The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Victims in rape cases can lie in court, says leading barrister [The Times] (£) British law firm representing Hamas changes name to Riverway to the Sea [Telegraph] (£)…
3.5% rise sees firm join summer salary scramble International law firm HFW has announced an increase in salaries for its newly qualified (NQ) solicitors, effective immediately. The shipping specialists confirmed rates for its most junior lawyers will move from £100,000…
Partnership will expand to include bar training from September 2026 Oxford Brookes Law School. Image via wikicommons/Donegalscott The University of Law has struck a deal with Oxford Brookes University to deliver its SQE-ready LLM from this September. The partnership means…
KCL masters comes with £20k maintenance grant Magic Circle law firm Freshfields has announced a new partnership with King’s College London (KCL) law school, offering future trainees a fully sponsored LLM in technology and law. The programme will cover topics…
The vibe is Mayfair hedge fund club privé The fast-expanding London office of US mega firm Paul Weiss has completed its refit of Twitter’s (now X) former London headquarters, releasing a video to commemorate the milestone. Paul Weiss, which last…
£3k Snaresbrook Crown Court – credit: Cassianto/Wikicommons A barrister has been fined £3,000 by the Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service after he was reported to be drinking alcohol in his car during a break in a criminal trial. Dominic Charles…
£10k hike International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has announced that it has increased the salaries of its newly qualified associates in London to £145,000 — up from £135,000. The boost, effective from today (1 July), comes after City…
Ex-Supreme issues stark warning at sun-soaked festival Lord Sumption: Credit Graham Smith Democracy is under threat and deserves more of our attention, argued former Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption during a moot at a festival (not Glastonbury) over the sweltering…
Aspiring solicitor keen to make good first impression In our latest Career Conundrum, an aspiring solicitor wants to know the key dos and don’ts of a summer vacation scheme — and they’re eager to hear advice from both students and…
Thom Brooks, professor of law and government at Durham University, puts forward his recommendations for overhauling the SQE Thom Brooks speaking at LegalEdCon 2025 Legal Cheek invited me to speak at its first LegalEdCon in 2018 on a panel about…