Everyone knows how being an actual lawyer and being a law student are two very different things. But if a law student wins a case without even passing the bar exam, you know they are going places.?
That's what happened to a law student who has used his revision textbooks to sue his landlord over his "unfit" university halls. If that's not it, he even won his first-ever court case at the age of 19.
This undergraduate named Jack Simm sued his landlord for an alleged breach of contract over his flat being 'like a construction site' when he first moved in September 2020.??
The then fresher at the University of East Anglia (UEA), spent a year fighting the case and has now won - while still in his second year.?He said winning the case was 'perfect revision' for his law degree.
The flat was located in Norwich, Norfolk and Jack claimed that there was no heating or Wi-Fi and considerable amounts of dust would build up due to builders still working in the accommodation.
He said, "Funnily enough while the case was going on I was studying contract law so I flipped open the textbook and went over the notes. I was in a real situation with real consequences. I was thrown into the deep end. Winning shows that I can do it. It's given me a massive confidence boost."
Ahead of his one-hour hearing at a civil court last month, Mr Simm referred to statutes and case law that he'd learnt in his studies to build a 10-page legal claim for a refund on his deposit and first month's rent - amounting to ?859.
Mr Simm stopped paying his rent after just a week as the landlord 'didn't rectify the issues' - he then started building his legal case.
The undergrad from Newcastle said: "We drove down and arrived at this place and it looked more like a construction site than a place to live. In my room, the floor was covered in dust and there were loud noises from people hammering away.?
"It was freezing at night with no heating. A smell was coming out of nowhere. We gave the landlord a week to sort everything out and in the end, nothing had been resolved so I moved out and handed my keys in."
On 2 November, Newcastle County Court ruled in Jack's favour and ordered that he be paid ?859 to cover his deposit and first month's rent. The court also ordered the landlords to pay ?140 in court fees.
Well, good for this guy.?
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