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Legal gift guide: what to get the lawyer in your life this Christmas

It’s giving… season 💁‍♀️

Dec 13 2024 8:47am

Top feminist barrister blasts BSB after ‘Boys Club’ tweet charges dropped

Dr Charlotte Proudman criticises regulator as ‘unfit for purpose’ after tribunal dismisses disciplinary case

Dec 12 2024 11:56am
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White & Case’s London office suffers minor flood 

Comes amid fancy refurb

Dec 12 2024 9:32am
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‘Boys club’ tweet lands top feminist barrister in disciplinary hearing

Bar Standards Board goes head-to-head with Charlotte Proudman, who accuses them of gender discrimination and double standards

Dec 11 2024 2:18pm
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Disgraced human rights lawyer spared jail over legal aid war crime fraud

Phil Shiner gets suspended sentence

Dec 11 2024 12:15pm
Salaries

Do junior lawyers care too much about money?

Sky-high salaries for newly qualified solicitors, problems with the SQE and £44 billion turnover for the UK's legal services sector -- listen now 🎙️

Dec 11 2024 9:26am
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Jo Sidhu KC

Top KC guilty of professional misconduct over inappropriate sexual behaviour

Three allegations proved against Jo Sidhu KC, seven dismissed

Dec 10 2024 11:51am
AI Face

New lawyers don’t need to be AI-savvy just yet, survey finds

AI adoption is accelerating across the legal sector, yet new lawyers aren't expected to be experts just yet

Dec 10 2024 9:20am

Former London US law firm lawyer jailed for stalking neighbours  

Sentenced to 5.5 years and subjected to restraining orders

Dec 9 2024 10:09am
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Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Dec 9 2024 8:04am
City of London at sunset

UK legal sector turnover hits £44 billion

Law Society report shows 50% growth in decade

Dec 6 2024 8:45am
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People using social media on their mobile phones

The best social media posts of the week

A round-up of online musings, memes and more

Dec 6 2024 8:44am

BSB approves barrister apprenticeships for school leavers

Regulator endorses framework for new pathway to the bar

Dec 6 2024 8:44am
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Divorce solicitor with 44-years’ experience struck off after forging client’s signature 

Believed she was helping emotionally distressed client

Dec 4 2024 9:55am
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news SQE Hub

Regulator commissions independent review of SQE 

Will assess whether new pathway is on track to achieving its objectives

Dec 4 2024 6:43am
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Former Slaughter and May lawyer appointed Solicitor General 

MP Lucy Rigby lands top legal role

Dec 3 2024 7:37am
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