The Solicitors Regulation Authority has announced the details of its 2013 diversity survey.

Why are so many high street retail chains in distress and will company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) and administration filings help them?

Young professionals from generation Z (gen Z) are entering the legal sector, bringing fresh ideas and a new approach to work. With different career expectations, communication styles and values, they’re challenging the traditional way things have been done in law.

Allen & Overy LLP and Shearman & Sterling LLP have announced the first 40 partner promotions for A&O Shearman, with women making up 42% of promotions across both firms. 

Will the Jackson reforms reduce the cost of litigation as intended?

Shipping law is one of the oldest and most developed branches of commercial law.

What is the business case for ensuring that organisations are diverse and inclusive?

Three legal apprentices have just started at the BBC, joining its in-house legal team on a two-year advanced apprenticeship course that will lead to a Level 3 CILEx Certificate in Law and Practice.

In its report on judicial appointments, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has found that a more diverse judiciary would increase public trust and confidence in the country's justice system.

What effect will the decision in FAPL v QC Leisure have on how rights owners license their products in the EU?

I am training within the social and education services team. My first seat is in education law, before I move onto adult social care and child matters in my later seats.

In this guide we outline some of the key issues facing the UK legal profession, as well as headline-grabbing cases and mergers – are you in the know?

How effective are the efforts currently underway to prevent companies from avoiding paying corporation tax?

You don’t need a law degree to become a lawyer – in fact, the modern legal profession is full of non-law graduates. The skills and experiences you gain from studying and working in other fields are assets that can make you a stronger candidate.

As part of LCN's increased focus on diversity in the legal profession, we’ve been looking at the relationship between candidates and firms when it comes to diverse talent. 

Irwin Mitchell has again demonstrated its ambition to become an Alternative Business Structure, moving its application forward with the appointment of former PricewaterhouseCoopers vice-chairman Glyn Barker.

The Law Society has called on Prime Minister Theresa May to utilise the experience and expertise of the United Kingdom’s lawyers, and the legal sector more broadly, in the process of EU withdrawal. 

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have made a landmark discovery. Following recent survey, they revealed that there are currently more women than men practising as solicitors in England and Wales.

Over the past few months, two large energy companies have gone bust: Avro Energy and Green. Most people however, are unaware of this.

Following HFW's lead, more firms reveal their financial results for the year ending 2010-11.