Category: News

Canterbury University law student urges private landlords to waive final rent fees

Some students expected to pay upwards of £2,000 for rooms no longer in use during COVID-19 lockdown

Apr 29 2020 9:09am

Disciplinary tribunal against former Baker McKenzie boss restarts via Zoom

Ex-managing partner Gary Senior accused of kissing junior lawyer in hotel room

Apr 28 2020 11:20am

Research: Over 70% of young barristers won’t survive six months in practice

Bar Council warns future of the bar looks 'bleak' in wake of pandemic

Apr 28 2020 9:12am

Shearman & Sterling lawyers offered six month sabbaticals for 30% pay

As Reed Smith introduces unpaid leave scheme

Apr 27 2020 11:51am
Supreme Court Lady Hale

Lady Hale uses lockdown to write her memoirs

The former Supreme Court president has secured a two-book deal

Apr 24 2020 12:55pm

SRA: Trainees can qualify before completing Professional Skills Course

But must finish all modules within one year of being admitted

Apr 24 2020 11:02am

Largest law firm in the world asks staff to work four-day week in wake of pandemic

Dentons follows Norton Rose Fulbright in implementing voluntary flexible working arrangements

Apr 23 2020 1:43pm

Sussex Uni law student leads call for tuition fee cuts as lectures move online

COVID-19: Petition received almost 300 student signatures

Apr 23 2020 11:55am

Biotech start-up calls on law firms to donate acetate sheets for PPE production

Plastic A4 covers converted into face masks for NHS workers

Apr 23 2020 11:17am

London lawyer in Frozen lockdown parody

Charlotte Fisher dons Disney character Elsa get-up to raise funds for NHS charities

Apr 23 2020 9:21am

Solicitor struck off after losing work briefcase launches appeal crowdfunder

Claire Louise Matthews now has a pro bono legal team after going unrepresented at disciplinary hearing

Apr 22 2020 11:09am

Clifford Chance defers partner profits and freezes salary reviews in wake of virus

Follows similar financial measures by magic circle counterparts

Apr 22 2020 10:31am

Irwin Mitchell delays trainee start dates by six months in response to pandemic

Exclusive: New starters will now join in February 2021

Apr 21 2020 2:01pm

Justices appear ‘virtually’ during Supreme Court swearing-in ceremony

Lord Justice Leggatt joins top bench amid pandemic lockdown

Apr 21 2020 1:43pm

SRA’s go-to law firm won’t be punished over handling of missing briefcase incident

Junior lawyer Claire Louise Matthews struck off earlier this month

Apr 20 2020 3:32pm

Gateley furloughs trainee solicitors

Some rookies may also have qualification dates pushed back in response to pandemic

Apr 20 2020 2:21pm

Barristers lose it over Quiz courtroom blunders

'Was that a gavel I just heard?'

Apr 20 2020 12:00pm

Solicitors’ charity launches £1 million coronavirus hardship fund

SBA to help lawyers in serious financial difficulty

Apr 20 2020 10:34am