The Solicitors Regulation Authority has approved changes to its training regulations as part of both its Training for Tomorrow programme and Red Tape Initiative.

The Law Society has said that the vote by the UK electorate to leave the European Union has created an “unprecedented and complex range of legal issues”, but that the profession is focused on finding solutions.

Senior law lecturer Joe Sekhon of Portsmouth Business School has won £30,000 to set up an IP clinic for students to gain free advice from law students.

Private wealth law firm Boodle Hatfield LLP has reported expected revenue of £49.5 million for the 2025/26 financial year, marking its second consecutive year of double-digit growth.

Last week the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced that 20 Nightingale courtrooms, across nine venues, will remain open this year to tackle the huge number of outstanding cases. 

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Boris Johnson’s landslide general election victory has in the words of the prime minister confirmed Brexit as the “unarguable decision of the British people”, but uncertainty for businesses remains due to questions left open about his withdrawal agreement, City firms have warned.

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has increased its annual staff bonus pot by £3 million, from £19 million to £22 million. The move follows a reported 17% rise in both revenue and profit for the financial year ending 30 April.

The University of Law has linked up with several London boroughs to provide its first Higher Apprenticeships in Legal Services.

Last year marked a record year for law firm partner moves, with 510 commercial law partners moving between firms – a 6% rise on 2022’s figure. 

Thousands of high street and sole practitioner firms are likely to close within six months due to the covid-19 crisis, according to new Law Society research.

The many members of the legal profession who harbour doubts over Lord Chancellor Liz Truss have been joined by some of her cabinet colleagues following a series of blunders at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), briefings to the press made clear last week. 

Jonathan Smithers, president of the Law Society, said: “Law can be a demanding career. Many of us are drawn to the intellectual challenge and thrive on the high pressure our work entails, but with this high pressure can come stress.”

BPP University Law School’s first ever Advocate of the Year contest has been won by a law student from the University of Bristol. 

Andrew Caplen, Law Society president, has increase the pressure for a digital Magna Carta, in order to establish global internet rights and particularly to protect legal privilege from surveillance systems.

As of 1 July, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has put into force some changes to its education and training regulations.

The president of the Law Society, John Wotton, recently told delegates at the International Legal Forum that while pro bono makes a valuable contribution to the provision of access to justice, it is no substitute for a properly funded legal aid system.

Magic circle law firm Linklaters has partnered with a tech start-up to launch a specialist mental health app.

The Future Legal Mind Award 2021 has been launched and begins its search for the most promising legal talent of 2021.