Legal affairs

Tom Baker

Everything started off so friendly – in the weeks leading up to our visit, Assurety Training had kindly sent Legal…

Guest Blog

Dr Peter Allinson, chief executive of specialist real estate law firm Davitt Jones Bould, explains how the practice is partnering…

Thomas Alan

Professionals across the UK legal industry are being encouraged to participate in new research to assess the impact of workplace…

Anna Baubock

It’s 9 September in the German parliament. Stefan Liebich of the democratic socialist party, Die Linke, stands up to quiz…

Dominic Carman

Cumulative cuts to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) budget over the past decade, amounting to 40% in total, have had…

Nathalie Tidman

In a fresh reverse for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer amid the string of disclosures of harassment impacting the profession, a partner…

Anna Cole-Bailey

Legal secretaries and support staff will be the most affected by a decline in legal sector jobs in the next…

Thomas Alan

The Conservative Party has been criticised for looking to rekindle the debate over judicial review and the Human Rights Act…

Nathalie Tidman

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has ushered in radical reforms to handling misbehaviour, including financial penalties, as the #MeToo fallout intensifies following…

Hamish McNicol

The co-managing partner of DLA Piper’s Silicon Valley office has been let go by the firm following accusations of sexual…

Thomas Alan

Sir John Major (pictured) has instructed litigation heavyweight Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) as the former Prime Minister looks to join investment…

Thomas Alan

Litigation funder Burford Capital has appointed a new CFO and begun a search for two new independent directors to its…

Thomas Alan

A judge at the Court of Session in Edinburgh has fast-tracked a legal challenge to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson…

Muna Abdi

The UK legal services market could experience a 10% fall in revenue following a no-deal Brexit, according to a Law…

Thomas Alan

With Brexit entrenching divisions, Britain’s patchwork constitution is being increasingly pitted against political upheaval. Do legal experts see crisis brewing?…

Marco Cillario

The newly-installed British Government led by Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson will see a barrister take the role of Justice…

Nathalie Tidman

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has ushered in an emergency boost to senior judges’ remuneration as an unprecedented recruitment crisis…

Guest Blog

Simon Kerry asks whether front loading case management is effective in resolving cases and looks at the forthcoming Disclosure Pilot…

Guest Blog

Marcia Shekerdemian QC considers the decisions in Ve Vegas v Shinners and Zinc Hotels v Beveridge ‘An insolvency practitioner should…

Thomas Alan