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06Oct

CEO role at the ILBF

After nine wonderful years in the role of CEO of the ILBF, Katrina Crossley has decided to stand down and make way for a new CEO as the ILBF enters its third decade. This is an exciting time for a new CEO to take on the role as our work continues to grow and our […]

Posted by Holly Nankivell in Vacancies

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24Sep

Introducing Laiba Choudhury, our new Shipping Coordinator!

In this Q&A, we introduce the ILBF community to Laiba Choudhury, our new Shipping Coordinator. Laiba is a law student at the University of Surrey. She will be working as ILBF’s Shipping Coordinator for the rest of the academic year. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m a law student at the University […]

Posted by Holly Nankivell in Shipping News

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05Sep

Grand summary: ILBF law undergraduate essay competition 2025 

In May 2025, we announced the winner of our law undergraduate essay competition 2025.   With the ILBF celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and reflecting on past achievements in support of the rule of law and access to justice worldwide, this year’s essay competition asked entrants to look to the future and consider the question:   ‘What will […]

Posted by Holly Nankivell in 20 Anniversary, Competition, Partners, Rule of Law, Trustees, Volunteers

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14Jul

From Essay to Experience: Sean Xue’s week at Brown Rudnick

Sean Xue, winner of the ILBF law undergraduate essay competition 2025, recently completed his prize of a week’s work experience with competition sponsor, Brown Rudnick. In this article, Sean shares his experience. From Sean Xue Strolling along Savile Row in the heart of Mayfair under a brilliant summer sun, I arrived at 8 Clifford Street. […]

Posted by Mikaela Kritikou in Competition

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30Jun

Nigeria and Sierra Leone Judges and law librarians visit London

The ILBF partnered with Africa House London and the UK Sierra Leone Pro Bono Network recently to bring judges and law librarians from Nigeria and Sierra Leone to London for a programme of visits and observations at key law libraries, a law firm and legal publishers. The programme of visits was designed to build on […]

Posted by Barbora Kozusnikova in Partners, Rule of Law

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25Jun

ILBF law undergraduate essay competition 2025: runner up essay

Hannah Zia from the University of Cambridge was the runner up in our law undergraduate essay competition 2025.  Hannah is a fourth-year undergraduate who returned from studying at the University of Auckland last year, and a competitive rock climber. Over the past year Hannah has been the Head Pro Bono Coordinator at the Cambridge University […]

Posted by Holly Nankivell in 20 Anniversary, Competition, Rule of Law

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