A £1 billion court modernisation programme aims to save £250 million a year and cut thousands of jobs, consultation papers sent to judges and magistrates have revealed.

You can be forgiven if you think that YouTube is nothing but a giant ocean of cat videos and other such trivial digital media. It’s a communications channel not to be taken lightly. The platform has been utilised by trainee solicitors to provide nuggets of commercial awareness, insight into training contract applications and ins and outs of the job

What impact might covid-19 have on civil fraud law?

As the UK’s lockdown measures are eased and the job market becomes increasingly competitive, it is more important than ever for law firms to ensure that their diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts are effectively implemented.

The Law Society has requested a two-week break for non-custody cases as concerns about the health and safety of court users emerge.

When the world shut down due to covid-19, it had a massive impact on the legal field. For the most part, we’ve managed to adapt with the help of remote working and advances in legal tech. However, one crucial part of the justice system remains severely stunted and that is our courts.

In this post, I explain how the pandemic impacted the criminal and family courts, how this affects access to justice and how things may change in future.

In September 2020, 10 new barristers from across England and Wales joined #IAmTheBar – the Bar Council’s award-winning social mobility campaign, which is now in its third year – as social mobility advocates.

In exciting news for those of you keen on a life of public prosecution, the CPS has announced that it is relaunching its Legal Trainee Scheme.

The Times reports that the Crown Prosecution Service is planning on setting up a network of advocacy hubs, similar to a barristers' chambers, in each of its 13 CPS areas.

The Crown Prosecution Service’s trainee solicitor scheme opened for applications last week, with the deadline for submissions set for 31 May.

The shifting focus of universities around generative AI continues to develop and, where many still view generative AI as a threat, there are some who see it as an opportunity.

Legal work experience is extremely beneficial not least because it demonstrates commitment to the legal field but also because it provides valuable insight into life as a solicitor. As a student, you’re encouraged to apply for insight days and vacation schemes. These, of course, are extremely useful but if you want to gain further experience, here are three creative ways you can do so.  

Students from the Queen Elizabeth Academy in Crediton have won the final of the Bar National Mock Trial Competition on 24 March, in the annual competition’s 21st year.

At the criminal Bar you may be called on to act for either the defence or the prosecution.

The criminal bar has secured additional hardship provisions from the government in a bid to support practitioners as the pandemic continues to impact the profession and chambers report huge reductions in income. 

The Criminal Bar Association has announced that some of its members will not attend crown courts on the morning of 6 January, the first day of the new court term next year, in protest at the government’s legal aid cuts.

The pressures on criminal barristers are forcing many to regularly skip lunch or any other form of break, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association has said.

Barristers have voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales starting from 5 September 2022.

The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has unanimously passed a motion proposing strike action if the government implements further criminal legal aid cuts.