CULR 25/26 Writing Competition

'To what extent does the decision in Stevens v Hotel Portfolio 2025 UKSC 28 clarify and settle the law on remedies for breach of fiduciary duty and dishonest assistance?' - 1,000 words

This year, the Cardiff University Law Review hosted an exciting Writing Competition partnered with Serle Court, with a prize of £500 as well as publication on the Law Review and Serle Court social media post.

The competition was open to all current Cardiff University Law students in all three undergraduate years, placement students and postgraduate programs (including the LPC, BPTC, LLM, PhD and GDL).

We are pleased to announce the winner of this year's Writing Completion is Hannah Carmichael!

About the competition

The competition opened on 11th November and will ran until the 11th January. Submissions should be 1,000 words and must answer the question 'To what extent does the decision in Stevens v Hotel Portfolio 2025 UKSC 28 clarify and settle the law on remedies for breach of fiduciary duty and dishonest assistance?'

Writing guidance:

Set out the development of the law
Explain the Supreme Court's majority and minority decisions
Engages with legal discourse and critical analysis
OSCOLA-style referencing is required

Recommended resources:

Virgo's textbook "Equity & Trusts"
Virgo and Davies "Essential Cases and Material"
Finch and Fafinski's "Legal Skills"