Author: William Holmes

The rights and wrongs of life in the metaverse

Future trainee William Holmes takes stock of the various legal issues emerging in the virtual world

Feb 28 2022 9:13am
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How lawyers helped us fall in love

Spare a thought for the lawyers who helped you fall in love this Valentine’s Day

Feb 14 2022 9:23am
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Training and development: a tax lawyer’s experience

Travers Smith’s Sivanti Devakumar shares her career story and how high-quality work combined with the firm’s collaborative culture and supportive training environment is what made her join and stay

Jan 10 2022 11:51am

The law killed e-scooters in the 1930s. Will it kill again?

Future magic circle trainee Will Holmes looks at the case for greater regulation

Dec 10 2021 9:21am

How Tiffany blue and Louboutin shoes are revealing trademark law’s true colours

Future magic circle trainee Will Holmes explores the history of protecting your brand from imitators

Nov 29 2021 9:27am

Meet the man helping students hack law school revision

We catch up with Andrew Suszek, director of analytics at BARBRI, ahead of his virtual appearance at tomorrow’s STEM Future Lawyers panel event

Nov 17 2021 10:39am

Life as a lawyer in the fast-moving automotive sector

Shoosmiths associate Sam Henegan talks electric vehicles and driverless cars, ahead of his virtual appearance at next week’s event

Nov 12 2021 12:49pm

Why Google’s landmark victory is music to TikTok’s ears

Future magic circle trainee Will Holmes looks at yesterday's data protection ruling

Nov 11 2021 8:01am

What makes a good personal injury lawyer?

Empathy, resilience, and the ability to adapt will stand you in good stead, says Irwin Mitchell serious injury specialist Chris Kardahji

Nov 8 2021 10:05am

Navigating the shifting sands of competition law at a global firm

Ropes & Gray senior counsel Lisa Kaltenbrunner discusses upcoming regulatory changes and how she came to specialise in this exciting area of law

Oct 29 2021 11:38am

The haunted jurisprudence of ‘ghost law’

Future magic circle trainee Will Holmes asks -- are ghosts legal? 👻

Oct 29 2021 8:36am

Why aspiring lawyers should welcome the SQE’s arrival

BARBRI’s senior director of learning, Jody Tranter, sees the new route to solicitor qualification as a ‘great opportunity’ and one she helps students take advantage of

Oct 25 2021 11:06am

Why being a global finance lawyer is the next best thing to being a rockstar

Ashurst partner Navdeep Benning discusses her career journey to date

Oct 14 2021 2:34pm

Tax through time: How to get the rich to pay their way

Will the government learn from the lessons of the past? asks future magic circle trainee Will Holmes

Oct 1 2021 9:31am

Has the Court of Appeal just trapped inventors in 1421?

Future magic circle trainee Will Holmes considers the 'historically absurd' definition of inventor following this week's DABUS patent ruling

Sep 24 2021 8:27am

From part-time retail college job to supporting big retailers on business

RPC associate Jaleela Johnson reflects on her career journey so far and considers the latest developments in the retail sector

Sep 23 2021 2:35pm

Museums legal threats to Pornhub are an ‘exhibition of hypocrisy’

The Uffizi and the Louvre are threatening to sue the world's biggest porn site

Aug 31 2021 10:13am

How a 400-year-old will dispute is keeping crypto shielded from the law

‘Concession’ theory is finding its limitations in the context of blockchain communities, writes future magic circle trainee Will Holmes

Aug 9 2021 10:46am

Does Lord Digby Jones’ accent criticism merit new legislation?

France may hold the answer, writes future magic circle trainee Will Holmes

Aug 3 2021 10:32am

What prehistoric skulls show us about sperm and cyborgs

Future magic circle trainee Will Holmes examines the conceptions of legal personhood

Aug 2 2021 10:12am