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Kaplan confirms refunds following SQE cancellations
Last month's 'IT issue' left some students unable to sit first assessments
Jailed ex-City lawyer banned from the legal profession
Joshua Alexander Brien defrauded US law firm Cooley and the Commonwealth Secretariat out of £600k
‘An open letter to my fellow lawyers — it’s time to be completely honest about mental health’
Lack of support coupled with poor work-life balance is creating a "perfect storm", warns doctor turned trainee solicitor Gavriel Sapir
US firm salaries ‘almost 50% above’ Magic Circle rivals thanks to favourable exchange rates
New research comes as NQ rates hit record £179k
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
The very human history of defamation from the Duke d’Orléans to Wagatha Christie
As the High Court finds in favour of Colleen Rooney, Legal Cheek’s Will Holmes explores defamation's murky past
Shoosmiths and ULaw join forces to offer pro bono support to businesses and charities
Monthly clinics staffed by trainees and students
Linklaters retains 47 of 51 NQ lawyers
City's top TC provider scores 92%
BCLP increases maintenance grants and vac scheme pay — also scraps grade requirements
Boosts in response to rising living costs
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Ince share price plunges over 50% following stock exchange announcement
Listed firm unveils plans to raise cash through new shares and loan
Top judges use Wikipedia, research shows
Irish Supreme Court decisions with online encyclopedia entry 22% more likely to be cited in later judgments
Commonwealth Games: TLT trainee scores spot on Northern Ireland netball squad
Thanks flexi-working!
TV cameras to film in criminal courts for first time today
Coverage restricted to judge's sentencing remarks
‘Gender critical’ barrister successfully sues own chambers
Garden Court Chambers ordered to pay 22k discrimination damages to Allison Bailey
Kaplan offers new SQE assessment dates after ‘IT issue’ forced cancellations
First one next week
Freshfields partner profits push past £2 million
Strong performance despite “tightening market conditions”
TikToking future magic circle trainee documents life as ‘British uni version of Elle Woods’
Lucy has amassed nearly 40k followers
Bakers bumps TC numbers from 33 to 40
Follows similar move by Travers
City pay war: Macfarlanes boosts NQ rates to £107.5k
Also confirms autumn retention score of 92%