Author: Thomas Connelly

Hardwicke to rebrand as Gatehouse Chambers after discovering name has slavery links

Lord Hardwicke was co-author of 1729 legal opinion relied upon by slave owners

Jun 15 2021 12:03pm

Weil dishes out £8k Covid bonuses to NQ lawyers

Extra cash for trainees and associates too

Jun 14 2021 9:34am

Largest law firm in the world trims lawyer numbers

Dentons lays off 85 UK employees, including 16 associates

Jun 11 2021 9:41am

Clyde & Co elects first female senior partner

Carolena Gordon takes up new role on 1 July

Jun 10 2021 12:08pm

Freshfields dishes out bonuses following Covid salary freeze

Catch-up cash for UK lawyers and staff

Jun 10 2021 11:03am

Scottish law student cleared of wrongdoing following probe into ‘offensive’ gender comments

Abertay Uni student Lisa Keogh worries investigation may have impacted her grades

Jun 9 2021 1:13pm

Super regulator sides with pupillage seekers in row over rejection by silence

Follows letter from wannabe barrister first reported by Legal Cheek

Jun 8 2021 12:00pm

Family barrister suspended following ‘offensive and unacceptable’ Royal baby tweet

Joanna Toch apologises after ill-judged remark

Jun 8 2021 10:04am

Linklaters looks to slash emissions by up to 70%

Magic circle player latest to up its green efforts 🍃

Jun 7 2021 11:44am

Asparagus recipe accidentally included in Belgian law database

'Bon Appétit!' read the final line

Jun 2 2021 10:54am

Henry Hendron avoids disbarment — again

Scandal-hit barrister reprimanded for continuing to work during suspension over drug offences

Jun 1 2021 10:51am

Ashurst appoints first female global chair

London partner Karen Davies takes top role from 1 August

May 28 2021 8:04am

Supreme Court launches paid internship for underrepresented aspiring barristers

Week-long scheme will see bar hopefuls shadow judicial assistants

May 27 2021 9:15am

Slaughter and May to allow trainees to work remotely one day a week

New policy enables 'majority' of staff to work away from the office up to 40% of the time

May 26 2021 3:12pm

Slaughters hands lawyers and staff Covid bonuses

Extra 5% 'in recognition of everybody’s hard work'

May 24 2021 11:49am