Author: Thomas Connelly

SRA delays super-exam decision until spring 2017

Final decision was due this month

Jun 1 2016 4:58pm

Clifford Chance ups trainee pay packets by 3.5%

Despite generous pay boost for NQs, there is no guarantee they will receive it

Jun 1 2016 2:47pm

Brexit poll: 57% of lawyers want Britain to REMAIN in the EU

The biggest stay vote came from lawyers up in Scotland

May 31 2016 12:01pm

Cringeworthy Skadden recruitment brochure from bygone days surfaces online

They sure don't make them like they used to

May 27 2016 9:48am

8 lawyers make the grade in new minority business power list

Strong showing from the magic circle

May 27 2016 9:02am

Barrister who accused Bar Disciplinary Tribunal of ‘lack of impartiality and independence’ has appeals booted out

Immigration barrister, and a former joint head of a chambers in Birmingham, has had two appeals and two judicial review applications dismissed

May 26 2016 2:06pm

Psychoactive Substances Act BANNING legal highs comes into force today

New legislation has come under fire from many within the legal profession

May 26 2016 8:53am

‘Lawyered up’: Mr Justice Peter Smith takes legal advice

Judge who is the subject of an ongoing judicial investigation into possible bias instructs corporate and financial crime specialist BCL Burton Copeland

May 25 2016 11:16am

Fake lawyer who was jailed for tricking high-ranking judges BANNED from profession

Mohammed Kabba received a 16 month custodial sentence last summer for pretending to be a solicitor during an immigration case

May 24 2016 1:26pm

Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, King’s and Queen Mary top latest law school league table

Annual comprehensive rankings produced by The Guardian examine standards of teaching, level of feedback and overall quality of the course

May 23 2016 3:16pm

Study slams BSB and chambers for failing to reveal diversity data

Damning study comes as top black judge launches campaign to address racism on the bench

May 23 2016 2:38pm

Top Manchester QC questions Andy Burnham’s claim that it’s harder for northerners to become lawyers

It's grim up north for law students, indicates Manchester mayoral hopeful

May 20 2016 12:16pm

10 City lawyers named in ‘Power 100 Women’ list

List celebrates Square Mile's most influential women

May 19 2016 12:47pm

Judicial chill out lounges are the future says law reform group

Judges' private chambers could make way for "judicial hubs"

May 19 2016 10:01am

BPP law students help tackle rogue landlords with launch of free advice clinic

New pro bono scheme will assist those facing a number of residential property legal issues including unfair rent increases

May 19 2016 9:00am

Telly quiz show barrister accused of deliberately answering questions wrongly on charity special of The Chase

Quiz fans accuse criminal barrister of foul play so celebs can land charity jackpot

May 17 2016 10:43am

Junior barrister who supplied drugs that killed teenage boyfriend accepts his legal career is over

Last week Strand Chambers’ Henry Hendron was sentenced to 140 hours of unpaid work and an 18-month supervision order

May 16 2016 2:22pm