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        Legal Cheek

        Legal Cheek

        Legal news, insider insight and careers advice

        • Sky’s new drama ‘War’ pits elite London law firms against each other in high-profile divorce case
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 10:18

          Drops next week

          The post Sky’s new drama ‘War’ pits elite London law firms against each other in high-profile divorce case appeared first on Legal Cheek.

        • Akin becomes latest law firm to upgrade City offices
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 09:29

          Another major firm relocates

          The post Akin becomes latest law firm to upgrade City offices appeared first on Legal Cheek.

        • Court of Appeal: Judge should not have heard case from bed
          Thu 24 Sep 2026 08:53

          Recovering from operation

          The post Court of Appeal: Judge should not have heard case from bed appeared first on Legal Cheek.

        • Law Society drops recommended minimum trainee salary
          Thu 24 Sep 2026 08:53

          Points firms towards real Living Wage

          The post Law Society drops recommended minimum trainee salary appeared first on Legal Cheek.

        • Exclusive data: Inside the working hours of junior lawyers at 110+ top law firms
          Wed 23 Sep 2026 10:03

          As pay reaches record levels across parts of the profession, Legal Cheek takes a fresh look at how working days compare across the market

          The post Exclusive data: Inside the working hours of junior lawyers at 110+ top law firms appeared first on Legal Cheek.

        • Jailed paralegal banned from legal profession over witness intimidation
          Wed 23 Sep 2026 08:43

          Targeted ex-partner

          The post Jailed paralegal banned from legal profession over witness intimidation appeared first on Legal Cheek.

        • Government introduces specialist rape courts
          Tue 22 Sep 2026 08:50

          Tackle case backlog

          The post Government introduces specialist rape courts appeared first on Legal Cheek.

        • Inns of Court College of Advocacy confirms fees increase
          Tue 22 Sep 2026 08:48

          £1.6k rise as bar hopefuls pay more upfront

          The post Inns of Court College of Advocacy confirms fees increase appeared first on Legal Cheek.

        • NEW! Explore solicitor apprenticeships at 40+ top law firms with Legal Cheek’s 2027 school leaver guide
          Tue 22 Sep 2026 08:47

          Salaries, locations, insider insights and more!

          The post NEW! Explore solicitor apprenticeships at 40+ top law firms with Legal Cheek’s 2027 school leaver guide appeared first on Legal Cheek.

        • Weil denies merger report amid partner departures
          Mon 21 Sep 2026 11:26

          No discussions taking place, US firm insists

          The post Weil denies merger report amid partner departures appeared first on Legal Cheek.

         

         

        Legal Futures

        Market intelligence for law firms of the future

        • FormEvo supports Rothera Bray’s post-merger growth with connected legal technology
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 12:40

          Legal forms specialist FormEvo has played a key role in Rothera Bray LLP’s move to a connected legal technology ecosystem, supporting greater consistency and scalability across its growing, multi-office operation.

          The post FormEvo supports Rothera Bray’s post-merger growth with connected legal technology appeared first on Legal Futures.

        • Minerva continues to build Lunch & Learn community with three-city autumn tour
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 12:35

          Minerva is extending its community-focused programme into the autumn, bringing legal professionals together across Cardiff, York and Birmingham, as well as the surrounding areas.

          The post Minerva continues to build Lunch & Learn community with three-city autumn tour appeared first on Legal Futures.

        • Express Solicitors climbs The Lawyer UK 200
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 12:32

          The Lawyer UK 200 list of top law firms has been released and personal injury law firm Express Solicitors has improved on its ranking again, coming in at number 60, up four places from 64 in 2025.

          The post Express Solicitors climbs The Lawyer UK 200 appeared first on Legal Futures.

        • From grind firm to freedom firm: How SME law firm leaders can unlock profit and time
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 12:26

          The latest episode of Osprey Approach's Empowering Law Firm Leaders podcast explores why many law firm owners work harder without becoming more profitable – and what it takes to build a practice that delivers genuine profit, freedom and sustainability.

          The post From grind firm to freedom firm: How SME law firm leaders can unlock profit and time appeared first on Legal Futures.

        • A third of UK law firms unsure their IT would satisfy the SRA, new AspiraCloud research finds ahead of October debate evenings
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 09:00

          New research from AspiraCloud has found that a third of firms surveyed are not confident their current IT set-up would hold up to scrutiny from the Solicitors Regulation Authority, particularly around hybrid working.

          The post A third of UK law firms unsure their IT would satisfy the SRA, new AspiraCloud research finds ahead of October debate evenings appeared first on Legal Futures.

        • When disclosure goes too far: Defending a claimant’s medical privacy
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 08:00

          How far should a defendant be permitted to go in seeking a claimant’s historic medical records where there is no demonstrated connection between those records and the injury pleaded?

          The post When disclosure goes too far: Defending a claimant’s medical privacy appeared first on Legal Futures.

        • SRA privilege ruling may be problem for solicitors under investigation
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 00:07

          This week’s Carter-Ruck ruling could be bad news for some solicitors under investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, experts have warned.

          The post SRA privilege ruling may be problem for solicitors under investigation appeared first on Legal Futures.

        • Pogust Goodhead to change name as founder blasts case against clients
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 00:05

          Class action law firm Pogust Goodhead is to change its name after Harris Pogust demanded it do so and Thomas Goodhead turned up on the other side of its landmark Mariana Dam case.

          The post Pogust Goodhead to change name as founder blasts case against clients appeared first on Legal Futures.

        • Solicitor struck off for dishonesty fails in second bid to return to roll
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 00:02

          The SDT has rejected a second application to return to the roll from a solicitor struck off for dishonesty, less than a year after it dismissed his first.

          The post Solicitor struck off for dishonesty fails in second bid to return to roll appeared first on Legal Futures.

        • “Widespread ignorance” of availability of free advice
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 00:01

          The public is largely ignorant of how to access independent advice organisations and only a quarter realise they are free, according to new research.

          The post “Widespread ignorance” of availability of free advice appeared first on Legal Futures.

         

        Law Gazette - Headlines

        Law Gazette - Headlines

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        • Use costs to clamp down on 'AI slop', urges former lord chancellor
          Sat 26 Sep 2026 01:01
          Sir Robert Buckland KC tells conference that artificial intelligence has spawned a ‘profound change in the economics of litigation’, at the expense of the justice system.
        • Society quietly abandons minimum trainee pay benchmark
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 12:49
          Employers advised to pay aspiring solicitors doing qualifying work experience no less than real living wage.
        • Legal Heroes honoured at Chancery Lane
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 12:00
          Six solicitors celebrated for making a ‘long-lasting difference to the lives of others’.
        • 'We need YOU' - government launches another recruitment drive for magistrates
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 11:47
          You’ve Got the Makings of a Magistrate campaign aims to highlight desired skillset already exists in potential volunteers.
        • Law centres axe service as funding squeeze tightens
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 10:55
          Group of London law centres disbands team and warns that another is at risk.
        • Why law firms in this UK city can't stop growing
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 10:37
          Acuity Law has become the latest in a growing line of firms expanding their Welsh connection.
        • 'Embarrassed' Pogust Goodhead founder seeks to remove his name from firm
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 09:32
          'I have had enough of this nonsense,' says Harris Pogust, who is disturbed by the fight for control of the Mariana Dam claim.
        • 'Deny and delay' blamed for surge in clin neg waiting times, lawyers claim
          Fri 25 Sep 2026 01:01
          APIL calling for full candour and compliance with pre-action protocol.
        • Crown court backlog hits new record - but MoJ silent on jury trial reform
          Thu 24 Sep 2026 12:47
          Courts minister Sarah Sackman says government is acting on all fronts - but pointedly omits to comment on whether jury trial curbs will proceed.
        • Post Office pays another £25m to law firms for redress work
          Thu 24 Sep 2026 11:51
          New breakdown details multi-million-pound sums received by law firms instructed by Post Office.

         

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