Category: News
UK sentencing shake-up slammed by US TV star Judge Judy
Unforeseen critic
Mishcon de Reya pursues pardon for the last woman hanged in the UK
Ruth Ellis was executed in 1955
Oxford law student convicted of modern slavery offences
Human rights specialist awaits sentencing
Law firm earnings up, but it’s taking longer for clients to pay
Law Society research
The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more
Business Secretary ‘corrects record’ on Addleshaw solicitor claim
Addresses House of Commons
US lawyer jailed for faking Kirkland & Ellis experience to land six-figure legal roles
Also posed as a former footballer and ex-Marine
SRA to fund disadvantaged SQE students using fines imposed on Kaplan
£360k accumulated so far
Latham joins Kirkland in $7 billion revenue club
Very (very!) strong financials 💰
SQE exam fees to rise for third time
Increases track inflation and cover additional costs of delivering exams in Welsh
CMS wellbeing ambassador quits firm over anti-Islam and trans social media posts
Reform UK candidate exposed for offensive posts by political X account
BSB chair to leave this summer
Follows SRA and LSB bosses quitting roles
Trump targets vac schemes with new executive order
US President attacks BigLaw diversity initiatives as 'discriminatory'
Gibson Dunn to boost London trainee numbers by 50%
10 to 15 from September 2027
Top banking lawyer who referred to colleagues as ‘Jabba the Hutt’ and ‘The idiot’ fined £15k
Breached SRA principles
Super-regulator pushes for more ethics training for students and lawyers
Standards slipping
Barrister warns of risks as litigants-in-person turn to ChatGPT
AI legal advice gone wrong
Chair of legal super-regulator steps down with immediate effect
Personal considerations