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Talented people from lower socio-economic backgrounds continue to face major obstacles to career progression at senior levels in the UK financial and professional services, research shows

White former barristers occupy 95% of senior court judiciary roles (High Court and above), while progress has stalled for ethnic minority candidates and solicitors, the Judicial Diversity Forum has revealed in its statistics report for 2022

White former barristers occupy 95% of senior court judiciary roles, while progress has stalled for ethnic minority candidates and solicitors, the Judicial Diversity Forum has revealed in its statistics report for 2022

Law firms have collaborated to help develop and launch the Black Equity Organisation (BEO), an independent civil rights group to advance justice and equity for Black people in the UK

Royal Courts of Justice to display The First 100 years exhibition

Temple Church is offering four choral scholarships for young female singers, soprano or contralto, as part of its equality and diversity activity

Poonam Melwani QC on why a sense of community, mentoring & support are key to the success & happiness of young lawyers

John Cooper QC speaks to actor & Kalisher Trust patron Martin Shaw ahead of his performance at Middle Temple Hall

Research into gaps in access to justice across England and Wales has been commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)

The legal profession is slowly becoming more diverse, data from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Bar Standards Board (BSB) reveals

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Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

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NLJ this week: Big tech for small firms

Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs

NLJ this week: SLAPPed shut?

From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics

NLJ this week: Justice delayed, justice denied

Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly

NLJ this week: Days numbered for upwards-only rent reviews

Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

NLJ this week: The road ahead for employment rights

Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ

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Diversity

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Keoghs—four appointments

Brabners—Ben Lamb