23 out of 25 Mills & Reeve has unveiled an autumn retention rate of 92%, with 23 of its 25 final-seat trainees staying on. Those staying will join a range of departments, with the largest group heading to the outfit’s…
Jailed last year Husna Khan – Credit Greater Manchester Police A former trainee property lawyer has been barred from working in the legal profession after helping her brother escape police following a fatal drive-by shooting. Husna Khan was training in…
Mark Evans takes top role on Chancery Lane Law Society president Mark Evans A solicitor-turned-law lecturer has taken over the reins at the Law Society. Mark Evans, who teaches land and real estate law at The University of Law’s Manchester…
‘Rising tide of intimidation’ The UK’s leading legal bodies have accused politicians of using “irresponsible and dangerous” language that is putting lawyers and judges at risk. In a rare joint statement, the Bar Council of England and Wales, the Law…
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…