Witness training: Fail to prepare, prepare to fail
Everything started off so friendly – in the weeks leading up to our visit, Assurety Training had kindly sent Legal…
Legal affairs
Sponsored briefing: The award-winning real estate lawyers offering flexible support to legal teams
Dr Peter Allinson, chief executive of specialist real estate law firm Davitt Jones Bould, explains how the practice is partnering…
‘Drive long-lasting change’: Professionals urged to take part in survey on law and mental health
Professionals across the UK legal industry are being encouraged to participate in new research to assess the impact of workplace…
Der Freshfields-Skandal
It’s 9 September in the German parliament. Stefan Liebich of the democratic socialist party, Die Linke, stands up to quiz…
‘Serious loss of morale’: The recruitment crisis at the bench deepens
Cumulative cuts to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) budget over the past decade, amounting to 40% in total, have had…
Freshfields partner exits following internal conduct probe
In a fresh reverse for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer amid the string of disclosures of harassment impacting the profession, a partner…
Legal secretaries and support staff most at risk as industry loses up to 35,000 jobs by 2027
Legal secretaries and support staff will be the most affected by a decline in legal sector jobs in the next…
‘A complete waste’: Tories revisit judicial review and Human Rights Act in latest manifesto pledges
The Conservative Party has been criticised for looking to rekindle the debate over judicial review and the Human Rights Act…
Tip of the iceberg: Beckwith prosecution sparks Freshfields misconduct and financial penalty clampdown
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has ushered in radical reforms to handling misbehaviour, including financial penalties, as the #MeToo fallout intensifies following…
#MeToo: DLA Silicon Valley co-head forced out following sexual assault allegations
The co-managing partner of DLA Piper’s Silicon Valley office has been let go by the firm following accusations of sexual…
HSF and Mishcon enlisted as legal battle over suspension of Parliament intensifies
Sir John Major (pictured) has instructed litigation heavyweight Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) as the former Prime Minister looks to join investment…
Burford names new CFO and governance shake-up amid activist investor row
Litigation funder Burford Capital has appointed a new CFO and begun a search for two new independent directors to its…
Scottish judge fast-tracks legal challenge to stop a forced no-deal Brexit
A judge at the Court of Session in Edinburgh has fast-tracked a legal challenge to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
No-deal Brexit could trigger £3.5bn revenue drop in UK legal market
The UK legal services market could experience a 10% fall in revenue following a no-deal Brexit, according to a Law…
Brexit vs Dicey – The constitutional lawyer’s view on these strange days
With Brexit entrenching divisions, Britain’s patchwork constitution is being increasingly pitted against political upheaval. Do legal experts see crisis brewing?…
Buckland becomes Justice Secretary as Johnson administration unveils Brexit-dominated team
The newly-installed British Government led by Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson will see a barrister take the role of Justice…
Government ushers in emergency pay boost for judges amid mounting staff shortages
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has ushered in an emergency boost to senior judges’ remuneration as an unprecedented recruitment crisis…
Sponsored briefing: The full-frontal approach
Simon Kerry asks whether front loading case management is effective in resolving cases and looks at the forthcoming Disclosure Pilot…
Sponsored briefing: Administrators’ conflicts of interest – 2018’s hot potato?
Marcia Shekerdemian QC considers the decisions in Ve Vegas v Shinners and Zinc Hotels v Beveridge ‘An insolvency practitioner should…
