Category: News

Robots aren’t such a big threat to lawyers, say top academics

Predictions of solicitors and barristers' imminent demise are premature

Jan 8 2016 9:13am

Junior barrister, 33, made a Crown Court judge

Anna Midgley is the youngest recorder in recent history

Jan 7 2016 1:26pm

Nabarro improves on disappointing autumn retention result to reveal 89% spring figure

London firm confirms eight out of nine qualifying trainees will stay

Jan 7 2016 12:02pm

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