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Oct 26
6 min

SPOTLIGHT ON: Sammy Chen

1. Please introduce yourself! Hello KWIL and lovely readers! My name is Sammy Chen, and I’m currently knee-deep in my third year of a Law...

Sep 28
5 min

Lessons from Baroness Kennedy: women in legal practice

Last year, the Dickson Poon School of Law had created a series of lectures to celebrate 100 years of women being allowed to enter the leg...

Sep 10
3 min

Women at the Bar

Over the summer, I participated in a summer school conducted by one of the four Inns of Court - Middle Temple. The whole week was an enjo...

Aug 27
6 min

‘Invisible Women’: lessons to be learnt for the legal industry

‘Invisible Women’ by Caroline Criado Perez is a scathing expose explaining the ‘gender data gap’ existing across all sectors of society. ...

Aug 18
3 min

How the surge of COVID-19 is affecting women disproportionately

With governments worldwide grappling with policies to ensure the safety of its citizens while preventing detriments in its economies, the...

Aug 17
4 min

LeanIn: An organisation that empowers and supports women all around the world

LeanIn.Org is a nonprofit organisation that strives to help women reach their ambitions and seeks to create a more inclusive workforce. F...

Aug 13
4 min

The #MeToo movement and its global impact

1. How did it start? The #MeToo movement focuses on the experiences of sexual violence survivors with an effort to effect social change. ...

Aug 11
3 min

What is the ‘Rough Sex Defence’ and why is Banning it Good News?

The 6th July 2020 saw MPs vote in favour of a new clause in the most recent Domestic Abuse Bill, welcoming a ban of the ‘rough sex defenc...

Feb 25, 2019
3 min

Spotlight on Pashann Bhada

Introduce yourself! I was born in India and lived there for 13 years before moving to Singapore and then to London for university. I foun...

Jan 23, 2019
2 min

Spotlight on Taylor

Please introduce yourself. I finished my degree at King’s in Politics, Philosophy, and Law last summer, and I’m now studying the LPC at t...

Nov 5, 2018
3 min

Spotlight on Lena

Lena is a 3rd year student taking an LLB in English and French Law. She is the founder of a very inspirational instagram page (@coffeeand...

Sep 12, 2018
3 min

The Upshot of The 'Upskirting' Bill

Joanna Griffin Upskirting is the act of taking pictures underneath someone’s clothes without consent and a topic of recent debate in Parl...

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