Staffordshire-based law firm Knights has revealed that it is seeing an “encouraging recovery” after covid-19’s impact on the industry.

The Labour party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has asked his shadow justice team to “immediately” review the government’s cuts to legal aid.

Labour has announced its spending plans for the justice sector at its annual conference, pledging £74 million to reverse cuts to legal aid and train more community lawyers.

Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, Baroness Carr, is “really interested” in filming more trials in a wider range of courts to “promote open justice”.

Brenda Hale has today been sworn in as president of the Supreme Court, the first woman ever to have held the position. The appointment was announced in July by Downing Street.

Housing/landlord and tenant law encompasses all aspects of residential and commercial tenancies and covers issues as diverse as anti-social behaviour, disrepair, human rights, possession claims, succession and assignment.

Joel Semakula is a barrister at Landmark Chambers. In this Meet the Lawyer he outlines why he was drawn to the Bar, his work acting for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and the diversity initiatives in place at Landmark Chambers.

In a pilot LGBT mentoring scheme being launched in April by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, 10 large law firms have signed up to offer free help and advice to small and medium-sized firms on how to become more inclusive employers.

Around 250 million farmers and allies from the states of Punjab, Haryana and many more are peacefully protesting against agricultural reform bills introduced in India last year. This is reportedly the largest protest in human history and the efforts of Indian farmers have been supported all over the UK with rallies taking place in London and Birmingham.

In this post I explain in simple terms why the farmers are protesting and why this is relevant to us.

According to reports in The Lawyer, the Law Society has warned the owner of Solicitors from Hell to remove the website from the Internet or face High Court action.

How can developers recover losses when a project overruns?

The 10th episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast was released this week and advises aspiring lawyers on the importance of networking, as well as offering tips on how to approach networking opportunities.

The latest episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast, released this week, is focused on how law students and aspiring lawyers can make the most of LinkedIn.

“I’ve had doors closed because of who I am, but I’ve also had doors opened because of who I am”, says Phil Steventon of The Neurodivergent Lawyer blog.