Aspiring Solicitors, launched in November 2013 by former Norton Rose Fulbright associate, Chris White, has recently gained support from a number of high-profile law firms.

Have the implications of the sham director scandal been exaggerated?

How do English courts decide the award of damages for loss of chance?

IPSEA has a suite of free downloadable guides, resources and template letters available to parents and carers.

The government’s attempt to introduce a discriminatory residence test for legal aid claimants, which sought to limit the availability of services for people born outside the United Kingdom, but living here for "one year or more", has been unanimously thrown out by the Supreme Court.

The introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) should be delayed, according to leading law academics, because continuing uncertainty around the new system is making it impossible for students to make informed decisions about the choices available to them.

Taylor Wessing’s UK arm and international firm Winston & Strawn LLP have confirmed that they’re currently in merger discussions. If finalised, the merger could create the latest transatlantic force with over 1,300 lawyers and revenues of around $1.63 billion – placing this new firm within the top 40 in the Global 200.

BPP Law School has announced the introduction of £84,000 worth of scholarships and pupillage support for its Bar Professional Training Course programmes taught at its London, Leeds and Manchester centres

The Hackney Community Law Centre has launched a new service, in conjunction with students and staff from BPP Law School, to help people fill out their disability living allowance and employment support allowance forms.

Some 55% of all barristers’ chambers will go under within six months and 81% will not survive 12 months without financial aid, if current pressures caused by the coronavirus pandemic continue, a recent survey by the Bar Council indicates.

A number of City firms weathering the effects of coronavirus are evaluating the need for secretaries and support staff during the pandemic.

Harrow Law Centre, set up in 2010, has taken an unusual step and bid for a criminal legal aid contract and, as such, will now be able to offer greater support to its vulnerable clients.

Chambers have been issued new guidance by the Bar Council in a move to ensure that any sexual harassment complaints are dealt with properly.

Despite the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s withdrawal from the Voluntary Code to Good Practice in the Recruitment of Trainee Solicitors, it has been announced that the code will continue to be upheld by its other signatories.

Baker & McKenzie and Hogan Lovells are the first two firms to plan to integrate a new contextual recruitment tool in their online application systems, in time for the 2015-16 graduate recruitment season.

The government has given ground to striking barristers with an offer of £15 million to address the crisis in the criminal justice system.

What is the impact of economic sanctions being placed on Russia on clients in the United States, European Union and Japan?

Subsequent to the Internet 2.0 with the rise of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Twitter, the new revivification of the Internet will be the emergence of the Internet of Value.

The Solicitor’s Qualifying Exam (SQE) has essentially revolutionised the way you qualify as a solicitor.