Author: conor-james-mckinney

Barristers to share Gray’s Inn with 300 kids as new primary school gets go-ahead

To open amid top chambers next year, with kiddies lunching in historic hall

May 17 2021 1:16pm

Paralegal told she was a trainee solicitor secures compensation from former firm

Nicolette Browne-Marke, 26, represented herself at the employment tribunal

May 14 2021 8:48am

Bar group looks to tackle workplace abuse with ‘active bystanders’

All Rise project creates special pin badge as visible sign of support

May 10 2021 9:50am

Bar exam bosses apologise for last summer’s chaos after damning independent review

Outside experts heavily critical of online set-up that left some students locked out and others urinating in bottles and buckets

May 6 2021 1:08pm

Bristol Uni law grad, 21, becomes one of the youngest people to pass New York bar

Despite Covid-19 attack a month before the exam

Apr 26 2021 10:56am

Ministers don’t understand why they can’t just break the law, civil servants claim

Officials say certain politicians just don't get that the rule of law is a thing

Apr 22 2021 9:42am

Judge rejects attempt to rescue trainee’s claim form error in £700k case

No leniency shown to rookie who forgot to serve paperwork, despite pandemic

Apr 21 2021 9:18am

US law firm bosses take office road trip in campervan

CEO and exec chairman of Greenberg Traurig go on tour

Apr 16 2021 11:11am

Revealed: The top barristers by Supreme Court appearances

Academic Dr Mikołaj Barczentewicz crunches the numbers to compile lawyer league table

Mar 26 2021 8:12am

Barrister suspended for six months over sexual comments to female mini-pupil

Second disciplinary tribunal finding against Robert Kearney

Mar 22 2021 4:51pm

How to hack a judge’s brain with science

New research shows how judges can fall into psychological traps when making decisions

Mar 17 2021 1:02pm

BPP University to be sold ‘within weeks’, report claims

Private equity giant TDR Capital looks set to snap up law school

Mar 15 2021 9:59am

Non-binary barrister listed as ‘Mx’ by chambers in legal milestone

Lamb Chambers' Oscar Davies thought to be the first barrister to use gender neutral alternative to "Ms" or "Mr"

Mar 8 2021 12:17pm

Ex-Irwin Mitchell paralegal banned after destroying paperwork to cover up mistake

The client's personal injury case was struck out as a result

Mar 1 2021 10:45am

Legal Union steps in after trainee solicitor isn’t offered NQ role

Rookie claims law firm continued to recruit despite telling her it couldn't offer her role due to 'hiring freeze'

Mar 1 2021 9:24am

Barristers are demanding tougher sanctions for sexual misconduct at the bar

Regulators are under pressure to dish out more than brief suspensions

Feb 19 2021 11:24am

Barrister receives complaint from fellow lawyer after posting Quran quotes on LinkedIn

Tahir Khan vows to defy 'bias towards my religious beliefs'

Feb 18 2021 11:58am

Eco-barrister to face contempt of court proceedings for leaking Supreme Court Heathrow judgment

Tim Crosland is being hauled back before top justices for his calculated act of protest

Feb 12 2021 12:54pm

Jedward yes, Trump no: Who would the UK’s leading law profs nominate for the Nobel Peace Prize?

Believe it or not, legal academics are among the global elite allowed to put in Peace Prize nominations

Feb 1 2021 11:42am