Rich is The Lawyer’s deputy editor. He has a particular focus on firms outside the UK top 50.
He was previously editor of The Lawyer’s student publication Lawyer 2B, and as such also has an interest everything to do with legal education, training contracts and pupillage, as well as lawyers’ ongoing career development.
The law school war shows no signs of ending. But we have, perhaps, reached the end of the beginning. One senior lecturer recently told Lawyer 2B that hostilities have subsided in the war of the law schools. The Legal Education and Training Review (LETR), he said, has made all providers pause as they wait to […]
In February the European Court of Justice finally issued a ruling in a highly significant copyright case called Svennson. Simon Stokes Since December 2002 European internet copyright law has been harmonised by the 2001 Information Society Directive. But it is only now that cases are coming to court testing and clarifying various aspects of this law. […]
The Bar Council has launched Bar Placement Weeks in Leeds and Manchester, giving sixth-form students from disadvantaged backgrounds the chance to spend a week shadowing barristers. Twelve Year 12 students in each city will spend this week shadowing barristers in local chambers, receive training from the Advocacy Training Council, take part in an essay competition. […]
In an article recently published on Lawyer2B.com, the barrister and law tutor Stephen Dale argued that fusing the training for barristers and solicitors could save the Bar. I feel compelled to respond.
MPs have warned that an “unprecedented” number of legal challenges to the Ministry of Defence could result in commanders withholding troops from battle. Richard Gaffney Furthermore, the Defence Committee, which examines the expenditure, administration and policy of the MoD, suggests that a ruling last year that military personnel and their families could sue the MoD for […]
Mooting is not as complex as its archaic-sounding name suggests. Essentially, it’s a simulated court experience, in which two teams argue a preset legal issue or problem in front of a judge. It’s a chance for students to practice their research and debating skills, which means it’s excellent preparation for life as a barrister. Lawyer […]
Bitcoins fall outside the scope of UK regulation, but there are benefits to be gained in using them. Miah Ramanathan You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who hasn’t heard of a bitcoin, but how many understand where it sits within the UK regulatory remit? A bitcoin is a unique serial number generated through complex […]
Lawyers have big workloads and if you don’t keep on top of things you’ll never leave the office. So get your house in order with some time management tips Strong time management skills are important for aspiring solicitors and barristers because lawyers often work long hours while juggling a heavy workload with competing deadlines. And […]
The education sector is providing plenty of work for lawyers, especially in relation to academy conversions. Hayley Roberts, Browne Jacobson Since the implementation of the Academies Act 2010 by the coalition government the education sector has been a hub of activity, largely driven by the academies programme. Over the last few years over 3,500 schools have […]
Amy Woolfson gets her Latin on to explain the concept of obiter… What’s authoritative? The English legal system is founded on the doctrine of stare decisis, often translated as ‘let what has been decided stand’. Put simply, a court will follow the decisions of those courts which it is bound by, where the material facts […]
The financially lucrative business of match-fixing has been an existing problem for almost 100 years and it is becoming ever more prominent in sport today. Despite Europe’s high regulation and reputable integrity of its betting markets, corruption costs the European economy £99 billion annually. On the other hand, the Asian markets are largely corrupt, illegal […]
Will benefit changes result in private sector landlords not renting to benefit claimants, asks Lewis Silkin’s Simon Bagg. Simon Bagg, Lewis Silkin Mr and Mrs Fergus and Judith Wilson, private rented sector landlords (PRS) who own a large property portfolio in Kent, recently hit the headlines as they reportedly sent “eviction notices” to 200 of their […]