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Retiring January 2027 Lord Reed Lord Reed has announced that he will step down as president of the UK Supreme Court in January 2027. He was sworn in as Supreme…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Top law firms are doing very nicely by behaving badly (£) Prince Harry prepares for High Court showdown…
Data subject access blunder A London law firm has won a High Court injunction forcing a litigant to return thousands of confidential and privileged documents that were mistakenly disclosed following…
‘Dishonest and discreditable’ An aspiring barrister has been disbarred after submitting another student’s dissertation as his own. Arbab Khalil, an unregistered barrister, was found to have engaged in conduct that…
Ex-City lawyer dismissed from shadow cabinet Robert Jenrick MP Former City lawyer Robert Jenrick has been sacked as shadow justice secretary and stripped of his Conservative Party membership amid allegations…
NQ seeks advice on career move In our latest Career Conundrum, a newly qualified lawyer is eager to make the move from the high street to the City — but…
Focus on FLK The Solicitors Regulation Authority has opened its annual review of the Functional Legal Knowledge (FLK) tested in the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), inviting feedback from students, firms…
Plans to appeal sanction A paralegal who sent misleading emails during two property transactions has been barred from working in the legal profession. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) ruled that…
Misconduct towards mini-pupil Jo Sidhu Former high-profile criminal barrister Jo Sidhu has failed in his bid to overturn his disbarment, after a disciplinary tribunal last year found him guilty of…
Déjà vu The University of Law (ULaw) has been forced to void an exam — despite students having already sat it — after it emerged that the questions closely mirrored…
Apologises for ‘ill-judged’ comment A district judge has been given formal advice after making an “ill-judged” remark during a court hearing that was perceived as “racially pejorative”, the Judicial Conduct…
Reddit user offers insights into workload, training and the realities of qualifying An anonymous Reddit user claiming to be a junior lawyer has shared a candid account of life as…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy Government accused of dragging its heels…
Legal pecking order A set of chambers has sparked debate on LinkedIn after appearing to suggest that barristers sit higher than solicitors in the legal food chain. In a screenshot…