Second Annual Essay Competition 2010 – National Law School of India Review
January 19th, 2010
National Law School of India Review Announce Second Annual Herbert Smith Essay Competition 2010
Institute Name:
National Law School of India Review
Details:
Herbert Smith LLP and the National Law School of India Review (NLSIR) are proud to announce the launch of the Second Annual Herbert Smith Essay Competition.
The competition is open to students from NLSIU ( Bangalore ), NALSAR ( Hyderabad ), NUJS (Kolkata), and NLU (Jodhpur ). The topic for the competition is “The Existence and Relevance of the McDowell Rule: An Analysis of the Use of the Corporation as a Vehicle of Tax Planning in light of Vodafone and the Direct Tax Code”. The last date for submissions is 27 January, 2010 . The winner of the competition may invited to present his/her paper at the 3 rd Annual NLSIR Symposium to be held on 10 & 11 April, 2010, if suitable.
Four prizes shall be awarded. The prize winners will receive a sum of Rs.25,000, 15,000, 10,000 and 7,500, respectively
Eligibility:
- The Essay Competition shall be open to all undergraduate students of:
- NLSIU;
- The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Calcutta (”NUJS”);
- National Academy for Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad (”NALSAR”);
- National Law University, Jodhpur (”NLU”),
- (together the “National Law Universities”) (the “Participants”).
- Each participant shall be permitted to submit only one, individual entry. Joint entries shall not be permitted.
- The essay submitted for the competition must be an original, unpublished and undistributed work authored by the participant submitting it
Evaluation Criteria:
The essays will be evaluated on the basis of the following:
- Identification of issues and legal analysis (25%);
- Clarity of presentation (25%);
- Suggested solutions to issues identified (20%);
- Depth of legal and commercial research (20%); and
- Formatting and proofreading (10%).
- Each criterion above shall be accorded the weight specified as a percentage in brackets alongside it.
Important Dates:
Deadline for Receiving Entries: January 27, 2010
Contact:
Venugopal Mahapatra,
Competition Coordinator,
+91 98861 72319
Source : http://www.nls.ac.in/herbert.htm
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