Womble Bond Dickinson associate discusses monthly budget Womble Bond Dickinson associate, Mia Siddique, breaks down her monthly budget A young lawyer has taken to TikTok to discuss her monthly budget…
Britain must lead the way on renewable energy, says chancellor Rachel Reeves. As Katharine Freeland reports, lawyers are helping to clear the obstacles standing in the way of net zero.…
DASLS President nominates 2025/2026 CharityPam Johns of Coodes has nominated this amazing charity for her term as Presidential year, The Brain Tumour Trust. We look forward to supporting them and…
Thank you to those who attended the DASLS AGM which took place on Tuesday 29th April 2025 at The Marriott Courtyard Hotel, Exeter.Congratulations to Pam Johns of Coodes who was…
Top lawyers’ hourly rates closing in on £2,000, new report shows New research has revealed that some partners at the world’s top law firms are being charged out to their…
The traditional lawyer in me – and one who increasingly finds technology more confusing with each passing day – is resistant but it doesn’t take a lot to surmise that…
It was “clearly inappropriate” for a Bar disciplinary tribunal to suspend a barrister who lied to a direct access client over papers that were accidentally destroyed by his chambers. The…
A law firm owner who failed to pay a wasted costs order as well as four fines imposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority has been suspended for six months. The…
The number of new motor injury claims in the first quarter of 2025 – and indeed the number of PI claims in total registered with the CRU – fell to…
There is “growing evidence” that unregulated immigration lawyers are abusing the system, the government has claimed in unveiling beefed-up powers for the Immigration Advice Authority. The post New powers for…
The Legal Cheek team ask how law firms should react to Trump’s hostile executive orders — listen now The Legal Cheek podcast returns this week as publisher Alex Aldridge and…
University of Bristol law student has been sharing her application journey online A top legal TikToker has celebrated securing a training contract offer after sharing months of hard work with…
SSB Law has been accused of employing “unethical tactics” to retain clients who wanted to drop their cases and the Solicitors Regulation Authority condemned for its response. The post SSB…
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has reprimanded a solicitor who did not comply with a direction from the Legal Ombudsman – but said it should not have reached the tribunal. The…
The structure of the Bar impedes the adoption of technology and innovation, but barristers need to do so to drive “a better and more efficient service for clients”, a BSB…