Author: conor-james-mckinney

Top law professors pen letter in support of academic freedom

Intervention follows student protests targeting philosophy prof Kathleen Stock

Oct 22 2021 12:55pm

Law firm partner workloads increase as remote working makes it more difficult to delegate to juniors and trainees, survey finds

Many outfits report rise in chargeable hours, especially at senior levels

Oct 20 2021 9:39am

County Court advocate is a ‘worker’, says employment tribunal

Ruling could give rights to hundreds of law grads working as unqualified advocates

Oct 11 2021 10:53am

‘Cruella de Vil QC’ hits back at Boris Johnson after PM takes pop in conference speech

Prime Minister's 'frivolous speech' ignored 'serious issues' in justice system, says blogging barrister Matthew Scott

Oct 6 2021 6:19pm

Competition for pupillage fiercer than ever, Bar Council report finds

Number of applicants chasing each pupillage spot 'steadily increasing' every year

Sep 29 2021 9:23am

Junior solicitor fined over ‘threatening’ tweets to MPs

Ex-Shoosmiths associate admits inciting abuse against politicians after SRA investigation

Sep 20 2021 10:28am

Cyber-hacked barristers win High Court judgment against ‘persons unknown’

Judge orders mystery criminals to hand over any info they may have obtained

Sep 15 2021 11:52am

Oxbridge law courses ranked among top 10 salary-boosting degrees

Economics at Cambridge comes top

Aug 19 2021 9:18am

Meet the law students having second thoughts about criminal practice

Many are still keen on crime but very aware of 'atrocious' pay and conditions

Aug 12 2021 9:07am

Do law students still fancy a life in crime?

Low pay, long hours and a crumbling justice system could be putting off the next generation of criminal lawyers

Aug 10 2021 8:34am

Dominic Cummings brands legal Twitter royalty as ‘charlatans’

Former Downing Street adviser lashes leading lawyers over Brexit views

Jul 26 2021 1:05pm

Top judge slams BSB over ‘injustice’ to student wrongly kicked off bar training course

Ryan Eve vindicated in High Court after regulator's blunders

Jul 23 2021 11:30am

Trainee solicitor dismissed a month after revealing pregnancy loses employment case

Bosses didn't know rookie was pregnant when they decided not to keep her on, tribunal finds

Jul 12 2021 12:36pm

Junior lawyer avoids strike off over ‘brutal’ assault

Adeel Saghir, 31, suspended for 30 months despite being jailed for GBH

Jun 30 2021 11:28am

Can you all just stop doing contempt of court, pleads Attorney General

#ThinkBeforeYouPost campaign warns public about prejudicing trials via social media

Jun 28 2021 9:19am

London-born law prof becomes head of US competition regulator aged just 32

From 'unknown law student' to 'hipster antitrust chief' to Federal Trade Commissioner in just four years

Jun 18 2021 11:29am

Former BBC legal correspondent joins London chambers

Clive Coleman becomes associate tenant at 23ES

Jun 17 2021 10:21am
Supreme Court Lady Hale

Lady Hale to quit role on Hong Kong court

Ex-Supreme says decision to step down isn't political, reports say

Jun 4 2021 2:05pm

This one crazy law from 1829 could topple our newly married Prime Minister

Boris Johnson, meet the Catholic Relief Act

Jun 1 2021 1:35pm