2 ▁to ▁offer ▁training ▁to ▁students ▁wanting ▁to ▁qual ify ▁as ▁solic itors ▁or ▁bar r ister s ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales . ▁It ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁Mike ▁Sem ple ▁P ig got ▁and ▁run ▁by ▁Carl ▁Ly go ▁and ▁Professor ▁Peter ▁Cris p . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁law ▁school ▁joined ▁forces ▁with ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁B PP ▁Business ▁School ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁B PP ▁College . ▁Both ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁B PP ▁Hold ings ▁Ltd .. ▁Through ▁its ▁parent ▁institution , ▁the ▁law ▁school ▁has ▁degree ▁award ing ▁powers , ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 .. ▁B PP ▁Hold ings ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Apol lo ▁Group ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁B PP ▁College ▁was ▁granted ▁university ▁status ▁and ▁renamed ▁B PP ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁▁ ▁B PP ▁University ▁Law ▁School ▁has ▁t ies ▁to ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁" Mag ic ▁Circle " ▁and ▁" Sil ver ▁Circle " ▁law ▁fir ms ▁to ▁educ ate ▁their ▁future ▁tra ine es . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁law ▁fir ms ▁to ▁educ ate ▁their ▁law y ers . ▁The ▁law ▁school ' s ▁pro ▁b ono ▁centre ▁runs ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁projects ▁delivered ▁by ▁B PP ▁law ▁school ▁students ▁with ▁guidance ▁from ▁qualified ▁law y ers . ▁▁ ▁B PP ' s ▁parent ▁company , ▁Apol lo ▁Education ▁Group , ▁was ▁sold ▁to