Plan for ‘role-plays and grammar tests’ in single legal exam
SQE would be taken in two stages by apprentices, SRA chief says.
Ashurst US energy partner quits as firm rebuilds with infrastructure hire
Energy partner joins growing list of exits as Ashurst rebuilds US team with Nixon Peabody hire
Clifford Chance launches partnership with Thomson Reuters to support banks
CC joins forces with data provider to help banks tackle regulatory rules due to take effect in early 2017
Society: lifting reserved activity restrictions could threaten UK competitiveness
Chancery Lane was responding to additional questions from the Competition and Markets Authority on reserved legal activities.
Clyde & Co to elect new senior partner as Burns takes on US leadership role
Clydes set to elect new senior partner as Burns takes on responsibility for firm’s US expansion drive
Labour: human rights law should apply to troops abroad
Shadow justice secretary says party will challenge any move to exempt British forces from prosecutions.
Olswang life sciences co-head quits for Clifford Chance in London
Magic circle firm follows Allen & Overy in ramping up IP practice with Olswang hire
Freshfields signs deal to use artificial intelligence technology for contract review
Magic circle firm becomes next big law firm to sign artificial intelligence deal
Tax raids to soar under ‘failure to prevent’ offence, predicts law firm
Pinsent Masons says there was a 28% increase in raids this year.
Government caps public sector payoffs
Exit payments will be capped at £95,000, which could affect some judges.