Author: Angus Simpson

Freshfields to ‘turbocharge’ future trainees with free tech-focused LLM
KCL masters comes with £20k maintenance grant

Solicitor given suspended sentence for pothole fraud
Legal background aggravating factor

‘Significant decline’ in pupil barristers willing to recommend career at the bar
Lack of work-life balance

Judge warns of embargo breach after claimant’s husband sent draft judgment
‘Unidentified glitch’

Trump’s attacks on law firms prompt legal action from American Bar Association
Follows flurry of executive orders

High Court warns lawyers over AI use after ‘fake’ cases cited in submissions
Barrister and solicitor escape contempt proceedings

CMS boosts NQ solicitor pay in London to £120k
Rises in regions too

Eversheds reboots Irish presence after abandoning William Fry tie-up
New setup from September 2025

Ex-Dechert lawyer loses PI claim over head injury from office door handle
Claim hinges on whether door counts as ‘equipment’ under Employer’s Liability Act

SQE2 pass rate hits 75% in latest results
Sat by 1,134 students

Judge destroys Trump’s attack on top law firm in ruling with 27 exclamation points (and a stew recipe)
Unprecedented situations call for unprecedented punctuation — and gumbo

SRA issues warning over fake law firm with its very own ‘Mike Ross’
Scammers fans of Suits?

David Cameron in talks to join DLA Piper
New role for former Prime Minister?

TikTok lawyer charged with money laundering
Akhmed Yakoob boasts over 200k social media followers

Hertfordshire law students conduct mock hearings with real prisoners
Helping prisoners understand parole and reduce re-offending

SRA hits law firm owner with record £4 million fine
Dishonesty impacted thousands

Lawyers gear up for London Legal Walk
17 June 🚶

Future law student asks internet whether it’s OK to be a stripper
'Law firms like people with customer facing previous experience'

New legal drama to star Kim Kardashian as divorce lawyer
All's Fair airs this Autumn