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  • Who are Damien Egan and Gen Kitchen? Labour’s new MPs after by-election victories

    Damien Egan and Genevieve Kitchen are the Labour Party’s newest MPs after they overturned large majorities in the Kingswood and Wellingborough by-elections respectively.  The by-election…

  • Qualifying Work Experience: What it is, and what it is not

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    Legal Cheek explains… The past few years have seen significant changes to the route to qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales. Not only…

  • Barrister sanctioned for attempting to export Indian Hemp

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    Convicted in Malawi Indian Hemp – credit: Bajoga2021/Wikicommons An unregistered barrister has been reprimanded by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) after being convicted in Malawi…

  • Hunt argues UK economy is ‘turning a corner’ despite falling into recession in 2023

    The UK economy entered into a recession at the end of 2023 after contracting by 0.3 per cent in the final three months of the…

  • Hogan Lovells breaks £2 billion revenue barrier as global outfits release latest financial results

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    Positive figures Hogan Lovells has recorded its highest ever revenue, posting a figure of £2.2 billion for the 2023 financial year. This marks a 9.5%…

  • Labour’s green investment U-turn is couched in the language of austerity

    Labour’s decision last week to drop its £28bn green investment commitment was disappointing, but what was really concerning was its use of the tired old…

  • What’s at stake in the Kingswood and Wellingborough by-elections?

    Two more by-elections for Westminster to digest — and potentially more misery for the beleaguered prime minister, Rishi Sunak.  This isn’t the first time Sunak…

  • Why you probably shouldn’t date a law student

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    From arguments to superiority complexes — the reasons are many It might be true that a law student is considered one of the most desirable…

  • Latham limits access to global databases for Hong Kong lawyers 

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    US giant revokes automatic access ahead of national security law changes US law firm Latham & Watkins is reportedly discontinuing automatic access to its international…

  • Inflation rate holds as minister pledges to ‘drive it down closer’ to target

    Inflation was unchanged last month, confounding the expectations of economists who predicted prices would rise. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the consumer…