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Olympic bomb hoax barrister banned from legal profession
Michael Shrimpton, who was disbarred in 2018, subject to further regulatory action — this time by the SRA Michael Shrimpton A former barrister who was disbarred last year after triggering a security...
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Awkward typo spotted in ‘Thiry-Third Edition’ of contract law bible
Yours for just £565 Credit: Jamie Susskind (Twitter) Any lawyer worth their salt will tell you that a typo in a contract, no matter how seemingly inconsequential, can have serious legal ramifications...
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A day in the life of a civil fraud lawyer
Practice area insight from RPC solicitors and Hardwicke barrister Left to right: Daniel Hemming, Simon Hart, Laura Martin and Tom Bell Three solicitors from RPC and one barrister from Hardwicke, all of...
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Top CPS lawyer scoops ULaw honorary doctorate
Eran Cutliffe appeared in BBC legal documentary The Prosecutors Eran Cutliffe One of the Crown Prosecution Services’ (CPS) leading lawyers has been awarded an honorary doctorate from The University of...
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Linklaters’ top brass see earnings jump by 17% as profit pot hits £25 million
Published accounts reveal eyewatering earnings Senior management figures at magic circle player Linklaters divvied up a profit pot in excess of £25 million in 2018, a healthy uptick of 17% on the...
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What a greener future means for lawyers
Ahead of tomorrow’s student event in London, Osborne Clarke environmental partner Matthew Germain shares his forecasts for the decade ahead Matthew Germain As a history student at the University of...
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Cleary Gottlieb ups London junior lawyer pay by 11% to £133,000
US outfit’s rookies handed extra cash too Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has upped the salaries of its London-based newly qualified (NQ) lawyers and trainees. The ‘white shoe’ US firm, a grouping...
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Ban for legal worker who submitted her own job reference using bogus law firm...
Going the extra mile An admin assistant who used a fake law firm email address to submit her own bogus employment reference has been told she can no longer work in the legal profession. Sameena Usmani...
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London law firm senior partner fined for failing to ID driver of speeding...
£900 and six penalty points The senior partner of a London law firm has been fined after he was unable to recall the identity of a driver of a company vehicle that was suspected of speeding. John...
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6 areas future lawyers need to reflect on in order to stand out from the crowd
Pinsent Masons solicitors share their advice Four Pinsent Masons lawyers of varying levels of seniority — spanning partner to paralegal/future trainee– spent an evening sharing their advice with 90...
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Jury duty: reflections of a first year law student
Seeing law applied first-hand is an invaluable experience for aspiring lawyers, says law and history undergrad David Dee As a first-year law student, I was called upon for jury service earlier this...
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Enough about Brexit and lawtech: climate change is the ‘mega theme’ on every...
Ahead of ‘Commercial Awareness Question Time’ in London on Tuesday 19 November, Mark Richards, a partner at BCLP, reflects on his time at the firm Mark Richards “A great commercial lawyer understands...
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3 essential skills all junior lawyers must master
Law firm life can be tough, says Cleary Gottlieb associate Eloise Skinner. Here’s how to master it It’s a tough world for today’s junior lawyers — with the rise of technology, globalisation and...
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Super-exam could damage ‘credibility’ of solicitor qualification, junior...
JLD urges super-regulator to think carefully before giving new exam final sign-off Junior lawyers have called on the super-regulator to think carefully before giving final sign-off to the Solicitors...
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Bristol Uni law students offer free legal support to ex-service veterans
Advice on issues including housing, employment and social welfare The University of Bristol’s student-led law clinic will provide free legal support to veterans as part of its commitment to those in...
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Why I joined a US law firm in London
Ahead of Wednesday’s event, ‘The rise of US law firms in London’, we speak to Shearman & Sterling lawyer Jonathan Swil Jonathan Swil The march of US law firms in London shows no sign of letting up....
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Privacy, celebrities and the media
It’s a fine balance between the freedom of the press and the privacy of individuals, says newly qualified solicitor Aisha Hussain The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they’re bringing legal...
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Legal Services Board: super-exam isn’t a done deal
Super-regulator flags concerns over quality and cost The Legal Services Board (LSB) has listed a number of concerns it still has with the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), stressing that final...
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‘Mobile phones were big black boxes and only four of us had a computer’
Ahead of ‘Commercial Awareness Question Time’ in London on Tuesday 19 November, Michael Luckman, an intellectual property partner at Gowling WLG, reflects on trainee life in the eighties Michael...
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7 pieces of #BoomerAdvice — law edition
‘OK, Boomer’ There’s a new meme taking social media by storm — ‘OK, Boomer’. The viral phrase is said to have started on TikTok, a relatively new platform chock-full of lip-syncing youths (and...
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