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Times Law Awards: Winners
Download the winning essays from previous competitions:
2020: Taming the Social Media Giants: How far should the state go in regulating online content?
1st:
James Kane
2nd:
Kathryn Handley
3rd:
Talodabioluwa Olu-Odugbemi
Runner-up:
Antonio Fanna
Runner-up:
Talia Zybutz
Runner-up:
Charlie Colenutt
2019: Brexit: A threat or an opportunity for UK lawyers and legal London?
1st:
George Croft
2nd:
Nyasha Weinberg
3rd:
Alexander Shaw
Runner-up:
William Beddows
Runner-up:
Sam Dayan
Runner-up:
Elijah Bossa
2018: Should history be rewritten in line with modern day views of human rights?
1st:
Spencer Turner
2nd:
Yuan Yi Zhu
3rd:
Katie Ratcliffe
Runner-up:
Harry Balfour-Lynn
Runner-up:
Max Twivy
Runner-up:
KayKay Marivate
2017: Brexit: should Parliament be able to overrule the referendum?
1st:
Genevieve Woods
2nd:
Leo Kirby
3rd:
Yuan Yi Zhu
Runner-up:
Dominic Behar
Runner-up:
James Kirby
Runner-up:
Krishan Nadesan
2016: Does Europe need a new legal framework to tackle the crisis of mass migration?
1st:
Joshua Brown
2nd:
Gavin Dingley
3rd:
Tristan Goodman
Runner-up:
Louisa Zangina
Runner-up:
Jack Bradley-Seddon
Runner-up:
John Morgan
2015: Is Magna Carta more hono
ured in the breach?
1st:
James Green
2nd:
Ian McDonald
3rd:
Alex Courtnage
Runner-up:
Natalie Cargill
Runner-up:
Christopher Sykes
Runner-up:
Francesca Norris
2014:
Morality versus legality: When is war justified?
1st:
George White
2nd:
James Beeton
3rd:
Lara Hassell
Runner-up:
Daniel Webb
Runner-up:
Birju Kotecha
Runner-up:
Koo Asakura
2013: Privacy and the Press: is state regulation in the public interest?
1st:
Dr. Andrew Lomas
2nd:
Lara Hassell
3rd:
Gillian Hughes
Runner-up:
Elizabeth Houghton
Runner-up:
Henry Mance
Runner-up:
Joel McMillan
2012: Cameras in court: justice's loss or gain?
1st:
James Potts
2nd:
Thomas Coates
3rd:
Eirwen-Jane Pierrot
Runner-up:
Edward Granger
Runner-up:
Kyle Lawson
Runner-up:
Jamie Susskind
2011: Justice under the axe: can the Government's cuts be fair?
1st:
Anthony Pavlovich
2nd:
Andrew McIntyre
3rd:
David Mead
Runner-up:
Stephen Donnelly
Runner-up:
Adam Myers
Runner-up:
Jack Simpson
2010: Supreme Court UK: Radical change, or business as usual?
1st:
Anita Davies
2nd:
Ian Higgins
3rd:
Ian McFarlane
Runner-up:
Natalie Kyneswood
Runner-up:
Jack Pailing
Runner-up:
Ben Zurawel
2009: Should people in the public eye have a right to privacy?
1st:
Bryan Adams
2nd:
Alexander Halban
3rd:
Fraser Campbell
Runner-up:
Dominic Brown
Runner-up:
Lee Howard
Runner-up:
Justin Leslie
2008: In the bank or under the bed: Should the law protect your money?
1st:
Ben Zurawel
2nd:
Fraser Campbell
3rd:
Peter Head
Runner-up:
Robert Grindrod
Runner-up:
Christopher Lillywhite
Runner-up:
Tom Xavier
2007: Extradition to foreign courts: are our laws fair?
1st:
Andrew McIntyre
2nd:
David Roderick
3rd:
Helen Nugent
Runner-up:
William East
Runner-up:
Edward Ho
Runner-up:
Greg Unwin
2006: Terrorism -v- Human Rights - Where do you draw the line ?
1st:
Amy Rogers
2nd:
Tim McAtackney
3rd:
Alexander Roy
Runner-up:
Charles Dawson
Runner-up:
Emma Douglas
Runner-up:
Andrew McIntyre
2005: Tesco Law: The Shape of Things to Come? Will Clementi be good for consumers but bad for lawyers?
1st:
Fraser Campbell
1st:
Sarah Love
3rd:
Arturo John
Runner-up:
Criseyda Cox
Runner-up:
Edward Ho
Runner-up:
Alan Mak
2004: Constitutional Reform: Will the justice system benefit?
1st:
James Brilliant
2nd:
Nicholas Roberts
3rd:
Yasseen Gailani
Runner-up:
Edward Ho
Runner-up:
James MacDonald
Runner-up:
Joanna McGinley
2003: Victims or Defendants - Can there be Justice For All?
1st:
Adam Sher
2nd:
Alexander Mills
3rd:
Andrew Lang
Runner-up:
Caroline Moore
Runner-up:
Kasia Walawska
Runner-up:
Aidan Wilcox
2002: International terrorists: What role should the law play?
1st:
Matthew Gullick
2nd:
William Tautz
3rd:
Jonathan Crompton
Runner-up:
Sarai Jacob
Runner-up:
Katy Ralph
Runner-up:
Andrew Roberts
2001: Ethical Dilemmas: Who should decide – lawyers, scientists or God?
1st:
Jonathan Davey
2nd:
Caroline Foster
3rd:
Adrian Delmont
Runner-up:
Katrina Bochner
Runner-up:
Richard Hamilton
Runner-up:
Timothy Walker
2000: Crimes against humanity: Who has the right to intervene?
1st:
Alice Marshment
2nd:
Donna Eccott
3rd:
Daniel Hubbard
Runner-up:
Joshua Hubbard
Runner-up:
Patrick Murphy
Runner-up:
C. Esther Wood
1998: Access to justice – who pays the price?
1st:
Mike Thomas
2nd:
Sarah Palin
3rd:
Suzana Sava
Runner-up:
Alastair Ladkin
Runner-up:
David Lewis
Runner-up:
Andrea Markham
Special prize winner:
Rachael Levene
1997: Privacy and the Press: Is Law the answer?
1st:
Adam Speker
2nd:
Ben McFarlane
3rd:
Paul McQuade
Runner-up:
Louise Oxford
Runner-up:
Sarah Palin
Runner-up:
Dominic Rose
1996: Law Lords in the 90’s – a new Supreme Court
1st:
Elizabeth Errington
2nd:
John McKeever
3rd:
Kenneth Yap
Runner-up:
Nicholas Oakeshott
Runner-up:
Elisabeth Peden
Runner-up:
Richard Wald
1995: Advocacy – what is its future?
1st:
Renuka Kukanesen
2nd:
James Nicholls
3rd:
Christopher Daniels
Runner-up:
Philip Daniels
Runner-up:
Jasbir Dhillon
Runner-up:
Daniel Raglan