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Keep Calm Talk Law is a forward-thinking modern take on the traditional law journal, with a unique ethos and unique values.
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We take contributions from both aspiring and practising lawyers.
We do not assume prior knowledge of the topic at hand, making our law journal uniquely accessible to non-lawyers, students and practising lawyers alike.
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We give passionate people the ability to publish their views to a wide audience, where otherwise they might not have had the chance.
Contributors are given the opportunity to develop practical skills from an early stage in their career.
Readers receive high quality legal commentary, without costly subscription fees.
We provide contributors with unrivalled editorial support. Each article receives on average two hours of editorial review.
We support our readers by providing them with a wide breadth of commentary, allowing them to keep up to date with legal developments outside of their everyday practice area or profession.
We take the best aspects of traditional legal publishing, and combine them with the 21st Century.
We start from the bottom up. Modern practising lawyers often want the same as lay people; less academics, more practice, and more opinion.
We encourage contributors to be thought leaders, thus starting discussions on important issues.
The Management Team
Bláthnaid Breslin (Joint Editor-in-Chief)
Bláthnaid recently graduated from the University of Nottingham with a first class degree. She is currently undertaking the BPTC in London, funded by a Lord Denning scholarship, and will begin the BCL at Oxford in September. She has a particular interest in land law and social housing. Outside the law, Bláthnaid is a talented tennis player who played for the University of Nottingham Ladies’ II Team.
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Connor Griffith (Consulting Editor)
Connor is a law graduate from the University of Nottingham with a particular interest in intellectual property and corporate law. He is currently a trainee solicitor at a large national firm, sitting in the Real Estate department. Outside the law, he enjoys stand-up comedy and moaning about Brexit.
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Keir Baker (Consulting Editor)
Keir is a Trainee Solicitor currently sitting in the Finance department at a major US law firm. A law graduate from Selwyn College, Cambridge University, his main areas of interest are Employment, Discrimination and Competition law. Outside the law, Keir is an accomplished goalkeeper in both football and hockey, as well as a keen actor and pianist. He is a long-suffering supporter of Middlesbrough FC.
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Chris Bridges (Executive Editor)
Chris is an IT and Data Protection solicitor at a top 20 full service firm and the founder of Keep Calm Talk Law. He also contributes to Computers and Law and other sector specific publications.
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Ben Brown (Bar Outreach)
Ben graduated from Durham University in 2012 and is currently a tenant at a leading London Chambers specialising in all areas of Criminal and International Criminal Law. Prior to this Ben was a paralegal in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department of a large American law firm.
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Samuel Cuthbert (Private Law Manager)
Sam read Philosophy at Durham University, followed by the GDL funded by the Lord Brougham Scholarship and a Hardwicke Scholarship from Lincoln's Inn. Sam is now spending a year, prior to undertaking the BPTC, to develop his legal interests in a paralegal capacity. His legal career is starting in a M&A paralegal role at a large Viennese firm. He is a passionate speaker and has his sights set firmly on a career at the bar.
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Liza Hartley ()
Liza is an English graduate from Cambridge University, currently studying the GDL at City University of London. Her main areas of interest are Public, Planning and Housing law. Outside the law, she enjoys reading, playing hockey and travelling to new cities.
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Peter Lennon (Joint Editor-in-Chief )
Peter Lennon recently completed the LPC at the University of Sheffield, and is a future trainee of Mills & Reeve LLP. Before law, Peter studied History at Selwyn College, Cambridge. His main areas of interest are corporate law, administrative law, and legal policy. Outside the law, Peter enjoys writing, cooking, and pretending to know about football.
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Editorial
Mario Cogliati (Intellectual Property Law Editor)
Mario graduated from the University of Nottingham with a 2.1 (Hons) LLB and worked in a multilateral development bank. He enjoys commercial issues and likes to keep up to date with international affairs due to his multi-cultural upbringing.
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Natasha Kelly (Medical Law Editor)
Natasha graduated top of her class in Biochemistry and Genetics from the University of Nottingham, and recently achieved a distinction in her Masters' degree in Applied Biomolecular Technology. She currently works as a Research Development Scientist at Pall Europe. In her spare time she loves to cook, watch anime and play badminton.
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Carolyn McLean Hearn (Law and Social Policy Editor)
Carolyn graduated with a law degree from the University of Edinburgh in 2017. This was her second degree, having initially graduated in 2013 with a degree in Economics and Political Sciences from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Carolyn’s main interests are in commercial, company and employment law. Outside the law, she enjoys mooting, music and volleyball.
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Jamil Mustafa (Private Law Editor)
Jamil is currently undertaking pupillage at a commercial chancery chambers, after obtaining an Outstanding on the BPTC at BPP University and a Distinction on the BCL at Oxford. His main legal interests are contract, tort and equity. Before the law, Jamil graduated with an MPhil in American History with Distinction from Clare College, Cambridge, and with First Class Honours in Government and History from the LSE. Outside academia, Jamil enjoys cricket, rugby and rowing and is a staunch supporter of Manchester United FC.
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Meghan Phillips (US and Public International Law Editor)
Meghan is pursuing an LLM in Public International Law at Queen Mary University of London. From an American military family, she is a member of the Virginia State Bar. After attending the University of Notre Dame, where she majored in Political Science and French, she spent her time at law school focused on international law, immigration, and human rights.
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Jack Ritossa (EU Law Editor)
Jack graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2017 with a 2.1 (Hons) LLB. Following this, he completed the LPC at the University of Law with a Commendation, and is undertaking a Master's degree in the US in 2019. Jack Is currently a paralegal at TLT LLP in London. He has a keen interest in EU law given his varied family background and current political climate, a topic often discussed both at work and at home. Outside of studies, Jack is a dedicated rower having competed at Henley Royal Regatta and several international events. He is a lifelong Chelsea, Hajduk Split and Sydney FC fan.
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Jack Slone (Administrative Law Editor)
Jack is a third-year law student at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University. He has a keen passion for legal issues which affect the day-to-day lives of people in society, such as criminal law, medical law, and the law of negligence. Outside of law, Jack enjoys a number of sports including cycling, squash and snooker or indulging in his guilty pleasure of American TV programs and box-sets.
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Our Writers
Matt Bennett (Regular Writer)
Matt is a graduate from the University of Edinburgh, where he studied history, and spent a year abroad at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., studying politics and international relations. He is currently pursuing an accelerated law degree at the University of Bristol, and has a particular interest in international arbitration, shipping law and information law. Outside the law, he enjoys spending time with his dog, hiking, sailing, and learning to play squash.
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Ben Cisneros (Regular Writer)
Ben is a third-year law student at Selwyn College, Cambridge, currently spending this year studying law at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid as part of the Erasmus scheme. He has a keen interest in Sports law, and is a future trainee of boutique firm, Morgan Sports Law. Outside of academia, Ben is a keen singer and actor with a unflinching love of Wasps and England rugby.
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Adiba Firmansyah (Regular Writer)
Adiba is currently studying for her LLB at Middlesex University, Dubai. Her main areas of interest are human rights and public law. Outside of the law, Adiba enjoys running, cycling and drawing.
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Vistra Greenaway-Harvey (Regular Writer)
Vistra is a law graduate from Queen Mary University of London with a particular interest in civil liberties. Currently is studying for the combined LLM BPTC at BPP University on a part time basis and is working for a local authority. Outside the law, she enjoys costume design and eating London’s finest food.
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Ed Harris (Regular Writer)
Ed graduated from Swansea University with a first class LLB, and is soon to begin an LLM in Law and Economics at Utrecht University. His main areas of interest are within corporate finance and developments in the business world. Away from the law, Ed is a keen footballer and also enjoys racket sports.
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Malvika Jaganmohan (Regular Writer)
Malvika is a pupil at Coram Chambers with a particular interest in family law and access to justice. Outside the law, Malvika can usually be found with her nose in a book (with a soft spot for romantic novels and detective fiction) or trying her hand at various creative hobbies with little success.
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Fatima Laher (Regular Writer)
Fatima is a law graduate from BPP Law University. She is set to begin her BPTC LLM with the aim of pursuing a career as a barrister specialising in family law. Outside the law, Fatima runs her own tuition business, and enjoys organising charity events and playing darts.
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Ming Lu Ang (Regular Writer)
Ming is a second-year law student at the University of Birmingham. Through writing for Keep Calm Talk Law, she hopes to further her understanding in various areas of law and be kept up to date with the latest legal and commercial developments. Outside the law, she enjoys foreign language dramas and sketching.
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Maya Moss (Regular Writer)
Maya holds an LLB from Durham University and recently completed an LLM in European Law at the University of Edinburgh. Her main interests lie in constitutional and European law, and issues of civil and political rights. A hopeless foodie, she enjoys listening to jazz and spouting useless Harry Potter trivia.
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Mark O'Neill (Regular Writer)
Mark is a graduate of the Open University, where he recently graduated with a First Class Honours in his BSc (Hons) Open Degree. Mark is currently working full time for the Financial Ombudsman Service as an Adjudicator, while also undertaking an LLM in Sports Law in Practice at De Montford University with the aim of working as a solicitor specialising in sports law.
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Ceylan Simsek (Regular Writer)
Ceylan Simsek is a law school graduate whose main area of interest is medical law and international law. Alongside her studies, she has obtained certifications from Stanford University School of Medicine on overprescription of antibiotics and unconscious bias in medicine. She works at Medical Protection Society, the world's leading medical defence organisation for medical, dental and healthcare professionals. Outside of law, she enjoys learning new languages and, in order to combat her fear of heights, rock climbing.
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Rhys White (Regular Writer)
Rhys completed his legal studies at the Universities of Winchester (LLB) and Durham (Corporate Law LLM). Alongside his undergraduate studies, Rhys worked part-time in a boutique insolvency firm, learning firsthand the application of law in a commercial setting. Having recently won a scholarship from the University of Law, Rhys is to begin his professional legal qualifications in September 2019.
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