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EXCLUSIVE: Students who had TCs cancelled among those hit by Kaplan SQE blunder
Told they’d failed SQE1 when actually they'd passed

SQE1 pass rate climbs slightly amid marking error backlash
56% successfully navigated latest sitting

‘Omnishambles’: Law school bosses react to SQE exam fiasco
Mix of concern and anger

Exam chaos: Kaplan issues apology after 175 students wrongly told they’d failed SQE
Questions remain over whether blunder led to TC offer cancellations

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Top family law firm Vardags erroneously obtained order for client’s divorce after ‘clicking the wrong button’
Sir Andrew McFarlane unpersuaded

Lady Chief Justice backs pro bono power list
Recognising efforts across the legal profession

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Exclusive: A&O Shearman sets NQ solicitor pay at £125k
New Magic Circle mega-firm opts for Allen & Overy-level salaries

SQE exam fees to rise again amid student discontent
SRA says assessment 'continues to perform well'

Scrapping degree requirement will create more pupillage-less grads, Bar Council warns
Response to BSB proposals

5 types of law students – Stanley cup edition
Make yourself a Harvey Spectacle

Search for missing BPP law student continues
Aspiring lawyer Jack O’Sullivan disappeared on 2 March

City law chief advises firms to give lawyers workload ‘trigger warnings’
'Something very serious is going on' in the profession, says Colin Passmore

Ex-Supreme justices join top lawyers in urging UK government to reject calls for Israel arms embargo
Response to earlier letter calling for weapons ban

A&O and Shearman go LinkedIn official
Merger goes live next month

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend