Author: William Holmes

Battle of the gowns: Ede & Ravenscroft sees off competition claim
Legal attire specialist did not abuse dominant market position, tribunal finds

German law firm opens office in metaverse
Virtual reality TCs next?

Freshfields ups financial support for SQE trainees to £20,000
Maintenance grants reach record high

Why you should be worried about halloumi IP
Will Holmes explores the unusual intellectual property laws protecting the popular cheese

Bakers boosts NQ lawyer salaries to £110,000
City firms continue to up pay 📈

ULaw to offer LPC and LLM at Southampton Law School
New options, including masters, delivered from Russell Group uni’s campus

Akin Gump NQ lawyer salaries hit record £179,000
Rise due to favourable exchange rate

Should ex-magic circle man Raab become caretaker PM?
Question mark over whether Boris will stay until Autumn

Attorney General confirms Tory leadership bid as Boris prepares to quit
From Legal Cheek Awards to No.10?

How Bored Apes are changing the law
Legal Cheek's Will Holmes takes a deep dive into the latest legal developments surrounding NFTs

Bird & Bird gives trainees and staff £1,000 cost of living bonus
One-off payment to those earning £50k and below

Shearman gives London staff, including trainees, option to work remotely for whole of August
Hopes to encourage productivity and support wellbeing

Why the ECHR should go medieval
Will Holmes explains how revisiting medieval debates on natural law could improve the application of modern human rights

Pups, legal celebs and stylish merch: The London Legal Walk in photos
Lawyers don trainers for pro bono causes

Has a robot really just hired a lawyer?
Chatbot seeks legal rep after becoming sentient, claims AI engineer

RPC and Taylor Wessing employees win award for alien invasion music video
Meet the duo repping City law in music

A&O and Travers Smith launch LGBTQI Legal Aid Fund
City duo to support organisations in countries where same-sex relations and trans identities are criminalised

Partners less happy than trainees, research suggests
It would appear money doesn't buy happiness

5 things non-law students should know to break into the legal sector
Law training experts from BPP, Bird & Bird and Dentons demystify the new pathway to qualification under the SQE

Taylor v Catterall: rumble in the public law jungle?
Sports governing bodies beware, writes future magic circle trainee William Holmes