$20,000,000,000,000 (deep breath) 000,000,000,000,000,000,000 A Russian court has fined Google $20 decillion, a sum significantly larger than the entire global GDP, and containing a whopping 34 zeros. The penalty comes…
SQE, TC rejections and more Today is Halloween, and a bone-chilling trend has taken social media by storm. While ghosts and goblins are classic scares, people are unleashing their imaginations…
Not ‘friendly warnings’, tribunal finds A solicitor who sent “threatening” letters to nearly 250 schools regarding the implementation of Covid measures has been fined £2,500. Lois Yvonne Bayliss was found…
Staff working with mental health struggles Poor wellbeing among lawyers and staff is costing big law firms an average of £65 million per year, largely due to employees repeatedly working…
LSB triggers unprecedented enforcement action against solicitors’ regulator The legal profession’s super-regulator has released a damning report on the actions of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) leading up to the…
Old Square Tax Chambers’ Robert Venables KC denies the charges A leading tax barrister has been charged with tax evasion, it has emerged. Robert Venables KC, a member of London’s…
Chancery Lane body says MoJ needs essential funding to address courts backlog The Law Society has warned that further cuts to the Ministry of Justice’s budget are “untenable” and would…
Struck off A partner has been struck off after a disciplinary tribunal heard that staff were instructed to work from home due to his “appalling conduct”, which created an “unsafe…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Risk of vigilantes as justice system ‘on the brink’, warns Law Society head (£) Law firms still struggle…
One aspiring lawyer is eager to know what the most challenging part is and why In the latest in of our Career Conundrums series, one aspiring solicitor finds themselves grappling…
Legal professionals owe a duty to society too Harvey Weinstein and the Post Office logo Lawyers should be ready to come under scrutiny when claiming to act in the public…
A round-up of online musings, memes and more Law students, do you want to try cases? If you do, you are going to have to do two things Is it…
Quarter have negative opinion Most legal professionals view the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) positively, although fewer than half feel that its work has increased their confidence and trust in legal…
New training initiative follows similar move by Linklaters Travers Smith has launched a new ‘AI Academy’ to help its lawyers gain a deeper understanding of how artificial intelligence works and…
Cited additional judicial responsibilities as a contributing factor to the delay A tribunal judge has received formal advice from the judicial watchdog after delaying the delivery of a judgment for…