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ITSA Essay Competition

The 2025 Essay Competition is NOW OPEN!

If you are entering the competition, please read the rules below so you have a good idea of what we expect.

If you have any questions, please email ITSA (itsa@innertemplesocieties.org).

The 2025 question is:

“Should jury trials be abolished for lesser offences?”

Please email your submission to itsa@innertemplesocieties.org by 6pm, 14 November 2025.

 

The 2024 question was:

Is it ever ethically justifiable for a lawyer to breach client confidentiality? Examine the limits of professional ethics in extreme cases.”

Congratulations to:

  • Athena Kam FIRST PLACE
  • Sam Killcross SECOND PLACE
  • Harvey Hodgson THIRD PLACE

 

Read previous winning essays here