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Bindmans co-founder Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC (pictured) scooped the Lifetime Contribution Award at this year’s LexisNexis Legal Awards, in recognition of the significant impact he has made in the legal world throughout his career.

The UK legal services market was worth £43.9bn in 2022, up 6.3% on 2021, with similar growth predicted for 2023, according to research by IRN Legal Reports.

The annual National Paralegal Awards, hosted by the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) and the Professional Paralegal Register (PPR), has opened for entries.

Digital conveyancing platform InfoTrack celebrated a victorious night at the British Conveyancing Awards with a trio of wins.

Associate joins commercial and IT law team at Clarion

Corporate real estate and funds team welcomes partner

This weekend, the Royal Courts of Justice will host the final of the National Bar Mock Trial Competition 2023, with hundreds of students from 22 schools across the UK due to compete.

HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) has published a progress report which provides an update on the Ministry of Justice’s overarching evaluation of the HMCTS reform programme.

The United Kingdom Supreme Court (UKSC) has published 2023's Neill Lecture, given by Lord Burrows in February 2023, on seven lessons or insights that can be learnt about the work of a UKSC judge, from inside the UKSC.

Clare Hughes-Williams & Tom Bedford examine concerns about the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s increasing powers on SLAPPs & economic crime

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Fox & Partners—Nikki Edwards

Employment boutique strengthens litigation bench with partner hire

Mourant—Benjamin Manchak, Jessica Vickers & Stefan Chinniah

Firm promotes trio to partner across Channel Islands and Cayman Islands

Switalskis—Rifat Shahid, Alesha Kang & Emelia Garnett

Child care teams expands in Bradford and York with three appointments

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CPS trainee scheme & pupillage opens

Law students and graduates can now apply to qualify as solicitors and barristers with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)

Conveyancers celebrate U-turn over mortgage handbook fee

Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook

Are you suited to a career in prosecution?

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors

LSB marks Mazur homework

Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)

NLJ this week: Stuck in the past?

The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness

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Profession

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Fox & Partners—Nikki Edwards

Mourant—Benjamin Manchak, Jessica Vickers & Stefan Chinniah

Switalskis—Rifat Shahid, Alesha Kang & Emelia Garnett