Author: Thomas Connelly

Law professor who specialises in money laundering arrested for alleged money laundering
Miami Uni academic Bruce Bagley accused of helping to launder £2.3 million

General election 2019: Oxford educated ex-Slaughter and May lawyers go head-to-head in Middlesbrough
Former magic circle duo even attended the same private school

BPP confirms new bar course will be over £5,000 cheaper than current BPTC
£13,870 in London and £12,620 elsewhere

Barrister banned over indecent images conviction
Leicester Uni law grad jailed for 12 months

Hale takes subtle swipe at Sumption over suggestion it will take 50 years to achieve gender equality across judiciary
Outspoken ex-Supreme Court judge made controversial comments in 2015

Super-exam could damage ‘credibility’ of solicitor qualification, junior lawyers warn
JLD urges super-regulator to think carefully before giving new exam final sign-off

Cleary Gottlieb ups London junior lawyer pay by 11% to £133,000
US outfit's rookies handed extra cash too

Top CPS lawyer scoops ULaw honorary doctorate
Eran Cutliffe appeared in BBC legal documentary The Prosecutors

Olympic bomb hoax barrister banned from legal profession
Michael Shrimpton, who was disbarred in 2018, subject to further regulatory action -- this time by the SRA

City Law School latest to offer two-part bar course following regulatory shake-up
It's much cheaper, too

Swansea Uni-backed legal lab scoops £4 million in EU funding
New hub to support research and develop advances in lawtech, Welsh government says

You’ve ‘wrecked’ my dream of becoming a lawyer: French LPC student blasts Boris’ Brexit vision in emotional open letter
PM is putting party and ego before national interests, Royal Holloway law grad claims

Law firm flotations could help attract top lawyer talent through mega-money share options, survey findings suggest
As rumours surrounding Mishcon IPO continue

10 month suspension for barrister who posted ‘offensive’ comments on Facebook
Less than a week after regulator issued fresh guidance on social media etiquette

Lawyers joining Extinction Rebellion protests risk disciplinary action, solicitor warns
Leigh Day associate Gideon Habel advises legally-minded protestors to carry out 'risk analysis' before hitting the streets

BSB to barristers: avoid getting drawn into ‘heated’ social media spats
Regulator's fresh guidance covers content posted in both a 'professional and personal capacity'

KCL partners with national law firm to launch student-staffed legal advice centre
Latest pro bono initiative to cover range of family law issues