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“A tax on gender” - Leeds Research Student comments on controversial ‘tampon tax’
Wide spread debate has opened on this topic as a result of the recent rejection by MPs to scrap the 5% VAT rate on sanitary products.
“Outstanding Presentation” award for blind Human Rights Law student
Thomas Mtonga was awarded the “Outstanding Presentation” honour at the biennial conference which was attended by delegates from over 50 countries.
PhD student comments on the Conservatives new Living Wage
Doctoral student, George Wilson discusses how the National Living Wage will have disastrous consequences for the lowest paid.
Ilaria Zavoli Wins Prize for Best Paper at the Southern Law PhD Conference
On 1 May 2015, Ilaria Zavoli, a PhD student, won the prize for the best paper at the Southern Law PhD Conference 2015, which was held at the University of Portsmouth.
Law students receive prize and work placement awards in memory of Pamela Walsh Peaker
Law students are recognised for their work in the Legal Advice Clinic, and get the opportunity to join solicitors’ firms for valuable work placements in memory of solicitor Pamela Walsh Peaker.