Author: conor-james-mckinney

Junior solicitor struck off for fare dodging just two years after qualifying

Adam Kemeny avoided paying £650 worth of train fares from Shoreditch to Surrey

Jan 29 2019 8:43am

Criminal lawyers in uproar over court IT chaos

Continuing digital outage plays havoc with justice system

Jan 22 2019 2:25pm

New legislation on domestic abuse heralds family law shake-up

Ban on abusers grilling victims in court among changes

Jan 21 2019 2:06pm

Magic circle law firm launches cannabis newsletter

Allen & Overy eyes up legal weed deals

Jan 15 2019 10:49am

Lord Sales sworn in as newest Supreme Court judge

Oxbridge double grad will take part in a special ceremony later today

Jan 14 2019 8:53am

Lady Hale attacks government ‘austerity’ policies

Supreme Court president in unusual political intervention

Jan 9 2019 1:51pm

Female law graduates set to earn an extra £460,000 from their degree

While an LLB is worth an additional £300,000 to men

Jan 8 2019 11:22am
Legal aid

Former Lord Chancellor admits that Labour got it wrong on legal aid

Falconer ‘fesses up to 'opening the door' to Tory cuts while in government

Jan 4 2019 11:00am
Barristers ireland

Barristers’ chambers to open Brexit office in remote Irish village

Online outfit Clerksroom set to launch 'Annex' in Murrisk, population 300

Oct 24 2018 11:44am

Pro bono week: Solicitor general appears to sign death warrant for controversial City law firm levy

MP says government not persuaded by Michael Gove-era idea of 1% turnover tax on mega-firms

Oct 24 2018 8:55am
legal aid barristers homeless

Government sued for denying legal aid to homeless

Human rights lawyers say there should be public funding to challenge rough sleeping crackdowns

Oct 23 2018 11:42am

Supreme Court gets first ever female majority

Two male and three female justices will hear a case next month in gender equality milestone

Sep 17 2018 12:00pm

The Hearing Podcast: How not to retire, with Sir Rupert Jackson

The former Court of Appeal judge and controversial costs reformer is still loving life in the law

Jul 6 2018 10:24am

Oxford University Law Society in teenage blog post kerfuffle

Presidential candidate's musings as a 16-year-old derail election

Jul 4 2018 12:29pm

Head of family courts goes ‘off the rails’ to mark retirement

End of the line for outspoken family law chief Sir James Munby

Jul 3 2018 11:34am

Jeremy Corbyn suggests decriminalising cannabis possession

But Labour leader stops short of saying we should legalise it completely

Jul 3 2018 10:26am

Embarrassment for Mishcon de Reya after canteen slated by food hygiene inspectors

Glamorous staff eatery scores only 1 out 5 after food safety officer inspection

Jun 8 2018 3:20pm