Up from 78% The latest Solicitors Qualifying Examination 2 (SQE2) results are in, with the overall pass rate climbing to 80% in the January 2026 sitting. A total of 1,141 candidates sat the assessment between 27 January to 6 February,…
Blackstone super-silk drafted in for last-ditch appeal bid Southampton Football Club’s last-ditch attempt to overturn their expulsion from the Championship playoffs over a spying scandal has failed, despite reportedly subbing in high-powered super-silk Lord Pannick. The footballing world was gripped…
Nervous Starting out at a top US law firm is no small feat. In this week’s Career Conundrum, one future trainee solicitor wants to know: how do you stay on top of a demanding workload when everything is new? “Hello…
No duty breaches International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has seen off a £50 million professional negligence claim after a High Court judge ruled the firm did nothing wrong in its handling of a failed luxury property deal in…
New guidance The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has published new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), warning barristers that free tools like ChatGPT will generally be unsuitable for legal work and that any inaccuracies produced by the tech…
SRA under pressure The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has recorded a dramatic rise in misconduct complaints, with reports received in the six months to April 2026 running 58% higher than the same period two years ago. In total, the regulator…
Post quickly vanishes Screenshots of the TikTok A partner at City law firm RPC has come under fire for offering mentoring sessions to young aspiring and junior lawyers at £75 a-time. Rachel Ford made the offer in which sees mentees…
Opportunity to watch UK’s top justices in action Glasgow’s City Chambers — credit Michael D Beckwith/WikiCommons The UK Supreme Court begins four days of appeal hearings in Glasgow today, with the public invited to watch the action live from the…
The Legal Cheek Podcast looks at top firm tiers What exactly is the difference between the Magic Circle, the Silver Circle, White Shoe firms and today’s so-called ‘Global Elite’ — and do any of these labels still mean anything in…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Robert Jenrick’s wife was lawyer for donor at centre of illicit funding row [Financial Times] (£) Fake lawyers, scientists, chefs and punters: meet the ‘white monkeys’ paid to…