Wiltshire-based firms Withy King and Lemon & Co have confirmed that they are to merge on 30 June 2014.

Alison Saunders will become the new director of public prosecutions on 1 November 2013, as Keir Starmer QC stands down at the end of his five-year term.

The College of Law (CoL) has been appointed as the preferred provider of the Professional Skills Course (PSC) for Accutrainee, the legal training organisation.

Responses to the Ministry of Justice’s latest proposals to reform advocacy fees have shown a divide in opinion between solicitors and barristers.

Tooks Chambers - the set of Michael Mansfield QC - has decided to begin the process of dissolution as the "direct result of the government's legal aid policies".

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Due to "changes in client demand", City firm Olswang has announced that it is cancelling its London graduate recruitment programme for 2013 and will be deferring its September 2011 intake.

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International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner has announced 10 trainee vacancies for its March 2013 intake.

Magic circle law firms Allen & Overy, Freshfields and Linklaters have announced their partner promotions for 2021, with some positive signs that the firms are working to rebalance their male-dominated partnerships.

Wellbeing at the Bar has improved, according to new data published by the Bar Council. 

On 23 June 2016 the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. What are the immigration implications of this historic decision and what happens next?

Can lower paid, majority female staff in supermarkets compare themselves to higher paid, majority male staff in distribution centres for the purposes of an equal pay claim?

What are the legal issues surrounding the battle between Apple and Epic Games over Fortnite?

There’s a bit of an oily theme this week, with news of American crude, talks of a merger between two of the industry’s giants, and a spat over mayonnaise (which, incidentally, is full of oil).

The Law Society welcomed the opening of a ‘super courtroom’ in Loughborough last week.

International firms Herbert Smith and Freehills have announced that they will merge to become the leading firm in the Asia Pacific region, one of the world's fastest growing legal markets.

A decidedly autumnal feel in the air should invoke that "back to school" feeling, sharpening the senses and focusing the mind on the new term ahead. 

City firms Ashurst, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills, Slaughter and May, and Travers Smith have teamed up with 34 recruitment agencies to launch the ‘Recruitment Agency Race Fairness Commitment’ in an effort to improve racial diversity in the legal profession.

DWF has announced an exclusive partnership with The College of Law that will see the firm's future trainees study their LPC at the institution from September 2011.