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Cripps and Michelmores in tie-up talks
'Very early stage'

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

CMS boosts NQ solicitor pay in London to £120k
Rises in regions too

The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more

Top personal injury lawyer puts £20 million mansion on the market
12 bedrooms, cocktail bars, a home-gym, cinema room and more!

‘LPC grads are getting left behind in the SQE switch — and no one’s talking about it’
Aspiring lawyer voices frustration over transitional arrangements

Solicitor who juggled jobs at three law firms struck off
'Misleading timesheets'

Quiet in court: rethinking legal confidence
University of Exeter law student Sajanthiya Siridaran challenges pre-conceptions around the type of students that make great lawyers

HSF-Kramer merger goes live
TC seekers, take note: there’s a new name in City law

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Eversheds reboots Irish presence after abandoning William Fry tie-up
New setup from September 2025

Ex-Dechert lawyer loses PI claim over head injury from office door handle
Claim hinges on whether door counts as ‘equipment’ under Employer’s Liability Act

The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more

Super-regulator hits SRA with ‘binding directions’ over Axiom Ince handling
Avoid repeat regulatory failures, says LSB

How Gen Z lawyers are transforming the legal profession from within
S.K. Amir, University of London LLM graduate, examines how Gen Z is influencing change within law

SQE2 pass rate hits 75% in latest results
Sat by 1,134 students

Judge destroys Trump’s attack on top law firm in ruling with 27 exclamation points (and a stew recipe)
Unprecedented situations call for unprecedented punctuation — and gumbo

Bar regulator abandons plans to introduce barrister equality duty
Controversial BSB rule dropped after backlash