Category: News

Iraq abuse inquiry firm comes out swinging against Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal referral

Leigh Day says challenges against MoD are an important check and balance

Jan 6 2016 12:36pm

Law student launches his own ‘law practice’ — and charges himself out at £25 an hour

Entrepreneurial rookie bids to fill legal aid gap and earn cash

Jan 6 2016 9:27am

People actually watch the UK Supreme Court TV channel

Neuberger, Hale, Sumption and the rest of the gang pull in the views

Jan 5 2016 2:44pm

Floods force closure of three Magistrates Courts

Nature disrupts justice

Jan 5 2016 10:05am

The world is going crazy for the lawyers from Netflix’s ‘Making a Murderer’

Dean Strang and Jerry Buting are the legal profession's new poster boys (contains spoilers)

Jan 4 2016 3:21pm

BPP GDL student to appear in court charged with murder

Carl Langdell, who launched his own law firm in August, suspected of killing teacher Katie Locke

Jan 4 2016 9:29am

Solicitor-advocate uses client’s Christmas jumper as advocacy tactic

"You can't send anyone to prison wearing that"

Dec 24 2015 10:10am

KPMG legal team reveals it’s offering training contracts amid soaring growth

Big Four giant is tight-lipped on details

Dec 22 2015 4:25pm

Lord Harley ‘takes legal action’ against the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for refusing to hear his case in the North

Another twist in long-running saga of controversial solicitor-advocate

Dec 22 2015 12:48pm

Clifford Chance future trainee uproar as firm cancels funding for Professional Skills Course

Policy switch has left students struggling to make ends meet

Dec 22 2015 10:09am

Top lawyers’ horror at prospect of putting a dead man on trial

Lord Janner "trial of facts" would be a modern legal first

Dec 21 2015 5:41pm

ULaw students hit by legal database fail

As if Christmas exams weren’t stressful enough

Dec 21 2015 11:11am

Crime doesn’t pay: Students who opt for bar glamour careers will always earn way less than kids who choose safe corporate route

Thinking of a career at the criminal bar? You could be over £40,000 better off working in Aldi

Dec 18 2015 11:57am

Law student-led Oxford University a cappella group goes viral with classic Xmas cover

Unbelievably high-achieving wannabe solicitor racks up another top extra-curricular achievement for his CV

Dec 18 2015 9:22am