Category: News

‘Terribly let down’: Whistleblowing trainee solicitor hits back at strike off decision

Emily Scott was struck off after reporting bosses' fraud

Feb 4 2019 12:42pm

Law Society ups recommended trainee minimum salary by 2.6%

£22,121 in London and £19,619 elsewhere

Feb 4 2019 10:31am
Wig barristers

Privately-educated continue to dominate the bar

Barristers remain reluctant to reveal schooling background, BSB report suggests

Feb 4 2019 8:52am
SQE super-exam students solicitors

City law firms to offer training contract interviews to super-exam pilot candidates

Other perks up for grabs include open day invites, one-to-one coaching sessions and £500 in cash

Feb 1 2019 10:06am

Eviction row: Brighton University property law lecturer threatened to torch landlords’ home, court hears

While his lawyer wife allegedly armed herself with a foot-long metal pole during eviction row

Jan 31 2019 5:35pm

DWF to push ahead with flotation in UK’s largest law firm listing

An important step for future growth, says global outfit's chief

Jan 31 2019 1:01pm

Husband and wife team sit on Supreme Court bench

Hale hails 'historic' occasion for Lady Arden and Lord Mance

Jan 31 2019 11:03am

House of Commons barista paid more than average legal aid barrister

Civil service role comes with a salary of £23,290 plus benefits

Jan 31 2019 10:23am

Salad loving lawyers crowned UK’s ‘healthiest profession’

Legal professionals most 'selective eaters', Deliveroo data reveals

Jan 30 2019 12:56pm

Junior lawyer MP jailed for lying to avoid speeding fine

Property law specialist Fiona Onasanya handed three-month custodial sentence

Jan 29 2019 3:07pm

Strike off for ‘pressured and bullied’ trainee solicitor who blew whistle on firm’s fraud

'Horrendous environment' did not excuse dishonesty, tribunal found

Jan 29 2019 12:10pm

Lord Chancellor condemns Nazi death threat against solicitor defending ‘speedboat killer’

Tuckers partner Richard Egan sent threatening letter for representing Jack Shepherd

Jan 29 2019 11:26am

Junior solicitor struck off for fare dodging just two years after qualifying

Adam Kemeny avoided paying £650 worth of train fares from Shoreditch to Surrey

Jan 29 2019 8:43am

Junior lawyers from Freshfields and the JLD to join LawCare CEO and top academic to discuss mental health

Latest batch of speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

Jan 28 2019 1:26pm

Stephenson Harwood posts 100% spring trainee retention score

All eight March qualifiers to stay put

Jan 28 2019 12:13pm

‘Lawtech? We’ve no idea what it is’, say 50% of junior lawyers

Despite hype, two-thirds reported no change to their job role

Jan 28 2019 11:10am