The justice system will have to absorb further budget cuts over the next five years, meaning that the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) budget in 2023 will be half what it was in 2010 when the Conservatives came to power, centre-left think tank the Resolution Foundation has warned.

In this vlog, I talk about different mindsets I adopted that aided me in helping me gain my training contract offers.

Join me as I share five tips that worked for me when building a presence online!

Why is climate change a hot issue for property owners?

What will the new energy performance certificate requirements mean for sellers, landlords and developers of commercial properties?

Mills & Reeve interviewed nearly 100 clients asking what they wanted from their law firm. Claire Clarke talks about the results and how it is shaping our 2025 strategy.

What cost protections are offered to leaseholders under the Building Safety Act 2022?

What does the Building Safety Act mean for the construction sector?

Another clutch of firms have opened their summer vacation scheme application forms up for business with Apply4Law.

Banana puns aside, this week has highlighted the importance of secure and functional IT systems with both TSB and Dixons Carphone facing the financial and administrative repercussions of failing to secure their customer's data, or provide working online services for their customers. There's more on this, plus Burberry's burning clothes ban, and the energy bill price cap, in this week's commercial news round-up.

We chat to family lawyer Hebe Thorne about coming to law from a non-law background, the sort of work she gets up to at Burges Salmon and the characteristics that make the firm stand out. 

Burges Salmon LLP is “thrilled to report” that all of the firm’s 24 qualifying trainees have accepted roles at the firm.

What forms the basis of UK energy policy?

As the days turn colder and we move into the autumn term, the devastating impact of coronavirus continues to sweep through the UK. This commercial news round-up summarises various coronavirus-related stories from the past week, as well as other updates from the legal and business worlds that could serve as excellent starting points to help you build your commercial awareness.