Adam Brown

June 2022- Present: Various - Research Assistant

• Research Assistant to, respectively, Prof. Simon Holmes (UKCAT Judge and Uni of Oxford), Dr Federica Paddeu (Uni of Cambridge), and Prof. Christian Tams (Uni of Glasgow)

• My work with Prof. Holmes acknowledged in the publication: Holmes and Meagher, 'Sustainable future: how can control of monopoly power play a part?' (2023) E.C.L.R 44(1) 16, whilst my archival research work with Dr Paddeu and Prof. Tams have contributed to two forthcoming publications

   

July – Dec 2022: Gore Street Capital – Paralegal

• Reviewed and drafted contracts and financial documents relating to the fund’s international battery storage portfolio

• Completed due diligence checks on potential project acquisitions in several jurisdictions, familiarising myself with foreign regulatory schemes

2023-2024 - Bar Training Course (Distinction) - BPP London

2022-2023 - Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) (Distinction) - University of Oxford, Wadham College

Modules: Corporate Insolvency, Competition Law, Private Law & Fundamental Rights, Advanced Administrative Law

2019-2022 - BA Law (Double First Class) - University of Cambridge, Queens’ College 

Third year (1^st Class), Second year (1^st Class), First year (Covid, no grade)

Scholarships: 

• Wadham College Examinations Prize for the BCL (2023)

• BPP Career Commitment Scholarship (2023)

• BPP Advocacy Scholarship (2023)

• The Queen’s Scholarship (MT’s single top award for the Bar Course) – Middle Temple (2022)

• Harmsworth Entrance Exhibition – Middle Temple (2022) 

• South Square Chambers BCL Scholarship (2022)

• Foundation Scholarship – Queens’ College, Cambridge (2021 & 2022, respectively)

• Redress Solutions Prize for Excellence in Law Exams – Queens’ College (2021 & 2022, respectively)

• Access to the Bar Award – Middle Temple (2021)

• Slaughter and May Cambridge Scholarship (2019-22)

• Smart Start Scholarship - Allen & Overy (2019-22)

• CMS Undergraduate Law Scholarship (2019-22)

Mooting:

• First place and ‘Best Individual Oralist’ Award in the International Roman Law Moot (2020)

• Placed first in the annual Queens’ College, Cambridge Moot (2020)

• Semi-Finalist and ‘Best Written Memorials’ Award in UK Philip C. Jessup Moot Court (2022)

• Finalist in the Cambridge University Human Rights Moot (2020-21)

• Finalist in the Cambridge-Oxford Varsity Roman Law Moot (2020)

• Quadrant Chamber’s Fledgling Moot Semi-finalist (2019-20)

Alongside his academic achievements and experience, Adam is committed to assisting and promoting social mobility projects, some examples of which include:

• Access Officer at Queens' College Cambridge: involved delivering talks and lectures on university admissions to groups of up to 200 people;
• Graduate Access work at Wadham College, where I delivered introductory lectures and workshops on various legal topics for students considering legal studies;
• Mentor for Zero Gravity: a charity that matches sixth form students from underrepresented backgrounds to university mentors to assist with their university applications
• Volunteer Tutor for Coronavirus Tutoring Initiative, a charity that matched university students with state school students for tutoring while schools were closed during the pandemic.

• ‘Don’t Log Out in Anger: Dynamic Pricing of Oasis Tickets as an Exploitative Abuse?’ Kluwer Competition Law Blog. Published 6 September 2024