Judges have condemned the government’s treatment of immigration detainees in a report that is highly critical of inflexible Home Office rules and target-obsessed officials. 

Sponsored jointly by the Law Society, the Bar Council and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx), National Pro Bono Week 2016 (Monday 7 to Friday 11 November) begins today, celebrating and highlighting the provision of free legal advice to those in England and Wales who would otherwise not be able to get the legal advice they need. 

Is the remote working movement really coming to an end? Some of the biggest firms in the country and the world appear to have answered that question.

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A judge dismissed authors’ copyright claims against Meta over AI training and MPs have urged Amazon and eBay to tighten controls on ebike sales due to safety concerns. Meanwhile, a BBC investigation has found overseas teams are bulk-buying UK concert tickets for resale and River Island has proposed plans to close 33 stores due to economic downturns.

At its core, English contract law demands five essential ingredients to create a binding agreement: an offer, acceptance, consideration (something of value exchanged), certainty of terms and, crucially, an intention by both parties to be legally bound. These elements aren’t mere formalities – they form the bedrock of enforceable deals.

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Two major international law firms have announced new rounds of promotions in their Irish offices. 

City law firms and accountancy firms are updating their application guidelines to consider the use of AI, with some prohibiting the technology and others celebrating it.

Formidable new powers to enforce equality legislation are needed to prevent Britain returning to the rigid class inequalities of the 1930s, David Isaac, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said. 

Contextual recruitment practices like upReach’s REALrating are being increasingly adopted by law firms to enable employers to identify hidden talent and monitor socioeconomic data.