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Anisa Rahman Choudhury - Van Gend en Loos: direct effect v primacy

Posted on 22 August 2023

Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen (1963) is seen as significant for two reasons. This blog will examine each principle, the distinction and its limits.

Nottingham Law School

courses: Bar Course, Law Conversion, Law degree, LPC, SQE, Postgraduate law courses

The University of Law

courses: Bar Course, Law Conversion, Law degree, LPC, SQE, Postgraduate law courses

Training as a lawyer in Scotland

The ‘standard’ route to qualification that most Scottish solicitors take is to do a four-year undergraduate degree in Scots law, followed by a mandatory one-year course called the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and finally a two-year ‘traineeship’ at a solicitors’ firm.

Sutton Trust

Posted on 27 March 2023

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Clifford Chance appoints the University of Law as exclusive SQE provider

Posted on 12 July 2021

The University of Law has secured an exclusive partnership with magic circle law firm Clifford Chance to deliver its Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) courses.

Nowhere Co Ltd v EUIPO

Posted on 22 November 2022

Are earlier UK IP rights still applicable in the EU?

Applications open for LawCareersNetLIVE 2023

Posted on 09 June 2023

Applications are now open for LawCareers.Net’s legal careers conferences, LawCareersNetLIVE, taking place in November and December later this year.

Majority of Bar pupils in 2011-12 enrolled on BPTC without having landed a pupillage

Posted on 15 April 2014

Some 70% of first-six pupil barristers in 2011-12 enrolled on the BPTC without having secured pupillage, according to the joint annual report made by the Bar Council and the Bar Standards Board earlier this month.

DWF introduces video interviewing to vac scheme applications

Posted on 25 April 2014

National law firm DWF has adopted video interviewing as a way to expand the number of applications that it considers.

upReach

Posted on 23 January 2024

Do you want to get a head start on your graduate career, gain professional skills, and secure exclusive work experience opportunities in the legal sector? Then

The Family Law Company - The benefits of being a dual-qualified lawyer

Posted on 02 October 2023

While many family law cases are localised, increasing numbers include an element of cross-border work. A dual-qualified family lawyer brings an understanding of different legal systems and cultures that helps inform their approach to running the case. Here, two lawyers explain their own experiences.

Phil Steventon - Why choose Birmingham to be your home and work city?

Posted on 30 April 2024

With so much happening in Birmingham over the next few years, it’s an exciting time to be working and training in the second city.

The impact of the DMCC Act on UK's e-commerce and digital services

Posted on 21 January 2025

How will the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 reshape the regulatory landscape for e-commerce and digital service providers in the UK?

A new era in UK corporate criminal justice

Posted on 23 July 2013

What are deferred prosecution agreements and how will they change corporate criminal justice in the United Kingdom?

Autumn budget: APR and BPR

Posted on 19 November 2024

What’s the likely impact of the changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief that were announced in the autumn 2024 budget?

Supreme Court will open up and diversify when current judges retire, says Neuberger

Posted on 25 November 2016

The president of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger, has announced measures to diversify the roster of Supreme Court judges as upcoming retirements create vacancies over the next couple of years.

Future pupillage offers to shrink under covid-19 pressures according to BSB

Posted on 14 September 2020

The number of pupillages being offered is likely to shrink as covid-19 forces chambers to defer recruitment, the Bar Standards Board revealed in a recent report.

Backlog of Crown court cases starts to fall

Posted on 14 June 2021

The backlog of Crown court cases – which increased by nearly 50% during the pandemic – has now started to fall.

Kaplan and FFW launch diversity scheme

Posted on 16 November 2012

Kaplan Law School and Field Fisher Waterhouse have joined together to launch a scheme that will help students from under-represented backgrounds get ahead.