by Anwita Karanth, penultimate year L.L.B. student and student writer with the UCL Junior Lawyers Against Poverty Chapter TikTok has been steadily revolutionising protest since 2020, when the BLM movement gained traction on the app, and continues to demonstrate its influence amongst the youth in current human rights affairs. TikTok’s newest human rights project focuses…

Introduction to Pro Bono Talk (Fresher’s only event) Taruniga Thambiayah, Publications Editor and Contributor of the UCL Student Pro Bono Committee. The “Introduction to Pro Bono Talk” event, collaboratively organised by the Student Pro Bono Committee and UCL Law Society, provided an exceptional opportunity for Freshers to explore the extensive landscape of pro bono possibilities…

Ee Vi Lim, penultimate year LLB student and Co-President for the London Law Conference 2022 It went back to 2018 when a non-law student in UCL, Sukhminder, decided to launch what has come to be known today as the London Law Conference (LLC) in the hopes of making the legal profession more accessible for students…

Featuring representatives from distinguished human rights law firms, UCL SPBC drew the first academic term to an end with the impactful Human Rights Panel. The panel event was held on 14 December 2022 in a hybrid format at Denys Holland Lecture Theatre. The speakers were Eva Roszykiewicz and Erica San from Bhatt Murphy, Gimhani Eriyagolla…

On 17 November 2022, UCL SPBC collaborated with the UCL Law Society to organise a karaoke fundraiser at the Richard Mully’s Basement Bar. The event was open to all students, and those who wished to contribute were encouraged to purchase the tickets priced at £5 each.   The aim of the event was to raise funds for…

5 great reasons to do pro bono Learn new legal skills  Exposure to clients from various backgrounds can help you pick up people skills. You will learn how to handle emotional and vulnerable clients, which are valuable in the client-facing profession. The compassion that stems from the humanity viewpoint will bring about holistic development to…

On the 28th of September 2022, the Centre for Access to Justice Student Pro Bono Committee (SPBC) and the UCL Law Society co-hosted a pro bono fair at the central hub of Bentham House. The objectives of the event were to introduce the internal and external pro bono opportunities to the freshers, and to engage…

By Fraser Barnstaple   Jeremy Bentham commented in the 19th century that when the cost of litigation is too great, entry to the system becomes a lottery to which only those with a golden ticket (money) can gain access. Unfortunately, the current state of the Criminal Justice System (CJS) means this rings true today, which…

By Emilia Kechagia On 30 November 2021, UCL JLAP completed their first book drive of the academic year in association with the International Book Facility. The books are due to be shipped to Sierra Leone. The ILBF provides good quality second hand legal textbooks, donated by the UK legal community, to not-for-profit organisations in need…