Category: News
Research: BME lawyers far less likely to become judges than white lawyers
Only 10% of BME applicants were shortlisted
‘Law student’ who murdered a young teacher on Christmas Eve sentenced to life in prison
Carl Langdell lied to his victim about having his own firm
BPP Law School blocks students from viewing ‘harmful internet content’
Exclusive: Are wannabe lawyers watching too much porn in the library?
Second year Southampton University law student charged with manslaughter
The aspiring lawyer was arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal Valentine’s Day attack
Judge called out for sitting in jury box ‘eating candy’ during witness testimony
A hat-trick for the judge once reprimanded for going to a Halloween party dressed as a black prisoner
SRA delays super-exam decision until spring 2017
Final decision was due this month
Clifford Chance ups trainee pay packets by 3.5%
Despite generous pay boost for NQs, there is no guarantee they will receive it
Oxford University law student turned political activist reveals he has received ‘death threats’ after he boasted about making a waitress cry on social media
‘Rhodes Must Fall in Oxford’ campaign leader has also been blocked from using Facebook
Presidential nominee calls out judge; judge calls for documents to be released
Separation of Powers could be the new Game of Thrones
Brexit poll: 57% of lawyers want Britain to REMAIN in the EU
The biggest stay vote came from lawyers up in Scotland
Shearman & Sterling boosts junior lawyer pay packets by 8% to £95,000
Pay rises across the board for lucky associates
Aberdeen second year makes Scottish law degree sound like a walk in the park
*books train to Edinburgh*
8 lawyers make the grade in new minority business power list
Strong showing from the magic circle
Barrister who accused Bar Disciplinary Tribunal of ‘lack of impartiality and independence’ has appeals booted out
Immigration barrister, and a former joint head of a chambers in Birmingham, has had two appeals and two judicial review applications dismissed
Confirmed: Gay judge appointed as Master of the Rolls
History made as Sir Terence Etherton bags Lord Denning’s old job title
Southwark crown court sell-off as officials look to cash in on valuable Thames-side property
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BPP University student wins BARBRI Global Financial Crime Blogging Prize
Recent graduates from Trinity College Dublin and Essex University highly acclaimed
Psychoactive Substances Act BANNING legal highs comes into force today
New legislation has come under fire from many within the legal profession
‘Lawyered up’: Mr Justice Peter Smith takes legal advice
Judge who is the subject of an ongoing judicial investigation into possible bias instructs corporate and financial crime specialist BCL Burton Copeland