The CILEX president tells NLJ about her journey from trainee legal secretary to leading a large team of specialists, and about the progress made by CILEX lawyers over the past two decades
Firms are continuing to abandon civil legal aid work, with 1,236 firms contracted with the Legal Aid Agency this year, compared to 1,320 last year and 1,500 in 2019-20
The Law Society is focusing on identifying opportunities for growth in the legal sector, following the publication this week of the government’s ten-year industrial strategy, ‘Invest 2035’
M&A & private equity expert joins Milan corporate team
IP partner joins firm in London
New partner hire expands Sussex firm’s family team
Leeds firm welcomes 14 team members
Manchester firm appoints head of employment
New partner in insolvency & asset recovery team
Property litigation practice strengthened by partner hire
International arbitration team specialist joins the team
Set creates new client and business development role amid growth
The Sentencing Act 2026 received royal assent last week, bringing into law the recommendations of David Gauke’s May 2025 Independent Sentencing Review