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{{distinguish|Ally's Law}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{short description|English YouTube personality}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name                 = Ally Law
| image                =
| caption              =
| birth_name           = Alistair Sherringham Law
| birth_date           = {{Birth date and age|1997|02|12|df=y}}<ref name="birthday">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnmajCnSbxs |title=ITS MY BIRTHDAY |publisher=YouTube |date=12 February 2017 |people=Ally Law |location=[[Thailand]]}}</ref>
| birth_place          = [[Southampton]], Hampshire, England
| death_date           = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1997|02|12|df=y}} -->
| nationality          = British
| occupation           = YouTuber
| website              = {{URL|www.allylaw.co.uk}}
| pseudonym            =
| channel_direct_url   = channel/UCagHkTCCSbohFMJln7JYqMQ
| channel_display_name = Ally Law
| years_active         = 2010–2024
| genre                = {{flatlist|
* [[urban exploration]]
* [[Buildering|urban climbing]]
}}
| subscribers          = 3.47 million <!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW -->
| views                = 449,368,361 million <!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW -->
| network              = AllyLaw.co.uk
| associated_acts      =
| silver_button        = 2016
| silver_year          =
| gold_button          = 2018
| gold_year            =
| stats_update         = 27 Jun 2022
}}
'''Alistair Law''' (born 12 February 1997) is an English [[YouTuber]] from [[Southampton]]. His videos feature [[parkour]], with him climbing on a range of buildings and cranes, as well as doing "overnight challenges", where he and a group of friends attempt to stay in various commercial premises after closing hours.
==Early life and education==
Alistair Law was born on 12 February 1997 in [[Southampton]], England. He attended the secondary school [[Oasis Academy Mayfield]], leaving in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oasisacademymayfield.org/sites/default/files/files/Order%20and%20Awards%20and%20GCSE%20Names.pdf |title=Order of Events |work=[[Oasis Academy Mayfield]] |accessdate=21 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031616/http://www.oasisacademymayfield.org/sites/default/files/files/Order%20and%20Awards%20and%20GCSE%20Names.pdf |archive-date=4 November 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Law notes that before starting [[parkour]] at the age of 16, he was "extremely unhappy sat in [his] bedroom wasting away day after day, he had quit school and had no friends and had absolutely no idea what [he] wanted to do with [his] life." He had been addicted to [[video games]] since the age of 13.<ref name="dailyecho_dumbleton" /> Law is a qualified carpenter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=We Spoke To One Of Britain's Youngest Urban Explorers|url=https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/we-spoke-to-one-of-britains-youngest-urban-explorers/|website=UNILAD|language=en|access-date=15 May 2020|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804225425/https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/we-spoke-to-one-of-britains-youngest-urban-explorers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Law also remarked in one of his videos that he played football at the age of seven at The Hamble School in Southampton.
==Career==
Law started his YouTube channel in December 2014. The first video he uploaded was of him performing parkour on the top of buildings in Southampton city centre, filmed on a [[GoPro]] camera. Law started to receive local media attention in the ''[[Southern Daily Echo]]'' for his stunts in December 2015, after he scaled Dumbleton Towers in the [[Thornhill, Southampton|Thornhill]] area of the city.<ref name="dailyecho_dumbleton">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14145999.VIDEO__Daredevil_climbs_Southampton_tower_block_with_no_safety_gear |title=VIDEO: Daredevil Ally Law climbs Southampton's Dumbleton Towers block with no safety gear |publisher=[[Newsquest]] |work=[[Southern Daily Echo]] |date=15 December 2015 |accessdate=21 August 2017 |author=Morris, Felix}}</ref>
He has climbed in multiple locations around the world, such as [[Melbourne]],<ref name="melbournevideo">{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/british-daredevil-climbs-200-metre-tall-crane-in-dizzying-video-1684334 |title=British Daredevil Climbs 200-Metre Tall Crane In Dizzying Video |work=[[NDTV]] |date=18 April 2017 |accessdate=21 August 2017}}</ref> [[Dubai]], [[Bangkok]], [[Barcelona]] and [[Los Angeles]]. This includes locations such as [[La Sagrada Familia]] and [[Tour First]] in Barcelona and [[Paris]] respectively.
Law also does "overnight challenges", where he and a group of friends will attempt to stay in a range of commercial premises after closing hours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/15789016.WARNING_STRONG_LANGUAGE__YouTuber_enjoys_overnight_stay_at_Aquadrome___watch_the_video_here/|title=WARNING STRONG LANGUAGE: YouTuber enjoys overnight stay at Aquadrome – watch the video here|website=Daily Echo|date=22 December 2017 |language=en|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>
After trespassing in [[Thorpe Park]] to climb the [[Stealth (roller coaster)|Stealth]] roller coaster in July 2017, and breaking into the ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (UK TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' house twice in January 2018, Law was given a five-year [[criminal behaviour order]] that prevents him from trespassing on areas of bridges or buildings not open to the public, or any business property outside business hours. He also received a lifetime ban from all properties owned by [[Merlin Entertainments]].<ref name="skynewsban">{{cite web |title=YouTube star Ally Law banned from UK theme parks and TV studios |url=https://news.sky.com/story/youtube-star-ally-law-banned-from-uk-theme-parks-and-tv-studios-11580991 |website=Sky News |accessdate=12 June 2020 |language=en |date=14 December 2018}}</ref> The criminal behaviour order only applies in England, [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]], and a breach of the conditions could lead to a possible five-year jail sentence.<ref name="bbcnewsban">{{cite web |title=YouTuber gets studio and theme park ban |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-46564429 |website=BBC News |accessdate=12 June 2020 |date=14 December 2018}}</ref> In addition, Law was sentenced to 120 hours of community work for breaking into the set of ''Celebrity Big Brother''.<ref name="cbbsentencing">{{cite web |title=Big Brother break-in YouTubers sentenced |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-47457410 |website=BBC News |accessdate=12 June 2020 |date=5 March 2019}}</ref> In 2019, Law took part in an [[Mixed martial arts|MMA]] match, losing by majority decision to Joseph Henderson.<ref name=mma />
===Criticism===
Law has received criticism from politicians, police and general members of the public for his climbing and [[Trespass to land|trespassing]] on property. He has been warned multiple times by [[Hampshire Constabulary]] for trespassing, and after the video footage of him climbing Dumbleton Towers appeared on the ''Daily Echo'', [[Southampton City Council]] leader Simon Letts stated that "It is a tragedy waiting to happen and someone's mother is not going to have a son at Christmas." In response to the trespassing, Law says "I always make sure I find them and explain to them what I am doing and in most cases the police are really understanding."<ref name="dailyecho_dumbleton" />
Speaking to [[9news.com.au]], after climbing a crane in Melbourne, Law stated that "[he] is not going to pretend it's not dangerous [...] I will never put myself in a situation I'm not 110 percent confident with."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/04/19/11/29/daredevil-records-illegal-heart-stopping-crane-climb-in-melbournes-cbd |title=Daredevil records illegal and dangerous crane climb in Melbourne's CBD |work=[[9news.com.au]] |date=19 April 2017 |accessdate=22 August 2017 |author=Davidson, Sean}}</ref>
When Law and a group of friends trespassed into the [[City of Manchester Stadium|Etihad Stadium]] in [[Manchester]] in September 2017, ''[[The Independent]]'' called the incident a "concerning security breach".<ref name="independent">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/manchester-city-etihad-stadium-youtuber-free-climbers-security-flaw-breach-watch-video-a7930431.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907005902/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/manchester-city-etihad-stadium-youtuber-free-climbers-security-flaw-breach-watch-video-a7930431.html |archive-date=2017-09-07 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Manchester City's Etihad Stadium broken into by urban free climbers in concerning security breach |work=[[The Independent]] |date=5 September 2017 |accessdate=14 September 2017 |author=Brown, Luke}}</ref>
== MMA record ==
{{MMA record start}}
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| style="text-align:center;" | 0–1
| Joseph Henderson
| Majority Decision
| FAME MMA UK
| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|December|14}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 3:00
| [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]], England<ref name=mma>{{cite web | url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/youtube-star-ally-law-loses-17422728 | title=YouTube star Ally Law loses in celebrity cage fight in Newcastle | date=14 December 2019 }}</ref>
|
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==Personal life==
Law resides in [[Southampton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/youtuber-ally-law-flouts-lockdown-21859602|title = YouTuber 'travels 140 miles' for video throwing chocolate eggs at people'| website=[[Daily Mirror]] |date = 13 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Southampton YouTuber Ally Law convicted of trespassing into Big Brother house|url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/17479708.southampton-youtuber-ally-law-convicted-of-trespassing-into-big-brother-house/|website=Daily Echo|date=6 March 2019 |language=en|access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:YouTubers from Southampton]]
[[Category:Urban climbers]]
[[Category:Traceurs]]
[[Category:YouTube vloggers]]
[[Category:English video bloggers]]