The competition is open to anyone studying an undergraduate or
post-graduate degree at a UK university and first prize is publication
of the winning essay on the UK Supreme Court Blog and The Guardian, a week’s work experience at
Olswang LLP, the opportunity to shadow Hugh Tomlinson QC and the
opportunity to visit The
Guardian's offices. In addition, the winner will receive an iPad
mini and £250 in cash.
Short-listed entries will be judged by recently-retired Supreme
Court justice Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood.
To enter, students must submit an essay of no more than
1,000 words in answer to either of the following questions to editors@ukscblog.com
1.
Judging the constitution: what role should the UKSC
play in determining the constitutional law of the UK?
OR
2.
Rogue justice: do we need more or fewer dissenting
voices in the UKSC?
The deadline for submissions is Friday 26 April 2013
If you have any questions about the competition, please do
not hesitate to email: editors@ukscblog.com editors@ukscblog.com
We would also like to take this opportunity to remind students who
are interested in a career in the law of The
Guardian's helpful "studying law" website that can
be found at guardian.co.uk/law/studying-law.
