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Celebrating our February 2024 prize winners

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Group of 7 law student prize winners, stood in a row, smiling and looking at the camera, wearing smart clothes and holding champagne flutes.

Group of thre law student female prize winners, stood in a row in front of a lecture room screen, smiling wearing smart clothes.

Press release issued: 16 February 2024

This week the Law School celebrated student award winners who have achieved excellence in their studies, in a prize-giving ceremony held on Wednesday 14 February.

Each year the Law School recognises those students who went above and beyond during their time studying at the University, by honouring their hard work with a selection of prizes.

This year’s prize winners were:

  • Fatima Aziz: Outstanding Commitment to the Law School
  • Maegan Watts: Outstanding Commitment to the Law School
  • Elsie Roberts: Best Student registered on Contract Law
  • Lucy Grace Roberts: Best Student registered on Tort Law (Sponsored by Osborne Clarke)
  • Taliana McIlwrath: Best Student registered on Law and State (Sponsored by Slaughter and May)
  • Peter Lewis: Best student registered on Constitutional Rights (Sponsored by Elgar Law Publishers)
  • Lily Adams: Best student registered on Criminal Law
  • Brigett Lee: Best student registered on Law in Action (Reflective Essay Mark)
  • Wenxuan Oh: Best Group project on Law in Action
  • Isabel Grace Haynes: Best Group project on Law in Action
  • Elizaveta Durughian: Best Group project on Law in Action
  • Brigette Lee: Best Group project on Law in Action
  • Ibrahim Ahmed: Best Group project on Law in Action
  • Amelia Bassett: Best Student registered on Comparative Law
  • Ana-Maria Tudor: Best student registered on Land Law (Sponsored by Shakespeare Martineau)
  • Amwene Etiang: Best Student registered on Jurisprudence - and Best Student registered on EU I Law
  • Jack Philpott: Best student registered on Company Law
  • Megan Jane Caunter: Best student registered on Evidence
  • Joe Hall: Best student registered on Medical Law (Sponsored by Bevan Brittan)
  • Juan Carlos Reyes Garcia: Best student registered on General Principles of International Law
  • Jade Elizabeth Gillett: Sebastian Scammell prize for IP Law at Bristol (Best Student registered on Introduction to Intellectual Property) (Sponsored by iLaw) Debbie Phillips Fund
  • Anosh Younis: Best student registered on Roman Law
  • Harvey Abbiss: Best Student in the first year of the LLB programme (Sponsored by Debbie Phillips Fund)
  • Amelia Bassett: Best Student in the second year of a Law and Language programme
  • Patrycja Magda: Best Student in the second year of the Law with Study in Continental Europe programme
  • Sapphyre MillsKennelly: Best Student in the first year of a Law and Languages Programme
  • Alex Hiam: Best Student in the first year of the MA programme
  • Max Davies: Best Student in the second year of the LLB programme

"To be recognised by a higher educational institution to this degree is not only motivating but also rewarding in the sense that my efforts and passion in studying law are not unnoticed."

Lily Adams: Best student registered on Criminal Law 

"I am incredibly grateful for receiving the awards, which serve as a testament of my effort during my second year. Amidst the challenges throughout the academic year, I particularly wanted to thank my lecturers and tutors for their support and guidance."

Max Davies: Best Student in the second year of the LLB programme 

Alongside the programme prizes, the Law School also recognised the hard work of our International Internship Scheme Scholar winners who were each awarded £100 by the School for their legal work experience undertaken overseas.

This year’s International Internship Scholar Scheme winners were:

  • Alex Ang, second year LLB Law
  • Tanya Napolean, third year LLB Law
  • Takashi Biswas, second year LLB Law
  • Syndy Liew Pei Xin, third year LLB Law
  • Ryan Soh, second year LLB Law
  • Mehnaz Akbanie, third year LLB Law
  • Mehak Kukreja, second year LLB Law
  • Le En Ng, third year LLB Law
  • Debbie Tan, second year LLB Law
  • Annette Lam, second year LLB Law

"The International Internship Scholar Prize is such a meaningful and immense award for me because it is incredible to know that the law school supports international students not just for what they do in university but for our work back home as well, allowing us to develop multijurisdictional exposure." 

Takashi Biswas, second year LLB Law 

"I am delighted and honoured to receive the International Internship Scholarship Prize from the University. This recognition signifies not only my dedication to the field of law but also the University's belief in my potential. I am deeply grateful for this award and committed to making the most of this opportunity to contribute positively to the legal profession and society." 

Ryan Soh, second year LLB Law 

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