Kalisher Essay Competition 2023
We are delighted to announce the 2023 Kalisher Essay Competition, which will carry a substantial prize of £2,000, is open to all pupils currently undertaking a criminal pupillage.
We invite submissions of up to 2,000 words in answer to the following question:
The Public Order Bill can expect a rough Parliamentary ride. It proposes wider “stop and search“ powers for the police; even searches where the police have no suspicion of an offence having been committed. Are its policing measures a step too far or as presented by the Government, a proportionate response to active protest?
Entries will be assessed by a Kalisher Trustee and a member of its Senior Counsel group, who will select one winner. The prize will be awarded in late March.
Please can any entrants send their essays to [email protected] by 5pm on Friday 17th March 2023, ensuring that their entry is sent as a pdf, with their name and their Chambers’ name included in the document.
As in previous competitions, the pupil’s Chambers must sponsor each entry in the sum of £100. This will go towards the work of the Kalisher Trust in transforming the lives of bright young people through the development of advocacy skills.
Our two main aims are helping talented young people from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their potential through advocacy, and helping those with the requisite ability and ambition to develop careers as barristers at the criminal Bar. At a time of considerable pressure on the criminal Bar – not least for those in the earliest stages of their careers – we know we need to do even more to support, encourage and inspire the next generation of criminal barristers.
For any queries in relation to the above please contact James Gwatkin, one the Kalisher Trust’s secretaries at [email protected]