Government proposals to increase Asylum and Immigration Tribunal fees by more than 500% could constitute unlawful discrimination, the Law Society has warned.

A team of students from City Law School has won the European Human Rights Moot Court Competition.

Magic circle giant Linklaters is to offer its lawyers the opportunity to work fewer hours for a lower salary – but the scheme remains a pilot in four of the firm’s German offices for now. 

The College of Law (CoL) held an event entitled 'Diversity at the Bar' on Monday 16 April, at which leading barrister and human rights expert Baroness Helena Kennedy QC was the keynote speaker.

The Association of Women Solicitors (AWS) has presented its highest honour, the Eva Crawley Award (recognising outstanding contribution to the work of the association and the advancement of women solicitors) to Dawn Dixon.

Law firms and lawyers have a “collective responsibility” to reduce the pressure people feel to drink alcohol at social and networking events, the body representing junior solicitors has said.

The Bar Council has launched a central London childcare facility, in recognition of the fact that "many barristers in the current climate with caring responsibilities are feeling under growing pressure".

Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP has introduced a four-day in-office work policy, meaning lawyers in the firm’s London office are expected to come into the office at least four days a week. 

The government’s cuts to legal aid have left some areas of the country with no legal aid provision whatsoever, with the unavailability affecting a million people, new research shows.

The Bar Council has said it is “disappointed” in the Bar Standard Board’s decision to scrap the Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT) because it “no longer […] serves a useful purpose” without making sure there are alternatives in place.

Allen & Overy LLP and Shearman & Sterling LLP will merge to create a global legal powerhouse after 99% of partners at the firms voted in favour of the deal. 

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched a new government guide, which has been designed to lift “the curtain” on the justice system and boost transparency.

Trainees should be paid £23,122 outside of London and £26,068 in London, the Law Society has said as part of the annual minimum salary review.

The Legal Education Foundation, one of the largest legal charitable foundations in the United Kingdom, has announced the first six organisations to be awarded grants.

The publication of the Legal Education and Training Review, the recommendations of which could radically change the ways that legal training is delivered and accessed, has been delayed for the second time this year.

The College of Law is running a series of new Explore Law events aimed at school students who are keen to learn more about what working in the legal profession is like.

The SRA Board has decided that as of 1 August 2014, firms will no longer be obliged to pay trainees a minimum salary that is set by the SRA.

A US law firm which only acts for companies in the cannabis industry is set to launch a UK office, in a move which is bound to put some anti-marijuana campaigners’ noses out of joint.

The College of Law and European law firm CMS Cameron McKenna have together announced the launch of a bespoke Legal Practice Course tailored toward training in international and corporate legal services.

The Law Society's annual statistical report reveals that the number of training contracts available in the year ending 31 July 2010 fell by 16.1%.