Cains' Student wins Law Prize
20th October 2004
Melissa Warrilow, a trainee at Cains Advocates Limited, has been awarded the George Johnson Law Prize. The essay competition was established in memory of George Sayle Johnson Esquire, a past President of The Isle of Man Law Society, with the object of encouraging the study of law. The Adjudicators were the First Deemster, the Second Deemster, the Attorney General, the High Bailiff and the Vicar General.
The Adjudicators considered that Melissa's essay, on the subject "What are the implications of the coming into force of the Human Rights Act 2001?", was interesting and well researched.
Melissa commented, "The competition encourages young lawyers to research areas of law that are specifically Manx. I very much enjoyed writing the essay and it was a great honour to be awarded the Prize".
The Adjudicators awarded the Prize to Melissa at a recent Court presentation, which was attended by Andrew Corlett (Managing Partner of Cains and President of The Isle of Man Law Society), Jeremy Callin (Vice President of The Isle of Man Law Society) and members of Melissa's family.
Samantha Derbyshire, Secretary General of The Isle of Man Law Society remarked that Melissa joins a long list of distinguished Law Society members who have been awarded the Prize over the years.
Melissa graduated from Lancaster University and Lunds Universitet (Sweden) with a First Class Honours Degree in law and completed her postgraduate diploma in legal practice at the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice. She joined Cains in September 2003 and is currently working in the corporate department. Melissa is the daughter of Keith and Theresa Warrilow of Dalby. |
