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Criminal courts: MoJ's 'meagre ambition' to clear backlog causes 'unacceptable delays'

The MoJ aims to reduce the backlog by fewer than 7,000 cases by 2025

Acas research

Research commissioned by Acas found businesses expect staff numbers to increase over the next year

Ed Sheeran described as music 'magpie' as he defends copyright infringement claim

Andrew Sutcliffe QC has suggested Sheeran 'borrows ideas' from other artists

International Women's Day: competition launched for photos capturing today's legal profession

IWD 22 marks 100 years since the first female solicitors were admitted in England and Wales

Capsticks EDI policy

The firm has planned over 50 commitments and various campaigns to promote diversity, equal opportunity, wellbeing and mental health

Sport: The game of litigation

Emily Joss considers the lessons we can learn from two cases in football and rugby that arose during the covid-19 pandemic

Competition: The EU and UK extend the scope of merger control

Sean-Paul Brankin & Isobel Thomas assess competition law regulations over pharmaceutical and biotech mergers

Networking for junior lawyers: is face-to-face networking a dying art?

Jonny Hurst argues more should be done to prepare aspiring lawyers for face-to-face networking