Tag: United Kingdom
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Train strikes: SQE exams will go ahead as planned
SRA tells students to plan ahead Despite scheduled train strikes across England, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed that SQE assessments will go ahead… Read More
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Nearly 60% of pupil barristers are women, new data shows
BSB’s diversity report shows number of rookie barristers on the rise The Bar Standards Boards’ annual report on diversity at the bar has shown further… Read More
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Harriet Harman says it’s ‘ridiculous’ the Labour Party has not elected a woman leader
Veteran Labour MP Harriet Harman has said it is “ridiculous” and “embarrassing” that the Labour Party has yet to elect a woman leader. Harman, a… Read More
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Freshfields records 84% trainee retention rate
31 of 37 staying on Freshfields has published its trainee retention rate for the spring 2024 season. The Magic Circle outfit has confirmed that it… Read More
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DUP set to end 2-year Stormont boycott as leader hails ‘decisive’ breakthrough
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is on the verge of ending its 2-year-long boycott of Northern Ireland power-sharing arrangements after it backed a deal with… Read More
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Conservative peer calls for greater regulation of opinion polls amid anti-Sunak campaign
Lord Hayward, a Conservative peer and top polling guru, has written to the elections watchdog calling for a crackdown on anonymously-funded polls, alongside measures to… Read More
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Alexander Stafford: ‘The UK cannot afford to ignore Somaliland’s plea for recognition’
Perhaps the most important lesson we should learn from the brutal war in Ukraine is the value of free, democratic friends in difficult places. The… Read More
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Miliband hints Labour could recruit Alok Sharma, Chris Skidmore for climate mission
Ed Miliband has hinted that the Labour Party could recruit former Conservative ministers such as Alok Sharma and Chris Skidmore in government, as it seeks… Read More
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When is the next general election? The viable dates Rishi Sunak will be considering
Under section 2 of the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022, parliament is dissolved and a general election triggered by the King, using prerogative… Read More
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Clifford Chance to monitor lawyers’ office attendance
Follows Slaughter and May Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance is set to begin monitoring its lawyers’ office attendance. The firm, which has confirmed that… Read More