The two-year LLB

Providers including the College of Law and Queen Mary’s are set to offer a two-year LLB degree in the latest shake-up to legal education. As tuition fees rise and economic growth continues to look uncertain, this seems an understandable move. However, concerns over quality will doubtless be raised, Fees (in the region of £9,000 from some providers) have traditionally discouraged domestic students from enrolling on such courses in the past, but as fees go up across the board, this may no longer be the case.

Of course, we already have the core content of Law degrees squeezed into a mere year in the form of the GDL. So - will this make a difference to hard-pressed students, and if so, will it be at the expense of in-depth legal study? The Guardian summarises some concerns here. What do you think? Comments very welcome!