Updated guides are coming soon!
We update our Core Guides every summer in time for the new academic year. We’ve had a fair few students get in touch already about when we’ll be releasing our next updates, so click here for the breakdown.
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And if there is one thing law students don’t have… is a lot of spare time to be figuring this all out yourself.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced universities around the country to close their campuses and make the transition to remote and online study. Students will often spend a portion of their day working from their room or accommodation anyway, so while this change may be less extreme than people with jobs being forced to work from home, studying away from the university campus presents its own challenges and opportunities.
The last fortnight has seen a rapid escalation of the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK. With this escalation, people in the UK have come to realise the very real effect it will have on everyone in this country. On 23 March 2020, Boris Johnson outlined strict new measures: people should leave home only to exercise once a day, to travel to and from work where "absolutely necessary", to shop for essential items and to fulfil any medical or care needs. Along with pubs, cinemas, theaters and leisure centres shops selling non-essential goods are now closed.
Those of you studying LPC will be familiar with the process of disclosure of documents (see page 33 of our LPC guide).
Broadly, if you’re going to embark on litigation you have to let the other side see relevant documents.
You probably know that limitation periods apply in respect of litigation proceedings; public policy reasons for this are fairly obvious. Generally applicable periods are either 3 or 6 years, so what if the claim was brought 35 years after the action complained of? A non-starter surely? Actually no. The action has been allowed to proceed in Young v Downey [2019].
Don’t make a sound – I’ve got a covenant for quiet enjoyment
Covenants by landlords to allow tenants quiet enjoyment of premises let to them are pretty standard and there are lots of cases around what is meant by that particular covenant. (For those of you yet to embark on the joys of Land law a quick translation of the first part of this – let’s go with “Promises by landlords to give tenants a bit of peace in the premises for which the tenants are paying rent”).
There has been much press comment on the outcome of the recent attempt by Bromley London Borough Council to secure what was effectively a borough wide ban to prevent the Gypsy and Traveller community from setting up camps. (Bromley v Persons Unknown 2020). The Local Authority’s application failed in the High Court and its appeal was unsuccessful.
The SRA has just released its annual quality assurance report which shows the LPC and GDL pass rates at different law schools. Pass rates differ hugely between law schools.
Over the 2018 academic year, the pass rate for the GDL fell from 64% to just 60%…
The Supreme Court has once again made a finding against the government. This time it’s in connection with a really interesting case of false imprisonment. R (on the application of Jalloh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019]. The unfortunate Mr Jalloh, a Liberian national was released from immigration detention and allowed to live at home under strict rules which imposed a curfew from 11.00pm to 7.00am daily.
Newly updated editions of our LPC guides to Corporate Transactions, Corporate Finance, Debt Finance and Equity Finance are now available. Make sure you check out these guides if you are taking these exams!
Many of you who are studying the LPC this year are expecting to be examined on the new SRA Code of Conduct; this finally came into force on 25th November 2019. We have updated our LPC guide accordingly. But don’t worry – if you are being taught at an institution which is examining this year under the old rules - we can still let you have a copy of the previous version of our guide. (Do make sure you look at the new rules before you actually start work though!!)
If you’re in the process of studying EU, Public or Constitutional law now, then you need to read this post! It’s very likely that you’ll need to understand and refer to the concept in your exams, and to have a grasp what is now happening with Brexit. (If you have bought the relevant individual subject LLB guides, or the GDL guide, do read this as an update on your Brexit chapters).
We don't write guides specifically for the QLTS, but often have students and overseas lawyers ask if our guides are helpful.
We have quite a few customers using our GDL and LPC guides for the QLTS - and now one has written a very helpful article about how she prepared for the QLTS! We're glad to see our LPC Answered Core Guide get a mention.
We’re currently working on new editions of our LPC guides to Corporate Transactions, Corporate Finance, Debt Finance and Equity Finance. Our updated editions will be released in the week commencing 10 February. You'll be able to see on the individual product pages on our site for the date each guide is up to date at.
Ethical veganism is a protected belief!
Well, who knew that? We’ve all got good (and about time too) at recognising groups protected under the Equality Act 2010. Most law students can probably recall at least the majority of the categories – age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and sex. But how many of us would have thought that “belief” covered veganism?
