BPP regains ‘most expensive’ crown as LPC fees rise for 2017
Legal Practice Course (LPC) fees have risen at providers across the country, with the average cost of the course now standing at £11,550.
Average cost of BPTC falls as ULaw undercuts BPP’s fees
BPP has frozen its BPTC fees – but is under pressure from ULaw, which has launched an “enhanced” BPTC that is cheaper and will also include an LLM.
BPTC fees rise at all providers
Fees for the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) have risen by an average of 4.3 per cent for the 2016/17 academic year, Lawyer 2B can reveal. At £19,070, BPP’s course in London remains the most expensive; however, it also has the best record of getting students into chambers. As Lawyer 2B revealed last year, some […]
BPP hikes LPC fees by 6% as prices rise across country
Legal Practice Course fees have risen for 2016/17, with the average cost of the course in London now standing at £13,258, Lawyer 2B can reveal. The most expensive courses are those of BPP and the University of Law. Both their LPCs are offered in London for £15,240. Previously, ULaw stood alone as the most expensive provider; […]
Part-time BPTC students half as likely to get pupillage as full-time ones
Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) students who study part-time are half as likely to gain pupillage as those who study full-time. Research by the Bar Standards Board found that around 20 per cent of BPTC students from the UK and EU who took the course full time in 2013 gained pupillage. By contrast, less than […]
Fighting chance: How student volunteers are taking on the government
The news that 90 people a month die after being declared fit for work by the government made headlines this summer. But while campaigners and the opposition called for an overhaul of the welfare system, law students at the Bristol and Avon Law Centre are tackling the problem at its source. Two years ago centre […]
Bristol students overturn 95% of DWP ‘fit for work’ declarations
Student volunteers at the Bristol and Avon Law Centre have overturned 95 per cent of Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) decisions made over the last two years in relation to 200 claimants who challenged the DWP’s assertion that they were fit for work. The students have won £1m in compensation over that period, securing […]
Free speech censored at four of five universities, with Essex and UWE among most restrictive
Four of every five universities restrict free speech, a report by political website Spiked has revealed. The report analysed 115 UK universities and student unions (SUs) on their policies on freedom of speech and ranked them from most to least tolerant. Spiked ranked institutions according to a red, amber and green light code. Of the […]
Average price of bar course rises by more than £1,000 in two years
The average price of a Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) has risen by more than £1,000 in two years, from £14,003 in 2012/13 to £15,095 for 2014/15. In London, the average price has increased from £16,245 to £17,612, a percentage change of 8.5 per cent. It is now impossible to complete a BPTC in the […]
ULaw overtakes BPP as most expensive LPC provider, while City and UWE freeze prices
Law schools have released their Legal Practice Course (LPC) fees for the 2014/15 academic year. The University of Law’s (ULaw) London-based LPC leads the pack in terms of price. It has increased its fees by 6 per cent, from £13,905 to £14,750. At its centres outside the capital, ULaw’s prices range from from £10,950 in Manchester […]