Category: News

Former Baker McKenzie London chief faces prosecution for alleged sexual misconduct
Regulator publishes details

Love Island 2019: Limerick law grad defies odds to be crowned winner during live final
Will this change underdog Greg’s legal career aspirations?

BPP Law School apologises after ‘technical fault’ sees LPC students receive advocacy exam materials 48 hours late
Exclusive: Aspiring lawyers left in the dark over weekend

Henry Hendron suspended again
Chemsex junior barrister failed to pay client £850

Sainsbury’s shelf-stacker turned Doughty Street barrister becomes one of Inner Temple’s youngest benchers
Amal Clooney chamber mate breaks 650-year record

Supreme Court judges get the FaceApp treatment
Mixed results

Top fintech start-up launches law training contract
Challenger bank OakNorth has recruited three trainees so far

Linklaters increases London GDL maintenance grant to £10,000
Matching moves by three out of five magic circle members

Boris’ cabinet cull sees barrister Buckland land Lord Chancellor role
Former justice minister replaces David Gauke, joining host of other lawyers in BoJo's cabinet

London litigation funder in training contract first
Includes City law firm secondment

Scottish judge Lord Reed to replace Hale as Supreme Court president
As country's top bench gains three new faces

Simmons & Simmons embraces NewLaw movement with ‘legal engineering’ acquisition
BigLaw continues to make big moves into the lawtech space

Brexit Party chairman threatens to sue Remain campaigning Nottingham Uni law grad
'He's hired a big old law firm to basically destroy me', Femi Oluwole claims

Lord Neuberger-backed AI contract drafting tool secures £2 million funding
It's currently being piloted by Clifford Chance, Pinsent Masons and Withers

Campaigning QC launches crowdfunder to keep parliament open to oppose no deal Brexit as Boris Johnson wins Tory leadership vote
Jolyon Maugham wants Scottish courts to declare any move to shutdown Westminster illegal in advance

Court officials divulged criminal conviction to nosy neighbour
Data breach reported to the Information Commissioner's Office

Lord Chancellor David Gauke prepares to quit cabinet over Boris Johnson’s no deal Brexit promise
Former City lawyer will reportedly hand in resignation on Wednesday

DWF trainee solicitor who shared confidential client information with a friend loses unfair dismissal claim
Sacked just before qualification