Author: Rhys Duncan

Ex-Supreme justices join top lawyers in urging UK government to reject calls for Israel arms embargo
Response to earlier letter calling for weapons ban

A&O and Shearman go LinkedIn official
Merger goes live next month

US law firm pokes fun at failed merger with A&O, drawing parallels to Royal rift and warm British beer
Newly-surfaced pics from 2022 O'Melveny event

AI ‘can be a force for good’, says top judge
Help those who can't afford lawyers

Man given suspended sentence for impersonating barrister
Used identity of real lawyer

Top in-house lawyers to ramp up pro bono efforts with new pledge
GCs from Coca-Cola, ITV, Goldman Sachs and more

Trowers introduces innovation seat for trainees
New TC option

Junior solicitor who inappropriately touched colleague suspended for three months
2019 Christmas party incident

Newly qualified solicitor struck off for fabricating time recordings
Lack of experience not mitigating factor

More than a quarter of pupil barristers encounter bullying or harassment
Significantly higher number of women experienced issues personally

EU parliament approves groundbreaking regulations on AI
Potential framework for UK to follow

Law students provide court support for divorcing couples
New pro bono scheme

Beware of ‘deepfake’ clients, regulator warns lawyers
Concerns over money laundering and terrorist financing

Charity calls on law students to teach school kids legal basics
Over 200,000 taught so far

SQE question pulled after law change
No impact on pass mark

TLT targets 50% female partners by 2029
Follows firm achieving 33% goal ahead of schedule

Legal secretary barred following county lines drug conviction
Avoided prison by 'skin of her teeth'

Judge opens ruling with Winnie the Pooh quote
Case concerning honey