Profession

Despite the current dip in professional services as a whole, the legal sector is predicted to buck the trend and grow by 6% this year.

LawCare, the mental health and wellbeing charity, has launched a free online course for legal professionals.

The Law Society applied to the High Court last week for permission to bring a judicial review of the government’s implementation of Sir Christopher Bellamy’s recommendations following his Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid.

Former justice secretary Robert Buckland KC has joined London firm Payne Hicks Beach on a part-time basis as head of policy and senior counsel. 

Real estate team expands with construction partner hire

TLT expands corporate tax team with partner appointment  

Solicitor, barrister and medical doctor joins injury team as partner

Corporate and commercial partner joins firm along with current team

With the authority of the President of the Family Division, Mr Justice Peel, the national lead judge for the Financial Remedies Court, has nominated the circuit judges who from 6 April 2023 are permitted to refuse applications for permission to appeal in financial remedy proceedings without a hearing and, if the judge considers that the application is totally without merit, to make an order that the appellant may not request the decision to be reconsidered at a hearing.

Registrations are open for this year’s London Legal Walk, taking place on Tuesday 13 June.