Can lab-grown meat justifiably be given the same legal status as conventional meat and what regulatory implications would this have?

A recent survey of partners and senior decision-makers at legal practices nationwide has concluded that the recession has run its course for the majority of firms.

The Legal Education and Training Review, launched in February 2011, has issued its first discussion paper.

The Bar Council has launched a new website Become-a-barrister.com which aims to promote social mobility in the profession and dispel the myth that the career is only open to those from privileged backgrounds.

Conservative MP Chris Grayling has replaced Ken Clarke as the country's justice secretary, following a reshuffle by Prime Minister David Cameron on 4 September.

Hillyer McKeown, along with two other law firms, is offering a legal apprenticeship scheme to those who are seeking an alternative route to qualification as a solicitor without going to university.

An increasing number of law firms are running events that target first-year law students, with a view to attracting them to their firm at the earliest possible stage. For full details on which firms are running first-year law specific open days and vacation schemes, see the table below: 

There are four main types of university degree – arts, sciences, languages and business – and each trains students in a set of skills which are highly transferable to law.