What’s the likely impact of the changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief that were announced in the autumn 2024 budget?

The nights have drawn darker, the candles are lit and many pumpkin-spiced lattes will be drunk during this season. Importantly, the autumn/winter application cycle for training contracts and vacation schemes is now in full swing.

During this unprecedented time, it is important to consider how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the business and legal world – so, use this week’s commercial news round-up as a tool to top up your commercial awareness.

Aviation lawyers provide commercial, regulatory and insurance advice and litigation services to the world's airlines, manufacturers and financiers.

A specialist aviation barrister will be used in disputes relating to everything from aircraft leasing and insurance to disasters, hijackings and theft.

The Association of Women Solicitors (AWS) has presented its highest honour, the Eva Crawley Award (recognising outstanding contribution to the work of the association and the advancement of women solicitors) to Dawn Dixon.

The Association of Women Solicitors has criticised the Solicitors Regulation Authority's decision to abolish the minimum salary for trainee solicitors.

Hello, my name is Ayo Abraham, and I’m a trainee solicitor at southgate solicitors. I am currently six months into my training contract and specialise in family law.

What is the B-corp movement and how do the social and environmental considerations of companies influence the work of lawyers?

This week has been the tale of two mergers, with supermarkets Sainsbury’s and Asda still campaigning to convince the Competitions and Markets Authority that their planned merger will benefit customers. Meanwhile Disney has closed the deal on 21^st Century Fox for an eyewatering $71 billion, which will see franchises like Deadpool and X-Men coming over to the dark side to join Star Wars and Marvel.

The Bar Council has launched a central London childcare facility, in recognition of the fact that "many barristers in the current climate with caring responsibilities are feeling under growing pressure".

The backlog of Crown court cases – which increased by nearly 50% during the pandemic – has now started to fall.

The backlog in Crown court cases has started to stabilise at 58,000 cases.

From the intellectual challenges to the excitement of seeing her work in the news, find out more about Abbie’s journey into law and career at Baker McKenzie.

Baker McKenzie and Travers Smith LLP have become the latest law firms to announce increases in pay for their newly qualified (NQ) lawyers.