Category: News

Jailed: Hull Uni law student who claimed indecent images of children were for LLM research

Aspiring lawyer handed 12-month jail term with judge claiming he had “lied his head off”

Dec 17 2015 9:16am

Nottingham Uni law student reveals that she is the child who shouted nativity songs in viral YouTube hit

CMS Cameron McKenna brand ambassador quips that she has always "had an enthusiastic and individual approach"

Dec 16 2015 3:17pm

11KBW ups pupillage award from £55,000 to £65,000

But top commercial set still pays £7,500 less than most generous chambers

Dec 16 2015 11:42am

City Law School terminates agreement with pro bono scheme that makes students pay to plug the legal aid gap

Issues involving the professional indemnity insurance of award-nominated programme cited as reason for ending partnership

Dec 16 2015 9:20am

Top EU law academic tells parliament to stop being so selfish about human rights

UK government needs to set a good example to other countries

Dec 15 2015 5:05pm

Pupil barrister hit with £1,000 fine after plagiarising skeleton argument in moot competition

Bar Standards Board refuses to reveal the chambers at which Samuel Campbell practises

Dec 15 2015 9:23am

Law Society chief says solicitor super-exam could benefit ‘wealthier’ students

Claim made that central assessment could "promote nepotism"

Dec 11 2015 4:48pm

Slaughter and May increase newly qualified solicitor bonuses to £6,300

A nice Christmas present, but will there be time to spend it?

Dec 11 2015 1:25pm

Rookie criminal barrister charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine

Junior who was called in 2009 to spend Christmas behind bars

Dec 10 2015 9:24am

Now a sixth law firm is paying its newly qualified solicitors £100k

London office of Texas-based Vinson & Elkins joins the '100 club'

Dec 9 2015 3:38pm

Supreme Court chief tells judges to be nice to each other in their judgments

Don't attack colleagues, urges Lord Neuberger

Dec 9 2015 10:11am

The BPTC is a ‘rip-off’ says former head of Bar Standards Board

Ridiculously low pupillage success rate highlighted by Baroness Deech

Dec 8 2015 4:06pm

ITV launches new training scheme that allows students to qualify as solicitors

Become a lawyer while rubbing shoulders with stars such as Judge Rinder

Dec 8 2015 2:38pm

Oscar Pistorius has ‘enrolled at LSE for a law degree’

Convicted murderer's bail affidavit says he is doing business with law at the London School of Economics

Dec 8 2015 1:03pm

Law firm to create army of virtual paralegals called ‘Kim’

Artificial intelligence software could leave many law graduates superfluous

Dec 8 2015 9:06am

Solicitors Regulation Authority gives official backing to plan to scrap the LPC

New solicitor super-exam would be open to non-graduates and make law degrees optional

Dec 7 2015 4:22pm