What will the repeal of the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 mean for property professionals?

Cryptoassets: how are they being regulated?

To what extent is the government's Draft Media Bill likely to change the regulation of broadcasting and streaming services in the UK?

Since the implosion of ‘futures exchange’ better known as FTX, the world has once again shifted its focus to the regulation of cryptoassets.

Disruptive technologies are becoming increasingly prevalent in our lives and the law. The introduction of AI into society has led the Government to release a much anticipated white paper addressing AI on 29 March 2023, ‘AI Regulation: A Pro-Innovation Approach’, which outlines the UK Government’s proposals to regulate AI.

The Remedies Directive (2007/66/EC): what are the options open to contractors for a contract awarded in breach of the rules and how can the contracting authority mitigate its risks?

The one-day London Law Fair - billed as an "open-access" fair - has opened for registration to all those who are interested in meeting "a range of organisations which are leading employers [and discovering] what they are looking for".

Although a relatively high proportion of the barristers’ profession is based in London, there are many chambers operating outside the capital, too. 

The Refugee Council is a leading charity which provides direct support to asylum seekers and refugees in the United Kingdom.

What has happened to the Office of Fair Trading and what is the Competition and Markets Authority?

As we are now in July, I thought it would be fitting to reflect on my vacation scheme experiences. Today, I am sharing my thoughts and things that I wish I had been told before I participated in the schemes!

I recently attended a Neurodiversity celebration event at Addleshaw Goddard to mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week which ran from 13 to 19 March 2023. It was a fantastic opportunity for those in the legal sector who identify as neurodivergent, and for allies to come together as a community. 

In September, I wrote a blog detailing my expectations for the third year of my undergraduate law degree.  As I’m returning to university tomorrow, I thought it’d be beneficial to see how my expectations lived up to reality and outline my updated expectations for the second half of the year. 

Reed Smith has agreed to become the first law firm to place all of its work experience opportunities on www.GoThinkBig.co.uk, an initiative which aims to make thousands of diverse work experience opportunities available to anyone with access to the Internet.

Reed Smith has announced its move to a strengths-based assessment of its would-be trainees and vacation scheme students, becoming the first law firm to do so.

Ravi Pattani, partner at Reed Smith, explains what makes a successful application, the work of a corporate lawyer and how sector agnostics his matters are, and his advice for budding solicitors.