News

July 2010

The government announced this week that there will be a consultation on the future of conditional fee arrangements (CFAs). It's looking at bringing in
With a fanfare of trumpets BPP College of Professional Studies has become, ta-daaaaaah, BPP University College.
Kennedys new Sheffield office this week released - and then hastily recalled - a truly appalling music video.
Research has shown that the average female law graduate entering the workforce in 2009 was paid 8% less than the average male.
Herbert Smith has announced that it's on the look out for Australian la
A 31 year old Adelaide lawyer has scooped the title of Australia's MasterChef, fighting off stiff competition from 23 other hopefuls.
There was worrying news this week, as new figures indicate that graduate recruitment by top tier law firms is down 25% for the first half of 2010, com
Here's what's been going on in the RollOnFriday blogosphere this week.
K&L Gates has found an ingenious way to hike its profits in a down
After years of struggling against the inevitable, Halliwells has final

UK Secretary of State for Justice Ken Clarke has submitted plans to the Treasury which - if they go ahead - could see up to half a billion pounds s

Ever keen to up its diversity points, Freshfields has introduced a pilo
According to a survey by recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark, the legal profession is set to lose 24% of its young talent in the coming year.
Nicholas Green QC, Chairman of the Bar Council, has risked the wrath of the Daily Mail by arguing that decriminalising personal drug use is "ratio
The Attorney-General finally moved this week to address the issues raised by April's National Legal Reform Bill.
Turtons - a small but venerable Sydney commercial firm - has introduced a "pay us what you think we are worth" policy for its clients.
Qantas has reached a settlement with an American tourist who claimed an unruly youngster deafened her on a plane.
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Freshfields has become the second Magic Circle firm to announce a forma
Another bumper set of top-notch blogs this week. Make sure you start writing your own, too.