Reprimand recommendation upgraded to removal A district judge has been removed from office for gross misconduct after being found to have repeatedly behaved inappropriately towards court staff. Andrew Simpson was alleged to have engaged in “overly familiar and unprofessional conduct”,…
High Court shake-up sees creation of new Business and Property Division The Chancery Division, one of the oldest parts of the High Court, is on its way out, replaced by a new Business and Property Division under reforms announced by…
New pay war? US law firm Milbank has raised the salaries of its most junior lawyers to $235,000, a move that could trigger a wave of similar increases across the City. The firm confirmed that class of 2025–26 associates —…
Whistleblowing Credit: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Paralegals, clerks and trainees who blow the whistle on wrongdoing at their firms can now do so shielded from the risk of retaliation by their employer, after a change to the way the regulator handles…
Prevent publication US firm Weil Gotshal is the latest law firm to fall victim to a cyber attack after it was reportedly forced to pay a ransom in the double-digit millions to prevent the publication of confidential client data. According…
Rises for trainees too BCLP has confirmed that its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in London are now earning £125,000, following a pay rise at the start of the year. The firm revealed this week a £10,000 pay rise — nearly…
‘Insufficiently severe’ The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has appealed the sanction given to an experienced solicitor who bullied and harassed five junior female colleagues. Legal Cheek reported last week that John Kishin Navani had been hauled before a disciplinary tribunal…
New BigLaw giant The transatlantic merger between Taylor Wessing’s UK arm and US player Winston & Strawn has officially gone live today, creating a new BigLaw beast boasting over 1,400 lawyers and revenues of £1.3 billion. News that the firms…
Centralise operations Clyde & Co has entered into consultation with support staff over potential job losses as the firm moves to centralise its operations. The firm is proposing to shift certain services from teams across legal support, purchase to pay…
Follows independent reviewer’s recommendation A spell-check tool is to be trialled in SQE2 written assessments for the first time, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced. The tool, which will be available on the Pearson assessment platform, is set to…