How has covid-19 affected the fintech industry?

How do unfair prejudice claims impact D&O coverage?

Partners from magic circle law firm Allen & Overy LLP and New York-based Shearman & Sterling LLP are due to take a vote on their proposed merger that’s worth £2.7 billion.

Commercial awareness is a vital skill for all lawyers. For candidates applying for vacation schemes and training contracts, becoming commercially aware involves building an understanding of how law firms and their clients work as businesses, and how the wider world impacts them. This guide rounds up a range of commercial stories and talking points from 2022.

Hear about our legal assistant programme from trainee Ghaydaa.

Gain an insight into life as a trainee solicitor at Shoosmiths. From managing your own cases to contributing to multi-million pound claims, the level of responsibility you take on helps shape your career.

Trainees at Lewis Silkin recently organised a sponsored 30-hour, non-stop "spinathon", which took place in the firm's reception on 22 and 23 November.

Financial sanctions: what are they and what has been imposed on Russia?

Leading diversity and inclusion organisation Aspiring Solicitors has launched a charity to provide financial relief to aspiring lawyers in England and Wales.

How will UK fund managers market their funds in the European Union following Brexit?

Family and divorce is very much a people-focused area of law.

One-fifth of barristers want to leave the profession, while 24% are taking on non-legal work to support themselves financially, according to research from the Bar Council.

Irwin Mitchell's partnership with The College of Law and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has won the education and training initiative of the year prize at this year's British Legal Awards.

In a week that marked International Women’s Day, the staggering lack of equality for women in terms of pay and positions of seniority was widely reported. Clearly on board for change were the senior law firm leaders that called for 40% female leadership within the next three years.

A specialist aviation barrister will be used in disputes relating to everything from aircraft leasing and insurance to disasters, hijackings and theft.

The number of domestic violence victims having to represent themselves against their abusers in court without a lawyer has more than doubled since 2012.

UK general election, proposed acquisitions, Taylor Swift ticket scams and Microsoft’s new AI feature are on our radar this week. Read on for a summary of these stories and use the PESTLE technique to delve further into the impacts of each one. 

The pupil barristers’ minimum salary will increase from September 2019, with some pupils set for a 50% pay rise when the regulation comes into effect.