Author: Thomas Connelly
SRA appeals tribunal’s ‘unduly lenient’ sanction against City solicitor convicted of sexual assault
He was suspended but not struck off after Christmas party attack
More than 1,000 students join group legal action over teaching time lost to uni strikes
It could cost institutions millions, says London law firm spearheading claim
Legal aid row: ‘Sit down and talk with us’, top QCs tell government
Nearly 100 chambers are now refusing to take new publicly-funded cases
New drama set in London divorce firm hits TV screens tomorrow
Could The Split be the new Silk?
BSB asks chambers to provide details on how they pick their pupils
Regulator keen to identify potential 'unjustified' barriers to the bar
Online scammers impersonate City solicitor as part of ‘air crash’ payout scam
Norton Rose Fulbright stresses the emails are bogus
‘Ministry of Injustice’: Lawyers hold candlelight vigil over legal aid cuts
Barristers have been refusing to take new publicly-funded cases since 1 April
Queen Mary University student stabbed to death in East London wanted to become lawyer
Sami Sidhom was just 18-years-old
CMS reveals 75% spring trainee retention score
As first anniversary of triple merger fast approaches
Criminal defence solicitors face extinction, warns Law Society
Lack of young lawyers entering the field has left justice system facing a 'cliff edge scenario'
Criminal bar remains resolute as over 90 chambers back direct action over legal aid cuts
Barristers have been refusing to take new publicly-funded cases since April 1
Legal watchdog moves to quell MPs’ super-exam fears after dismissing calls to delay approval
SQE received provisional go-ahead last month
Incredible BPTC handbook advises students to wear ‘double breasted’ jackets in their advocacy exam — and says they’ll be marked down for wearing ‘kinky boots’
Points also deducted for drinking from water bottles
Porsche driver who killed top criminal barrister as he left Law Rocks gig jailed for one year
David Batcup was a tenant at Charter Chambers
Baker McKenzie and Reed Smith boost junior lawyer pay to £75,000
Rises for some trainees too
Reed Smith to launch Leeds support hub
No plans at present to offer training contracts
Cocaine dealer’s Lidl checkout-working law student lover jailed after flaunting ‘Kim Kardashian’ lifestyle on Instagram
Handed 15-month prison term for acquiring criminal property
Squire Patton Boggs and Trump’s personal lawyer part ways after FBI office raid
The President has described the search as an 'attack on our country'
Aspiring barrister petitions for ‘draconian’ BPTC exams to be open-book
Online appeal also argues assessments shouldn't be so close together
Hogan Lovells bumps LPC grant by 43% to £10,000
Matching moves by the magic circle and Herbert Smith Freehills