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Barclay James Littlewood (born 1978 in Huddersfield) is a British barrister and entrepreneur who founded Ukessays.com, a commercial writing service which sells essays and other academic work. The work is sold over the Internet to students in the UK, the US and Western Europe. Despite criticism about the fact that students represent the work as their own, the company maintains copyright in all their work and they claim that the essays they sell are to be used as a study guide.

Career

After training as a barrister at Gray's Inn, Littlewood set up his company in 2003, based in Arnold, Nottinghamshire.

The sale of academic work by Littlewood's and other companies has proved controversial and there have been frequent accusations in the media, especially from universities, that Littlewood's businesses encourage plagiarism. Littlewood claims that the essays are sold to aid students with their research.

See also

• Essay mill

References

1. ^ GRO Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1837 – 1983
2. Sanghera, Sathnam (16 July 2007). "Want to know how to get rich? Me too". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
3. "About UKEssays". ukessays.com. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
4. ^ "Essays company denies wrongdoing". BBC Online. BBC. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
5. "Press-Up National Archive". University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
6. Taylor, Matthew; Butt, Riazat (29 July 2006). "Q: How do you make £1.6m a year and drive a Ferrari? A: Sell essays for £400". The Guardian. Guardian Unlimited. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.

The Sunday Times Rich List 2008

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