Author: Thomas Connelly

Told they’d failed SQE1 when actually they'd passed

Mix of concern and anger

Questions remain over whether blunder led to TC offer cancellations

Open letter

Previously 50%

Up 10%

71%

New approach of linking sanction to salary

Support up to 20 rookie solicitors

Public not at risk

77% and 97%

Between 100% and 21%

Merger gathers pace

Likely wait until inquiry's conclusion

Tech suffers particularly badly

Now £20k

First of its kind

Qualify via SQE

Kaplan stresses assessments will go ahead as planned, apologises for confusion

Issues statement that leaves open possibility of it never happening

Important for public confidence, says LSB