Gerrard revelations and Ince restaurant-gate pose ethical quandaries for profession
If the Ukraine invasion and its ensuing debates around right to representation inflicted a bruise on the legal profession’s reputation,…
Legal regulation
Comment: Failings in Beckwith prosecution undermine #MeToo fight and muzzle regulator
The ink is barely dry on Friday’s High Court ruling that overturned the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s finding against ex-Freshfields partner…
‘Popular outcry is not proof’: Beckwith’s #MeToo decision overturned in controversial court judgment
In what has been described as a landmark ruling, former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith has prevailed in his…
Beckwith appeal date set as ex-Freshfields partner challenges liability and costs in #MeToo case
An appeal by former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith against the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s (SDT) decision in his misconduct case is set…
Comment: #MeToo is law’s Libor-rigging moment – Unheralded comes regulation of City law
Ask senior figures in the profession what has materially changed in the legal industry over the last decade and answers…
Unheralded comes regulation of City law
Ask senior figures in the profession what has materially changed in the legal industry over the last decade and answers…
New solicitor code ushers in tougher duties on profession and moves to boost freelance lawyers
A profession having to get used to increasingly robust regulatory oversight will have more on its plate from this week…
Guest post: Conferring with poachers – Bank GCs excluded from Senior Managers Regime after entirely predictable lobbying
Following a consultation launched in January this year, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided to exclude the head of…
SRA defers super exam until 2021 as costs of new assessment revealed
In a busy week for the legal watchdog, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced it is postponing the implementation…
Law Society pushes firms for increased transparency on partner pay gaps
The Law Society has called for uniformity in law firms’ gender pay gap reporting in a bid to ‘get ahead…
Comment: NDA mess shows age of just-about-OK legal ethics has passed
Once, not long ago, considerations of ethics were simple for law firms, if they bothered thinking about them at all.…
Age of just-about-OK ethics has passed
Once, not long ago, considerations of ethics were simple for law firms, if they bothered thinking about them at all.…
‘A safe space’: SRA pushes ahead with innovation agenda
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) yesterday (12 April) announced plans to formalise its innovation ‘safe space’ – which allows firms…
‘Embarrassed’ Mishcon partner ‘condemns’ Presidents Club conduct as SDT suspends assault solicitor – more to come for the profession?
Law may have a reputation as a relatively staid career but it was inevitable that the profession would be drawn…
Clifford Chance partner Panayides to face SDT over Excalibur involvement
In another twist in the Excalibur professional negligence saga and a clear sign of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) clamping…
‘Meagre and inadequate’: Hammond’s Budget sees £600m stripped from Ministry of Justice
While yesterday’s (22 November) lukewarm autumn Budget saw fresh cash boosts handed out to the NHS and Ministry of Defence…
The Legal Services Act ten years on – still waiting for the Big Bang
As this issue hits desks, it will be ten years since the Legal Services Act gained Royal Assent, ushering in…
Comment: The Legal Services Act ten years on – still waiting for the Big Bang
As our October/November issue hits desks, it will be ten years since the Legal Services Act gained Royal Assent, ushering…
Law Society settles ‘mortifying’ market abuse case with training provider
In a move that should draw a line under a controversial competition dispute, the Law Society has settled with online…