of criminal evidence will be well aware of the current situation regarding hearsay evidence. For those who are not, here it is. The European Court of Human Rights ruled in Al-Khawaja v. United Kingdom; Tahery v. United Kingdom (January 2009...

  • 30th November 2011

    Anybody looking to go to the bar will have heard time and again from barristers "don't do crime", "don't do family". These comments follow from the proposed cuts to legal aid in the governments 'legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders' bill...

  • 19th November 2011

    We are very lucky in that yesterday, Lord Justice Maurice Kay, Vice President of the Court of Appeals, came to Sheffield to speak to us about his experiences of the legal profession. His talk covered details of his entire career, starting with his time...

  • 26th October 2011

    So less students have applied to study law this year....http://www.thelawyer.com/students-turn-away-from-the-law-as-uni-applications-drop-across-the-board/1009965.article

    Seems very odd to me considering that tuition fees are on the up - surely...

  • 17th October 2011

    My studies of medical law thus far have raised some interesting questions. Traditionally, we used to trust doctors blindly in a paternalistic society. We would never have questioned their decisions. But then along came a series of high profile media-...

  • 10th October 2011

    The College of Law have set up a 'Future Lawyers Network' which looks like a great website for anybody considering a career in law to get involved with. You can access it via this link (choose login at the top to set up your own account):...

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