Winners announced: Hogan Lovells Equality and Diversity Essay Competition 2022
What is the role of law in ensuring equality of opportunity in society?
This summer, Oxford Law held its second Hogan Lovells Equality and Diversity Essay Competition for undergraduate students, including those who were finalists in the 2021-2022 academic year.
The panel, composed of Rt Hon Lord Justice Singh, Ciara Kennefick, and Kristin van Zwieten, was impressed by the standard of the competition. Participants were asked to answer the following question:
What is the role of law in ensuring equality of opportunity in society?
The winner of the competition was Jenson Davenport, BA Jurisprudence with Law in Europe (4th year), and the runner-up was Beatrice Munro, BA Jurisprudence (2nd year). You can read their contributions below.
The panel also gave special commendations to Valentina Syla, BA Jurisprudence (2nd year), for her essay.
When asked about his participation in judging the competition, the Rt Hon Lord Justice Singh said:
The panel thanks each person who entered and warmly congratulates those marked out for a prize or special commendation. They also thank Hogan Lovells for kindly sponsoring the prize and making this competition a reality.