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A4ID sets out the role of the global legal community & the support offered by Advocates for International Development

Dominic Regan reveals judicial slips, trips, defiance & high kicks

A free conference on the growing importance of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in the civil justice system will take place on 2 December 2022.

Arbitration, litigation and public international law expert joins chambers

The decline of local newspapers has resulted in court proceedings being less visible to the public, and digital media has so far failed to fill the gap, a parliamentary committee has warned.

Women barristers earn one third less than their male colleagues, Bar Council analysis has found.

Recruitment and retention, alongside monitoring the global political and economic situation, are the main threats facing the legal sector, according to a report launched this week at the International Bar Association (IBA) conference in Miami.

It will take more than 120 years for women, Black and Asian people to be proportionately represented within the judiciary if the current rate of progress continues.

The latest Lord Chancellor, Dominic Raab will take his oath this week at the Royal Courts of Justice.

The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett, has highlighted the shortage of judges and poor condition of buildings.

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Shakespeare Martineau—Marie Bourke

Shakespeare Martineau strengthens Sheffield regulatory practice with new hires

Sackers—Louise McRae & Annabella Hwang

Sackers recruits new associates

McHale & Co—Shaun Little & Patrick Byrne

McHale Co bolsters senior team with head of corporate and head of employment

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4PB announces 2026 winner of memorial essay prize

4PB chambers has announced the 2026 winner of its Alan Inglis Memorial Essay Prize, now in its third year

Homicide offences face historic overhaul

Murder could be split into first and second degrees, under Law Commission proposals for a historic overhaul of homicide offences

Obstacles ahead for social media ban

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Australian-style ban on social media for under-16s will be difficult to enforce, lawyers have warned

Report rings alarm on attrition of women lawyers

One in two women in law say their current working pattern is unsustainable for their long-term health, according to a report by the Next 100 Years project

Regulator finds gaps in AI safeguards

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has highlighted a lack of safeguards where people use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help with legal problems

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Profession

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Shakespeare Martineau—Marie Bourke

Sackers—Louise McRae & Annabella Hwang

McHale & Co—Shaun Little & Patrick Byrne