Tag: United Kingdom
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Law Society installs City lawyer as president
M&A specialist Nick Emmerson takes top Chancery Lane role A City lawyer has become the 179th president of the Law Society of England and Wales.… Read More
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Judges told not to send convicted criminals to prison – they’re full
Early release and delayed sentencing on the table The senior presiding judge for England and Wales, Lord Justice Edis, has reportedly instructed judges to delay… Read More
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SNP MP Lisa Cameron defects to the Conservatives, citing ‘toxic and bullying’ culture
Lisa Cameron, the MP for East Kilbride, has defected to the Conservative party after she accused the SNP of a “toxic and bullying” culture. She… Read More
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Weil joins solicitor apprenticeship movement
Two spots for September 2024 Weil Gotshal has become one of the first major US headquartered law firms to embrace solicitor apprenticeships in its London… Read More
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After Keir Starmer’s conference speech, the time for Rishi Sunak to get bold on housing is now
In his speech to Labour party conference yesterday, Keir Starmer laid out his pitch to be prime minister. He placed the housing crisis front and… Read More
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The Conservative Party’s ‘Sir Keir’ caricature seems more and more politically misguided
With a week’s hindsight, and especially in light of Labour’s conference ending today, the Conservative Party’s conference in Manchester seemed a pretty unsettled affair. Factions… Read More
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Less than half of lawyers satisfied with work-life balance, study finds
Majority think firms could do better Lass than half of legal professionals (49%) are satisfied with their work-life balance, new research has found. The study… Read More
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Keir Starmer: ‘Three stages’ of leadership culminated in my conference speech
Sir Keir Starmer has said he views his speech at Labour Party conference as a “culminating moment” for his leadership. When the characterisation was put… Read More
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Inns scholarships: £6 million on the table for future barristers
Deadline fast approaching Another year, another round of awards. The scholarship application window for the bar course is now in full swing at the Inns… Read More
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‘Why Labour? Because we have a plan’ – Keir Starmer’s speech to Labour Party conference in full
Sir Keir Starmer today gave his leader’s speech to Labour Party conference as he undertook to answer the question “Why Labour?”. The Labour leader declared… Read More