Latest Legal News

Articles

Non-Welsh SQE will compound access to justice problem

The issue of access to justice in Wales will be compounded if the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) is not offered in Welsh, the Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) said.

Long working hours kills creativity, warns Twitter's Bruce Daisley

The future of work is not about modern technology or new systems created by technology – it's about humanity. 

Putting off the competition

Drafting effective restrictive covenants in a law firm's partnership deed is vital to protect the firm against team moves which can be catastrophic, says Jennifer Haywood

There's no life in crime

John Bottomley explains what the criminal legal aid crisis means for junior lawyers

Government to review controversial release under investigation

Tens of thousands of suspects are being released under investigation without any time limits or conditions, according to the Law Society, but the government has announced it is to review the rules.

Pro bono week in full swing across entire UK

Pro bono week 2019 has embraced the whole of the United Kingdom for the first time ever, in what has become an annual fixture in the legal sector's calender.

£2m grant to drive legal tech innovation

The digital transformation of the UK's legal sector received a welcome boost with news that government has awarded £2m to leading tech firm Tech Nation to help drive legal tech.

HMCTS: MPs' report on courts modernisation unbalanced

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has attracted stinging criticism from MPs for triggering a court system in chaos and struggling to explain its vision for reform.