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All the latest top quality legal news and analysis for solicitors, barristers, trainees and aspiring lawyers.
Serious Fraud Office granted additional half a million pounds in ongoing court battle with Eurasian Natural Resources Corporations over SFO’s now-dropped investigation into Kazakh mining company:
Pre-trial hearing is the last before the trial of the case brought by Eurasian Natural Resources against the SFO.
Newly-qualifieds and trainees at City firms are not the only juniors enjoying bumper pay rises – so are their in-house contemporaries:
Efforts to retain junior talent should not come at the expense of more experienced lawyers, corporates have been warned.
Government declines to commit to timetable for legislation to tackle abusive litigation against media and public interest groups:
Last government's bill to tackle so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation was not revived in Labour's first legislative programme.
Six months after LCJ told MPs that equal treatment manual given to judges and magistrates was undergoing a refresh, judiciary finally publishes ‘concise and user-friendly’ version:
Significant changes made to chapters on s*x, racism, cultural/ethnic differences, antisemitism and islamophobia, and trans people.
Class action specialist Pogust Goodhead obtains English court injunction preventing mining giant BHP Group from seeking to impose limits on massive civil claim relating to catastrophic dam collapse in Brazil:
Class action firm Pogust Goodhead succeeds in High Court injunction against global mining giant BHP.
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A UN observer described the lengthy sentences imposed on Just Stop Oil protesters as ‘unacceptable in a democracy’.
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Barrister loses employment tribunal appeal against campaign group Stonewall:
Employment Appeal Tribunal finds tribunal did not err in law in criminal defence barrister Allison Bailey's claim.
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds it ‘would be unfair or disproportionate to impose sanction’ against two equity partners of Somerset firm:
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal judgment finds Solicitors Regulation Authority had failed to prove the facts to the requiste standard.
Local authority groups intensify campaign for duties on special educational needs provision to be watered down:
Local authority groups intensify their campaign for their duties on special educational needs provision to be watered down.
Solicitor formerly with Royal Air Force awaits remedy hearing after damning employment tribunal ruling involving senior colleagues:
Lawyer 'annoyed very senior colleagues' in legal branch who 'did not expect to justify their conduct'.
Top-50 firm Macfarlanes reports upturn in trading performance following slide in profits last year:
Bird & Bird also posts inflation-busting profit rise in latest City results.
More than 150 former employees of closed firm Axiom Ince make successful employment claims over process by which they were made redundant:
Firm closed last October but did not comply with its redundancy obligations.
John B. Quinn and Richard East tell Paul Rogerson what it’s like to run the world’s ‘most feared’ law firm – and why they have been so successful in exploiting the London market.
Read the interview here ⬇️
John B. Quinn and Richard East tell Paul Rogerson what it's like to run the world's 'most feared' law firm - and why they have been so successful in exploiting the London market.
Solicitors who help run hollowed-out councils cannot do much about funding. But a new code of practice that clearly delineates the role of monitoring officers could at least make their jobs easier.
Monidipa Fouzder reports:
Solicitors who help run hollowed-out councils cannot do much about funding. But a new code of practice that clearly delineates the role of monitoring officers could at least make their jobs easier
'Why do we prioritise scrolling online to getting out of bed in the morning when we know this is going to set us back? Why do we do things that will make our life harder later on?'
Mother in Law on procrastination ⬇️
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
Magic circle outfit Clifford Chance reports increase in revenue and profits, citing in particular expansion in the US:
City giant announces record trading surplus and growth in all practice areas.
Legal Ombudsman leaders insist they are making rapid progress despite falling some way short of targets for bringing down the backlog of outstanding cases:
Complaints handler also reveals area of law that attracts the most consumer grievances.
Magistrate who raised voice at member of court staff when they attempted to move chair is issued with formal advice:
Spokesperson for the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says conduct amounted to misconduct.
Harpreet Powar was told to be realistic about her career ambitions - now she is one step closer to becoming a solicitor:
Harpreet Powar was told to be realistic about her career ambitions - now she is one step closer to becoming a solicitor.
Growing antagonism between bar's watchdog and oversight regulator is starkly revealed in frank and accusatory correspondence between them:
Relations between the Bar Standards Board and the oversight regulator 'worsening by the day'.
Campaigning organisation fails with bid to secure vote of no confidence in Law Society’s ability to represent conveyancers:
Conveyancers unhappy with updated property information form forced a special general meeting which took place this afternoon.
‘Bully’ senior partner who shouted, made inappropriate comments and abused his position of seniority is struck off:
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal orders that solicitor also pays Solicitors Regulation Authority's costs of more than £41,000.
All staff at national firm Mills & Reeve will pocket share of £3m bonus pot:
New Birmingham office and 22 partner hires in successful year for Mills & Reeve.
The growth of ESG reporting is subjecting law firms to unprecedented ethical scrutiny, but does it drive change?
Katharine Freeland finds lawyers need to do more than reduce their air miles.
Read this week's cover story here ⬇️
The growth of ESG reporting is subjecting law firms to unprecedented ethical scrutiny, but does it drive change? Katharine Freeland finds lawyers need to do more than reduce their air miles
Solicitor convicted of threatening behaviour after spitting, shouting and swearing at neighbours is rebuked by regulator:
David Keith Bridges was also directed to complete a six-month alcohol treatment order and ordered to pay £2,200 compensation.
Mother of trainee barrister reported missing in Majorca thanks public for support after he was found alive:
Mother reunited with her son after a GoFundMe campaign to help in search.
Court battle between campaign body Liberty and government over anti-protest laws is paused as two sides prepare to see if they can resolve dispute:
Appeal hearing adjourned as Liberty and Home Office prepare to meet 'to find a resolution'.
Solicitors Regulation Authority will push ahead with huge increases in fees for propping up compensation fund after little opposition to its plans:
Fund reserves will be restored over the next three years after costly interventions.
Post Office’s leading in-house lawyer and key contact with ongoing public inquiry steps back from his job:
Ben Foat has appeared before the Post Office Inquiry to explain disclosure failings.
An anti-SLAPPs bill fell in the pre-election washup and there is no sign of another. Are campaigners destined to be disappointed?
Michael Cross reports ⬇️
An anti-SLAPPs bill fell in the pre-election washup and there is no sign of another. Are campaigners destined to be disappointed?
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