Helping prisoners understand parole and reduce re-offending Students from Hertfordshire Law School outside HMP The Mount A group of law students has been getting a taste of life behind bars through a new initiative that involves conducting mock hearings with…
Part of net zero efforts DWF has revealed plans for a carbon removal project — the “DWF Forest” — as part of its efforts to achieve net zero by 2045. In order to achieve this goal, DWF has said it…
Dishonesty impacted thousands The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has fined the former owner of a law firm nearly £4 million — a record financial penalty for the regulator. Nurul Miah, who is not a solicitor, owned the firm Kingly Solicitors…
17 June Lawyers are limbering up for this years’ London Legal Walk which is just under a month away. The annual walkathon will see charities, lawyers and judges, from Lady Hale to Geoffrey Vos, cross the capital on Tuesday 17…
Denies using AI Credit: Christian Wiediger on Unsplash A former solicitor who appealed his strike-off was found by the High Court to have cited up to 27 “fake authorities” — a move that amounted to an abuse of process. Venkateshwarlu…
‘Law firms like people with customer facing previous experience’ A Reddit user identifying themselves as a future UCL law student has taken to the message board for advice on a hot conundrum: Can I become a stripper while doing a…
Sensitive data of legal aid applicants – including criminal records – downloaded by hackers Cyber-attackers accessed and downloaded “a significant amount of personal data” — including criminal records, home addresses and financial data — of legal aid applicants in an…
Strong reaction When news broke on Friday that Everton Football Club’s new stadium will be named after corporate law firm, it quickly sparked a flurry of funny memes and video clips across the internet. In a move that surprised many,…
Earned £10k A fraudster has received a suspended prison sentence after using a fake law degree certificate to secure legal roles. Gloucester Crown Court heard how Aditya Rai forged academic certificates claiming he had completed an LLB, and backed this…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Everton’s new £800 million ground named ‘Hill Dickinson Stadium’ [Legal Cheek] Ex-‘magic circle’ leaders launch consultancy to advise private equity on buying law firms [Financial Times] (£) Old…