On average Black women barristers earn around £19,000 less per annum than their white male counterparts, according to a Bar Council report published at the start of May.

This organisation has partnered with a local law firm to provide free legal advice for two areas of law: employment; and housing.

Blackpool Magistrates’ Court has been permanently closed after it was deemed too costly to repair, following the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). 

Antonia Eklund is a qualified barrister at Blackstone Chambers. In this profile, Antonia talks about what attracted her to a career in law, coming to the Bar from non-legal career, and keeping an open mind when choosing practice areas. 

Blake Lapthorn will merge with Morgan Cole on 1 July 2014, it has been announced.

Resourcing manager Rob Brown offers insight into Blake Morgan's training contract recruitment process, including the most common way candidates let themselves down in applications, the key skills aspiring lawyers need and how non-legal work experience can improve an application. 

Is Britain litigating its way to a compensation culture?

The BLD Foundation has announced that applications are now open for its Legal Launch Pad Programme, running from January to September 2015.