We don’t want to see any of our exceptionally talented students walk away from university. Your support will give someone the very best chance to realise their full potential. Be part of their journey. The Law School Trust was set up in 1983 to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Bristol Law School and was initially funded following an appeal to Law School alumni. The Trust has performed a valuable role since its inception in helping students who are experiencing severe financial hardship. In these times of austerity, the Trust faces unprecedented demands for help. We all know from our experience how (rightly) demanding the study of law at Bristol can be. When those demands are coupled with the stress of wondering whether you have enough money to meet your basic needs the stress can become intolerable. I have recently become a trustee of the Trust and was immediately struck by the many deserving applications for help that we receive which we cannot hope to satisfy with the resources we currently have available. With your help we can do much more. I am fortunate enough to be of the “baby boomer” generation who had all his education paid for by the State, including my tuition and maintenance costs when I was at Bristol. I was therefore able to enjoy the full student experience at Bristol, an opportunity which is not always available today to those from less advantaged backgrounds. Sadly governments today have other spending priorities, but those of us who have been fortunate enough to have had a successful career made possible through our Bristol education can help to bridge the gap. By doing so you will play a small but valuable part in helping to ensure that all Bristol law students can participate fully in all the opportunities that a Bristol legal education has to offer, regardless of their financial circumstances. 

Tim Herrington (LLB 1975) Judge of the Upper Tribunal and member of the Law School Advisory Board