Tag: United Kingdom
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Greg Clark: ‘How life-saving, bacteria-killing viruses can help combat antibiotic resistance’
The growing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics threatens, according to the World Health Organisation, sending modern medicine back decades to an era “when even routine… Read More
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‘Project Hope’ – Read Keir Starmer’s New Year speech in full
Thank you Claire, you will be a great candidate for Filton and Bradley Stoke, and in time I hope, an even better MP. And it’s… Read More
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Rishi Sunak suggests general election will be in ‘second half of the year’
Rishi Sunak has appeared to rule out holding a general election in the first half of the year. It comes amid speculation that the prime… Read More
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Willkie boosts NQ lawyer pay in London to £165k
Up 10% The London office of US law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has increased the salaries of its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers to £165,000.… Read More
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Keir Starmer: Exhausted UK must reject PM’s ‘pointless populist gestures’
Keir Starmer will today say that Britain is “exhausted” as he launches Labour’s election campaign promising to change the “character of politics” The Labour leader… Read More
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‘Should I mention my TC offers in pupillage applications?’
Former aspiring solicitor now seeks career at the bar In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, an aspiring barrister questions whether they should… Read More
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Redefining Whitehall: how devolution can fix our broken system of government
English local government is on the brink of a major financial crisis, one with the potential to drastically shift the course of events in the… Read More
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DWF teams up with BT to launch solicitor training programme in Belfast
Qualify via SQE DWF has teamed up with BT Group to launch a new training programme for aspiring solicitors in Northern Ireland. An initial cohort… Read More
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Pay rises alone won’t fix our NHS — but as a doctor I know what will
I was working a long shift which required me to be on the ward by 8am. After doing the ward round with the consultant, listening… Read More
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New Year round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the New Year period US law firms hand out bonuses and raise pay despite slowdown [Financial Times] (£)… Read More