New Law Society guidance The Law Society has issued new diversity and inclusion guidance urging law firms to ditch “Dear Sirs”, a standard legal greeting dating back to a time when the profession was predominantly male. The guidance stresses that…
Misled court A barrister has been disbarred after acting dishonestly in relation to two criminal trials in Nottingham and Stafford. Saleema Mahmood, called to the bar in 1999, was granted permission by the court to attend the Nottingham trial remotely…
Up to six-figure sums fresh from bar school The country’s top chambers are continuing to spend big in the race to attract the brightest graduates and future stars of the bar. At the very top end, pupillage awards now sit…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend ‘Lawyers are like footballers but with no transfer window’: What Neel Sachdev wants at Paul Weiss [Financial News] Letter: Tackling the lack of Black talent in the legal…
Didn’t breach SRA rules Credit: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal A former managing partner of King & Wood Mallesons’ London office has been cleared of professional misconduct after a tribunal found it could not determine whether he kissed a paralegal without her…
86% and 67% White & Case and Eversheds Sutherland have reported their latest trainee retention rates for autumn 2025. White & Case is retaining 19 of its 22 trainees due to qualify this September, representing an 86% retention rate. Of…
Plus sign-on bonus Legal Cheek has unveiled an exclusive round-up of solicitor apprentice salaries at the UK’s top law firms — with some apprentices earning up to £33,000 straight out of school! Drawing on data from 40 leading law firms…
Jacob Poole catches up with his friend and colleague, Alasdair Gretton, to chat about balancing life in law with making movies Film poster for Dead on Distribution and director and trainee solicitor Alasdair Gretton When we were younger, my friend…
Sham Uddin does not share evidence to back up his claims A screenshot of Sham Uddin’s TikTok A barrister has claimed in a viral TikTok that the Israeli government were behind the terror attack on a Manchester synagogue which left…
£250 A former personal assistant at Walker Morris has been barred from the legal profession after keeping staff donations intended to fund a colleague’s honeymoon. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) found that Zara Dee Simpson “misled” her firm by claiming…