David Lammy, the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, has announced that the government will scrap jury trials for thousands of cases. Lammy said that "bold" reforms are needed to "turn the tide on ...

How an interview might look when a candidate uses AI for their responses. Graduates applying to Mishcon de Reya will have a virtual interview with an AI tool as part of the recruitment process.

The former Chair of the Criminal Bar, who was disbarred after he was found to have behaved inappropriately when he persuaded a young woman to stay overnight in his hotel room during her mini pupillage ...

Back in the day, Clydes, along with Holman Fenwick & Willan and Ince & Co, was traditionally one of the three great shipping firms in the City. This wasn't necessarily a good thing: collision work was ...

A mid sized firm, unburdened by an overseas network, with a 100% equity partnership, strong profits and an aversion to merger. Back in the early '90s you could have said this about many firms - ...

Shakespeare Martineau has come bottom of RollOnFriday’s Best Law Firms to Work At 2025 survey, making it officially the unhappiest firm in the UK. Staff at ShakeMart gave it the lowest overall score ...

At least no-one's overreacting. Law firms and even the Law Society have been left floundering after the Supreme Court unanimously decided that biological sex determines who is a man and who is a woman ...

Adam was going to have to replace his fun, imaginary colleague for some real ones. Gowling WLG is changing its remote working policy for lawyers to increase the minimum time in the office from 50% to ...

More than a third of lawyers admit to inflating their time sheets, as revealed in the results of a RollOnFriday poll. Following a story about a solicitor being struck off for "inaccurate" time ...

A partner at Australian firm Corrs who resigned after playing a prank on a plane has been let off by police with an infringement notice, RollOnFriday can confirm. Last Thursday Chris Allen and his ...

It's advisable that barristers don't attempt any hand gestures in court, although some are worse than others. A barrister has been fined £250 for "raising his hand in a Nazi salute" and mimicking a ...

Addleshaw Goddard has defended throwing a Hawaii-themed party while the islands struggle with the aftermath of devastating wildfires. More than 1,000 people are estimated to still be missing in Maui ...