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A solicitor accused of baselessly threatening legal proceedings over the Covid vaccine is to face the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

A senior judge has been issued with a formal warning for misconduct after he “accidentally” liked an anti-Israel LinkedIn post which he later described as “repulsive”.

The Conservative manifesto offered little new for the legal profession, except for support for a Bar Council proposal to match-fund 100 criminal law pupillages. There was more from the LibDems though.

Muslim students on vacation schemes at City law firms say the “drinking culture” makes it hard for them to take part in social events because of their religion.

A paralegal lied to both her client and her employer over how she handled a holiday sickness claim that she sought to discontinue without instructions.

Solicitor Harriet Harman KC has been named as chair of the Bar Council’s independent review of bullying and harassment, including sexual harassment, at the Bar.

Hertfordshire University can start taking Bar training course students from September again, after the Bar Standards Board reinstated its authorisation. The regulator stopped it enrolling students last August amid concerns about weaknesses in its course delivery and initially said that… Read More

The SRA has had to revise an updated statement issued just last week for former clients of SSB Group in the wake of questions raised by Legal Futures.

Three-quarters of lawyers agree that using generative artificial intelligence helps them “get to a first draft quicker”, according to a report on trials run by a leading City law firm.

More than seven out of 10 lawyers have said that being a carer has damaged either their mental or physical health, a report to mark Carers Week has found.