Resolute and relentless: the lawyers of Ukraine
The legal sector of Ukraine has been thrust into a war-torn whirlwind of an economic climate, bringing with it untold levels of hardship and uncertainty. Yet, in the face of Russian aggression, Ukraine’s lawyers and firms are doing everything they can to uphold their industry – and their nation. After the first month of the […]
BARBRI Global partners with the O Shaped Lawyer
BARBRI Global partners with the O Shaped Lawyer to help shape its course content beyond SQE1 & SQE2 O Shaped Lawyer has partnered with BARBRI Global, a leading global legal education provider, to help shape its content beyond SQE1 & SQE2 and provide the “client voice” to BARBRI’s “Prep for Practice” Programme. As part of […]
Fairness on divorce: discretion or formula?
At long last, on 6th April we will witness the dawn of a new era: no fault divorce. This long-delayed reform of our Divorce law, which dates back over 50 years to 1969, will arrive with the coming in to force of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020. Consigned to history will be “adultery” […]
Solicitors have “higher hurdle to jump” than barristers
The process of judicial recruitment has come under fire following the latest episode of BBC Radio 4’s Law In Action in which a solicitor claimed they were told by several senior judges that “solicitors have a higher hurdle to jump than barristers” in securing a judicial appointment. Speaking to Joshua Rozenberg, presenter of the show […]
