Career changer backed by Judicial Conduct Office A magistrate has been sanctioned after referring to a colleague as a “trolley dolly”, and making sarcastic comments about her law degree. Michael Barnes was handed the formal warning by the Judicial Conduct…
Half price prep courtesy of BARBRI BARBRI is calling on students to video their views on the role of emotional intelligence in legal practice as part of its latest SQE scholarship competition. To enter the competition, solicitor hopefuls must submit…
Stock Exchange announcement Listed legal business RBG holdings is set to be wound down after it has failed to appoint an administrator. This latest news comes after the holdings group has broken apart in recent weeks. One of RBG’s firms,…
Law & Order’s Lexi Minetree cast as lead The search for the next Elle Woods is officially over! Legally Blonde fans, get ready — Lexi Minetree has been cast as the iconic, pink-loving heroine in Elle, the upcoming prequel series…
Over one third mentioned stress and anxiety, says LawCare The number of legal professionals reaching out to the mental health charity LawCare surpassed 1,000 in 2024, marking the charity’s busiest year since its formation 25 years ago. LawCare released their…
Will support reforestation projects in the Nandi region Eight City law firms have committed a combined investment of £4 million over the next decade to support vulnerable communities in Kenya. The project, a collaboration between Save the Children Global Ventures…
Results on the up, but human supervision still required Linklaters has set an exam on English law for a series of AI models in order to assess their accuracy. ‘The LinksAI English law benchmark’ asks a series of 50 questions…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Drug dealer allowed to stay in Britain after promising to only smoke cannabis [The Telegraph] (£) Voices that oppose the assisted dying bill aren’t ‘noise’. They are vital…
A round-up of online musings, memes and more In my chancery era [casescasescases on X] I’m in my Chancery era. You’ll find me at Lincoln’s Inn. pic.twitter.com/yVNZvPTAbl — Robin Harris (@casescasescases) February 13, 2025 The squirrels of north London [Joanna…
Convicted of GBH and criminal damage A law firm consultant has been barred from working in the legal profession after throwing a glass at the head of a pub-goer, leaving him with a scar. Saul Oyefeso, who was employed as…