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Author: Polly Botsford

Gove: make it harder to get onto the BPTC

Possible pro bono "levy" on City firms also gets a mention

Nov 17 2016 11:40am

‘It’s a scratchy response’: Committee chair shares his views on MoJ’s court fees feedback

Bob Neill MP, justice committee chair, tells Legal Cheek that MPs will continue to push for full review

Nov 11 2016 8:57am

Bar Council backs Truss’s calls for ‘wider pool of talent’ for judicial selection

Even though this means more non-barristers becoming judges

Nov 10 2016 4:20pm

Kelvin Mackenzie CAN make ‘undoubtedly offensive’ comments about C4 newsreaders, says regulator

Sun columnist cleared of complaints brought by Muslim presenter

Oct 20 2016 2:19pm

Law firms hire from the most limited university pool, research finds

And they spend the most amount of money in the process

Oct 14 2016 10:34am

Beyond Marmite: justice committee invites views on implications of Brexit

MPs say they want to steer clear of "for and against" arguments

Oct 14 2016 9:42am

DWF moves towards opening solicitor route to paralegal apprentices

Those with “exceptional potential” in line for shot at lawyer jobs

Oct 11 2016 10:30am

Lawyers anticipate ‘public discussion’ on government’s defence to Article 50 challenge

Government's legal arguments have been disclosed following high court decision

Sep 30 2016 9:48am

Why the new higher education bill is not the solution for improving the state of legal education

Will the negative consequences outweigh its good intentions?

Sep 20 2016 12:55pm

New pass mark for aspiring barrister’s test is waved through by LSB

Controversial entry exam onto BPTC should be harder to pass

Sep 8 2016 2:01pm

Hill Dickinson reserves training contracts for paralegals

Two out of 12 TCs will go to graduates already employed by national giant

Jun 23 2016 3:14pm