Category: News

SQE blunder: £250 goodwill payment ‘does not begin to repair the damage’, says Junior Lawyers Division
Could request super regulator investigation

Only half of public receive professional help for legal issues, report finds
Cost of living creating and worsening legal issues

Google invests £9.5 million in London law firm behind ‘AI paralegal’ which passed the SQE
'Lawrence' scored 74% on mock test

Robes make a comeback for family judges – but they’ll remain wigless
Trialing more formality amid safety concerns

LegalEdCon 2024: First batch of speakers announced
Law training experts join influencers, academics and mental health charity leader at Legal Cheek's annual in-person conference

Barrister Henry Hendron loses appeal against drug sentence
Jailed last year after trying to buy drugs from clients

EXCLUSIVE: Students who had TCs cancelled among those hit by Kaplan SQE blunder
Told they’d failed SQE1 when actually they'd passed

SQE1 pass rate climbs slightly amid marking error backlash
56% successfully navigated latest sitting

‘Omnishambles’: Law school bosses react to SQE exam fiasco
Mix of concern and anger

Exam chaos: Kaplan issues apology after 175 students wrongly told they’d failed SQE
Questions remain over whether blunder led to TC offer cancellations

Top family law firm Vardags erroneously obtained order for client’s divorce after ‘clicking the wrong button’
Sir Andrew McFarlane unpersuaded

Lady Chief Justice backs pro bono power list
Recognising efforts across the legal profession

Exclusive: A&O Shearman sets NQ solicitor pay at £125k
New Magic Circle mega-firm opts for Allen & Overy-level salaries

SQE exam fees to rise again amid student discontent
SRA says assessment 'continues to perform well'

Scrapping degree requirement will create more pupillage-less grads, Bar Council warns
Response to BSB proposals

Search for missing BPP law student continues
Aspiring lawyer Jack O’Sullivan disappeared on 2 March

City law chief advises firms to give lawyers workload ‘trigger warnings’
'Something very serious is going on' in the profession, says Colin Passmore