Tag: United Kingdom
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Amal Clooney teams up with ULaw to support aspiring human rights lawyers
New scholarship Amal Clooney: Credit WikiCommons The University of Law (ULaw) has teamed up with Amal Clooney and her charity, the Clooney Foundation for Justice… Read More
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Peter Gibson: ‘We must do more to achieve zero transmissions of HIV by 2030’
Coming out as gay in the 1990s instantly put you in a high-risk category for HIV. Many friends lived in fear of contracting it and… Read More
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Garrick Club: Bar Council issues warning to lawyer members
‘Exclusionary spaces do not foster support between colleagues’ The Garrick Club, London – credit Ricardalovesmonuments/WikiCommons The Bar Council has added its weight to the ongoing… Read More
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‘Levelling up is a good ambition’ — Keir Starmer’s local elections campaign launch speech in full
Keir Starmer has delivered a speech in which he declared that “levelling up is a good ambition” for Britain. Speaking on Thursday morning at the… Read More
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Trowers introduces innovation seat for trainees
New TC option Trowers & Hamlins has launched a new innovation seat for trainees, following similar moves by a host of other major law firms.… Read More
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How can the SQE be improved?
Legal Cheek readers call for cheaper fees, better exam rooms, past papers and more Since Legal Cheek exclusively revealed last week that law firms were… Read More
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A&O launches in Saudi Arabia ahead of Shearman mega-merger
Follows similar moves by Kirkland & Ellis, HSF and Clifford Chance Allen & Overy has become the latest international law firm to plant its flag… Read More
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Labour has 99% chance of winning next election, says polling expert John Curtice
The Labour Party has a 99 per cent chance of winning the next general election, leading polling expert Sir John Curtice has said. The leading… Read More
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Gowling ups office attendance to 60%
Previously 50% Gowling WLG has become the latest law firm to adjust its office attendance policy, increasing the minimum requirement from 50% to 60%. The… Read More
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Mel Stride’s approach to mental health is blissfully ignorant
In the search for controversy, Mel Stride has been blissfully ignorant. In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Stride – motivated by the UK’s worryingly… Read More