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SUMMARY:Essay Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Open to all law undergraduates\, LLM\, CPE\, GDL and BPC students \n\n1st Prize• £1000 and your essay published in Estates Gazette\n\n2nd Prize• £500\n\n3rd Prize • £250\n\nThe finalists will each receive a hardback copy of Megarry &amp\; Wade: The Law of Real Property\, which is kindly sponsored by Thomson Reuters.\n\nEach 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. \n\nDeadline for entries: Friday 30 January 2026\n\nThe 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 2026.\n\nFull conditions for entry may be found here: PBA Essay Rules 2026\n\nThis year's question is:\n\n“Statutes shall not be interpreted to interfere with property rights retrospectively unless the words used in the statute necessitate such a construction”. Discuss\, with reference to recent building safety case law.
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