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02 September 2021
Categories: Legal News , Profession , Legal aid focus
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In next week's NLJ: Feast & famine―two ends of the professional spectrum?

While newly qualified salaries of £100,000 are now being paid by some of the global, commercial law firms, their legal aid or mixed practice counterpart can expect something more akin to £23,000

Writing in NLJ next week, Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC looks at the stark imbalance between the two types of legal practice and the reasons for and against a levy on the profession’s affluent to fund the pursuit of justice. 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown

Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown

Withers drives further growth in its UK immigration team with new partner Sophie Barrett-Brown

Venus Legal—Esther Amoako

Venus Legal—Esther Amoako

Venus Legal invests in next generation of legal talent as specialist litigation practice grows

Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith

Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith

Fisher Phillips continues momentum in London with arrival of Catrina Smith

NEWS
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
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