Law Society Notices

The Henry Malcolm Hubbard law scholarship for 2002Henry Malcolm Hubbard, a solicitor, died on 23 December 1946, establishing by his will the Law Scholarship Fund, part of the income of which was to be applied in granting scholarships to trainee solicitors.

By the terms of the will, for a person to be eligible for the award of a scholarship that person must at the time the award is made have passed the legal practice course and be serving under a training contract.However, the trustees have been granted authority to include within the beneficial class young solicitors admitted for not more than three years.

A condition of the award is that the scholar, during the term of the award, shall study in one or more of France, Spain or Canada, the law and legal procedure of that country.

The period of study will normally be one year, though shorter periods will be considered, and will usually be after admission; it is only exceptionally that such study can be reckoned as good service under a training contract.

In accordance with the will the conditions and regulations for the award and tenure of the scholarships are to be settled by the Law Society Council, the trustees of the will having certain overriding powers.

But the award of the scholarship is at the absolute discretion of the trustees.It is the intention of the trustees that the scholarship or scholarships should be sufficient to enable the student to complete the study course without having to supplement the funds from private resources.

However, scholars have in the past taken some form of paid employment, for example, during vacations, to enable them to see more of the country in which they are studying.

Typically, scholarships will be in the range of 10,000 to 15,000 for a year's course, depending on location and local cost of living.

Candidates should be prepared to indicate the likely cost of undertaking the course they have chosen.The policy of the trustees is to pay the award in two equal instalments, the first one when the candidate leaves England and the balance when that person has submitted a report to the trustees at the half-way stage in the studies.

A further report in greater detail is required on the scholar's return.Application forms on which to apply for a scholarship will be available from Emma Bowen, Administrator HMH Law Scholarship, Legal Education Division, The Law Society, Ipsley Court, Redditch B98 0TD, after1 October, 2001.

Completed application forms must reach the Law Society not later than 31 January 2002.