Looking for something to get your teeth into over Christmas? The PBA has launched its Essay Competition for 2025, which they have designed to recognise academic achievement and help to identify future property barristers and encourage an interest in property law.

The competition is open to all law undergraduates, LLM, GDL and BVS students.

• 1ST PRIZE – £1000 and your essay published in EG.
• 2ND PRIZE – £500
• 3RD PRIZE – £250

Finalists will also receive a hardback copy of Megarry & Wade: The Law of Real Property, which is kindly sponsored by Thomson Reuters. Each finalist will also have the opportunity to meet online with a specialist property barrister for a one-to-one discussion about life at the Bar, getting to the Bar, property work and/or your future career.
 
The winner will be announced and the prizes presented by a High Court Judge and the Chair of the PBA at an event attended by the judiciary and members of the PBA in April 2024.

Entrants are invited to submit an entry of not more than 1,000 words. Entries should be in word format, text 12 point, 1.5 spaced and sent to enquiries@propertybar.org.uk. The PBA website has all the info you need and full rules of entry are available here. This is the problem:

100 years on from the passing of the Law of Property Act 1925, is the Act’s approach to formalities fit for the modern era?
 
Deadline is 17th January 2025 6pm. Give it a go!