The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has fined eight law firms for breaching transparency rules and one firm for failing to publish diversity data. 

The UK will not be a member of Europe’s planned Unified Patent Court, the government has confirmed in what intellectual property (IP) specialists have described as a blow to the industry.

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As we near the end of another week, the global coronavirus pandemic is still dominating the front pages, twitter feeds and even our own LCN news stories.

Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk has forecast a drop in revenue and striking Starbucks baristas have called on customers to delete the mobile app. Meanwhile, Iron-Bru owner AG Barr has acquired Fentimans and Frobishers, and the UK services sector cut jobs in January. Read on for more!

The Law Society has said that concerns about the deregulation of the profession must be considered, and new rules rejected, by the Legal Services Board (LSB).

European law firm Fieldfisher has launched a two-week legal work experience programme aimed at candidates who are from underrepresented backgrounds in the legal profession. 

UK unemployment has climbed to its highest level in four years, while inflation has unexpectedly surged. Meanwhile, Jaguar Land Rover is shedding hundreds of jobs amid trade tensions and US President Donald Trump has implied that Coca-Cola may be making a change to its recipe in the US following health concerns. Read on for a more in-depth summary on these stories.  

International firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has teamed up with the law department at University College London to provide two annual scholarships for aspiring lawyers from socially and economically less-privileged backgrounds.