Tag: United Kingdom
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Gateley sets home-working days based on lawyers’ experience
Three to four days in office, depending on experience UK law firm Gateley has tweaked its hybrid working policy, reducing the amount of time that… Read More
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Truss to challenge Sunak with alternative budget as she rails against ‘conventional thinking’
Liz Truss is to challenge Rishi Sunak’s government with a so-called alternative budget. It will come a year after Truss delivered the “mini-budget” which preceded… Read More
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Week-in-Review: A political consensus in favour of ‘change’ suits Starmer, not Sunak
Two annual gatherings and two carefully choreographed perorations later, and Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer appear to have settled, in their headline pitch at least,… Read More
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A&O-Shearman mega merger given go-ahead by partners
Over 99% approval The global mega merger between Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling will go ahead following a successful partner vote, it… Read More
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Regulator concludes review into SQE marking error
One student moves from fail to pass The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and assessment provider Kaplan have published the outcome of their review into a… Read More
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Trowers becomes latest firm to cut lawyer numbers
Real estate roles Trowers & Hamlins has entered a redundancy consultation within its UK offices. The layoffs will affect 25 lawyers in total, including some… Read More
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After Sunak’s goalpost shifting, Labour conference showed a party fully committed to climate action
As members, lobbyists, reporters and NGOs flocked to Liverpool for Labour conference, there were some worries that Labour could follow the government’s rollback on climate… Read More
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‘Non-Russell university with BBBC at A Level — which firms should I apply to?’
Primary goal is to make money In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, one solicitor hopeful seeks guidance on the types of law… Read More
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Jacinda is gone but New Zealand’s politics has lessons for the UK
Jacinda Ardern’s exit from New Zealand’s top job earlier this year was the first big political surprise of 2023. Having made a name for herself… Read More
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Labour has laid out its plan for saving NHS dentistry – now it must deliver
Keir Starmer’s announcement of a sweeping new plan for addressing the NHS dentistry crisis was welcome news to those of us who have long been… Read More