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Court delayed for nearly an hour due to jammed door
Files and lunch locked away

Overworked, underpaid and unsafe: judges speak out on life on the bench
Worrying findings in new survey

Former Walker Morris partner wins age discrimination claim after forced retirement at 63
Rules were intended to make way for younger lawyers

Former Mayer Brown lawyer set to become new German Chancellor
Friedrich Merz tops recent election and looks to form a coalition

Horizon scandal: BSB set to launch regulatory action against barristers within ‘next few months’
No ongoing risk to public

Freshfields expand US operations with new Boston office
Fourth in America

Former Clifford Chance lawyer secures £1.3m investment for AI paralegal start-up
Funds will boost development

SRA reopens investigation into Business Secretary’s ‘solicitor’ claim
Regulator aware of ‘further information’

Junior barrister ‘lifts the curtain’ on criminal justice in new BBC Radio show
Joanna Hardy-Susskind hosting ten-part series

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

SQE2 pass rate reaches record 81%
1,026 candidates

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

‘Should I work as a paralegal, or self-fund the SQE?’
Tough choice for soon-to-be law graduate

City law firm cashier barred from profession after transferring firm funds into personal account 124 times
Disguised payments as 'interest'

Almost half of lawyers think their firm is too slow on AI uptake
LexisNexis research

Business Secretary accused of falsely claiming he was a ‘solicitor’ — despite quitting training contract and never qualifying
Trained at Addleshaw Goddard before leaving to pursue a career in politics

Magistrate sanctioned for calling law grad colleague ‘trolley dolly’
Career changer backed by Judicial Conduct Office

Win an SQE scholarship! Vlog on why emotional intelligence matters for lawyers
Half price SQE courtesy of BARBRI

Listed legal business RBG to be wound down after failing to appoint administrator
Stock Exchange announcement

Legally Blonde prequel officially casts the new Elle Woods
Law & Order's Lexi Minetree cast as lead