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Former Lord Chancellor David Gauke returns to Macfarlanes

Joins today as head of policy

May 1 2020 10:19am

Did Davis Polk predict the pandemic?

Multi-million dollar purchase agreement, signed in February, features clever 'COVID clause' -- but now it's a matter for the courts

May 1 2020 8:55am

Best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

May 1 2020 8:37am

Bar bigwigs take temporary pay cuts in wake of COVID-19

Bar Council and BSB tighten belts as they brace for ‘significant drop in income’

Apr 30 2020 2:03pm

Law course provider in hot water over ‘misleading’ ads

Claimed to be '#1 QLTS provider'

Apr 30 2020 12:45pm

Dechert partner refused stay in case against former client accused of spying on him

Latest development in tangled legal battle between Neil Gerrard and mining firm he used to represent

Apr 30 2020 10:30am

Squire Patton Boggs warns it may defer training contracts

Exclusive: City firm continuing to plan for August intake but urges future trainees to ‘hold off making financial decisions’ until COVID-19 situation is clearer

Apr 30 2020 9:12am

Freshfields and Taylor Wessing summer vacation schemes will go ahead — online

City law firms continue to switch to virtual programmes amid virus disruption

Apr 29 2020 10:48am

Canterbury University law student urges private landlords to waive final rent fees

Some students expected to pay upwards of £2,000 for rooms no longer in use during COVID-19 lockdown

Apr 29 2020 9:09am

23 legal TikToks to make your day

From Donoghue v Stevenson to City law firm perks -- Legal Cheek has covered it all

Apr 28 2020 12:47pm

Disciplinary tribunal against former Baker McKenzie boss restarts via Zoom

Ex-managing partner Gary Senior accused of kissing junior lawyer in hotel room

Apr 28 2020 11:20am

Research: Over 70% of young barristers won’t survive six months in practice

Bar Council warns future of the bar looks 'bleak' in wake of pandemic

Apr 28 2020 9:12am

Will success of home-working prompt firms to rethink their plush City offices?

Pandemic puts question mark over corporate law's love-affair with swanky spaces

Apr 27 2020 12:50pm

Shearman & Sterling lawyers offered six month sabbaticals for 30% pay

As Reed Smith introduces unpaid leave scheme

Apr 27 2020 11:51am

The dos and don’ts of virtual vac schemes

Essential online etiquette

Apr 27 2020 9:26am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Apr 27 2020 8:18am
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Lady Hale uses lockdown to write her memoirs

The former Supreme Court president has secured a two-book deal

Apr 24 2020 12:55pm

SRA: Trainees can qualify before completing Professional Skills Course

But must finish all modules within one year of being admitted

Apr 24 2020 11:02am

Legal Cheek Podcast: Meet the Durham Uni law student tackling mental health

We sit down with social entrepreneur Lewis Baxter ?

Apr 24 2020 10:17am
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Best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Apr 24 2020 8:30am