Leigh Day
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Clifford Chance comes top in Stonewall LGBTQ+ rankings
100-strong list features 11 law firms
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14 law firms named on LGBTQ+ employer list
Stonewall rankings recognise businesses efforts to create inclusive workplaces
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Genocide and torture to be cut from controversial new bill aimed at limiting prosecution of overseas soldiers
Johnny Mercer MP quits over government’s failure to include protections for troops who fought in Northern Ireland
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Private members club frequented by top judges and QCs faces legal action over men-only policy
Businesswoman Emily Bendell instructs Leigh Day to seek injunction stopping Garrick Club from operating ‘discriminatory’ policy
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14 law firms named in LGBT top 100 employer list
Newcastle City Council takes top spot
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Leigh Day advertises specifically for black aspiring lawyers
Postive recruitment action for a ‘time-limited period’, says firm
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Leigh Day junior lawyer apologises after suspension for ‘sarcastic’ Hitler tweet
Ex-Labour council candidate Aman Thakar appeared on BBC’s Tory leadership debate
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Careers
Want to be the next Amal Clooney? Here are 5 things all aspiring human rights lawyers need to know
A panel of experts share tips from the top
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Ex-army MP calls Leigh Day chief ‘dishonest’, claiming he has ‘completely destroyed’ lives of British soldiers
Tense committee session pits Iraq torture lawyer against parliamentarians
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SRA spent £3.1 million on failed Leigh Day case — here’s what it could have bought instead
Yacht, private island or a seemingly endless supply of Nando’s?
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SRA loses High Court appeal over failed Leigh Day prosecution
Two partners and junior solicitor previously cleared of wrongdoing in Iraqi torture case
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Allen & Overy’s gender pay gap is 27%
Second magic circle firm to release data, as Irwin Mitchell and Leigh Day unveil far smaller figures
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High Court showdown on the cards as SRA confirms Leigh Day tribunal appeal
Two partners and junior solicitor previously cleared in Iraqi torture case
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SRA will not have to pay Leigh Day’s multi-million pound legal bill, tribunal rules
Two partners and a junior solicitor were cleared of wrongdoing earlier this year
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Full Leigh Day judgment revealed: Firm’s solicitors not ‘people who put financial advantage above professional duty’
But partner Martyn Day not ‘a credible, honest or convincing witness’, one tribunal member says
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Previously-suspended Leigh Day paralegals have resigned during Grenfell Tower poster investigation
Legal Cheek comments love continues to role in for embattled rookies
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Lawyers rush to defend Leigh Day paralegals suspended for allegedly ‘touting’ for Grenfell Tower fire business
A lot of love shared in the Legal Cheek comments
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Leigh Day suspends two paralegals accused of ‘touting’ for business among Grenfell Tower fire victims
Not ideal when you’re angling for a training contract
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The standard of proof in solicitor AND barrister disciplinary hearings should be lowered, says SRA
Days after Leigh Day lawyers cleared on 19 misconduct charges
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Lawyers rush to defend Leigh Day after solicitors cleared of 19 misconduct charges
One said it was ‘a shameful political witchhunt’
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Iraq torture case: Leigh Day cleared of ALL misconduct following longest solicitor disciplinary tribunal in history
Two partners and a junior solicitor faced charges including pursuing false claims against British troops