Category: News

Judges are not workers, Court of Appeal rules

District Judge fails in claim Uber drivers continue to win

Dec 22 2017 10:35am

QC appointments among ethnic minority lawyers hit record high

Over half of BME applicants successful this year

Dec 21 2017 12:37pm

Kim Kardashian says she’s going to do a vac scheme

Plans to follow in lawyer dad’s footsteps when schedule slows down

Dec 20 2017 11:34am

RPC launches ‘earn-while-you-learn’ paralegal programme with solicitor prospects

Bristol-based scheme follows similar moves by Freshfields, Hogan Lovells and Pinsent Masons

Dec 20 2017 10:54am

Gain points for hitting judges with snowballs in new barrister-developed game

‘Baroness Hale’ is currently in top ten on leaderboard

Dec 20 2017 9:02am

Lawyer turned MP David Lammy asks government to set judicial diversity targets, government says no

‘Disappointed’ politician says ‘more of the same will not work’

Dec 19 2017 10:41am

Criminal barrister suspended for giving client £2,300 for ‘food and clothes’

Furnival Chambers' Roy Headlam also fined £1,250

Dec 18 2017 11:36am

Dogs descend on Eversheds Sutherland in new wellbeing initiative

Think of it as a canine-friendly vac scheme

Dec 18 2017 10:28am

SRA will not have to pay Leigh Day’s multi-million pound legal bill, tribunal rules

Two partners and a junior solicitor were cleared of wrongdoing earlier this year

Dec 15 2017 11:10am

Top criminal silk makes grime video debut after helping YouTube rapper clear his name

All in day's work for Garden Court's James Scobie QC

Dec 15 2017 9:27am

Mayer Brown confirms 100% spring retention score before Christmas

The global outfit's four rookies don't qualify till March

Dec 15 2017 8:57am

Future magic circle and US firm trainees’ LPC papers recalled ONE MINUTE before exam

Exclusive: 'Significant errors' spotted just in the nick of time

Dec 14 2017 3:31pm

Back in business: Employment tribunal claims increase is treat for lawyers

Your LPC employment law elective suddenly got useful

Dec 14 2017 11:26am

In a bind over Brexit: Lawyers debate legal status of EU-UK commitments

Everyone in a spin over whether joint report is legally binding

Dec 13 2017 2:51pm

Slaughter and May pay: NQ salaries up to £80k while trainees enjoy boost too

Magic circle firm flashes the festive cash

Dec 13 2017 12:25pm

‘Unfailingly courteous’: Top lawyers highlight human decency on the bench

Barristers take to Twitter to swap stories of their judicial faves

Dec 12 2017 2:39pm

Law student-backed Oxford University a cappella group returns with classic Xmas cover

Slade’s seasonal hit is given an Oxbridge twist

Dec 12 2017 12:24pm