In this blogpost for the Institute for Social Justice, Helen Trouille, Senior Lecturer in Law at York St John University, discusses the work of the Law Clinic at YSJ with the charity Settled in relationContinue reading
Category: Students
Institute for Social Justice: Meet ISJ Student Intern Katy Harris
There are lots of opportunities for Law students to use their legal research skills at YSJ. We are really proud of Katy Harris, who is a third year Law student at YSJ, passionate about socialContinue reading
(Un)Settled status: YSJ Law Clinic students to help EU citizens apply for status
By Lauren Kelly In York St John’s Law Clinic, a group of students has recently been working with the charity Settled to assist EU citizens with their pre-settled and settled status applications. These statuses ensureContinue reading
What the law says about hate crime: A guide for students by students
YSJ Law Clinic students Lauren Kelly, Devon Drakes and Jess Matthews have published a blogpost for the University’s Report and Support initiative for Hate Crime Awareness Week 2020. Read more here. Hate Crime Awareness WeekContinue reading
YSJ Student Law Society Moot
On Wednesday, 30th September the YSJ Student Law Society held their first internal moot competition. The case debated was R v Stubbs. In this case, the defendant was charged with manslaughter due to supplying fatalContinue reading
York St John Law Society’s Peer Mentoring System
Starting University is a daunting experience for students. The prospect of moving or commuting to a new city, starting a new course, meeting lots of new people and attempting to navigate your way around anContinue reading
Interlaw Diversity Forum Internship
During the summer holidays, I decided to do something useful with my time and apply for an online virtual internship. This particular internship was sponsored by the BPP University and it was organised by theContinue reading
Emotional abuse and Coercive Control Laws: A critical study into the effect of redefining domestic abuse
By Christienne Whincup This project is submitted for assessment in the First Year Law in Action 1 module. Since the conception of Domestic Violence legislation in England and Wales (Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings ActContinue reading
Have developments to the law of misrepresentation and wider public policy made a mockery of the age-old concept of caveat emptor in contract law?
By Chris Heale This project is submitted in assessment in the first year Law in Action 1 module When Contract Law developed in the nineteenth century, influenced by laissez-faire economics, underpinning it was the doctrineContinue reading
Does the Anglo-Welsh legal system obtain internal consistency when considering the defence of automatism in relation to cases of diabetes?
By Adrianna Tama, LLB1 This project was submitted for assessment in the first year Law in Action 1 module. The underlying question that will be explored in this research project is ‘Does the Anglo-Welsh legalContinue reading