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April 28, 2024

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Hi,

Exams are coming up soon. Wishing you the best of luck. Make sure you check out the resources below for OSCOLA referencing and other First Class tips.

This week we take a closer look at AI and the opportunities and challenges it brings within law firms.

Until next Sunday,

Alin George

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⚖️ This week in Law History

You can now read previous editions in one go. They are accessible in the navigation bar if you are on the website, or:

When reading these facts, try to think about the wider implications each had.

28 April 1770 — English navigator Captain James Cook and his crew, including the botanist Joseph Banks, landed in Australia, at Stingray Bay, which was later named Botany Bay.

29 April 1993 — It was announced that Buckingham Palace would be opened to the public for the first time (during August & September) in a bid to raise funds to repair Windsor Castle.

30 April 1789 — George Washington becomes the first President of the USA.

1 May 1707 — England and Scotland unite, forming Great Britain, through the Act of Union 1707.

2 May 1952 — The first jet airliner set off from London to Johannesburg. (Aviation law, anyone?)

3 May 1788 — First daily evening newspaper, the Star and Evening Advertiser, was published in London. (You could work on your commercial awareness in the evening too😅).

4 May 1896 — Daily Mail is published, marking ‘the birth of modern journalism’.

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Monday 29 April

Commercial Law Academy x Watson’s Daily - Current affairs wrap up: business and legal insights from April 2024

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Wednesday 1 May

Vantage x Bird & Bird - Honestly, what do you actually do as a trainee solicitor?

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