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It is unlawful for a business to trade unless it has the means to meet its outstanding liabilities.

The Law Society, the Bar Council and the British Association for Sport and Law have announced the formation of the London 2012 Pro Bono Legal Advice and Representation Service for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Junior Lawyers Division has opened applications for its upcoming annual expedition to Tanzania, run in conjunction with the sustainable development charity Raleigh International.

Several City firms, including DAC Beachcroft, Osborne Clarke and Eversheds Sutherland, are repaying the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme money they received from the government to help them weather the effects of the pandemic.

Linklaters has launched a tailored training contract for Mandarin speakers whereby candidates are trained in London before moving to practise in China upon qualification.

In 2023, Middle Temple awarded scholarships worth approximately £1.2 million, with more than £1 million of that going to Bar course students and most of the rest to GDL students. 

Another consultation has been launched on the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination, with this one focusing on the changes to regulations that will be necessary in order to introduce the ‘super exam’.

The PAS provides legal advice to UK prisoners about their rights and conditions, and takes up prisoner complaints.

Although Gray’s Inn is the smallest of the four Inns, it awards at least £1.4 million in scholarships, awards and prizes each year. 

Membership organisation Solicitors for the Elderly has announced plans to rename itself as The Association of Lifetime Lawyers.  

Public law comprises several interlinking practice areas that concern relationships between people, government and other public bodies.

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.

Probably the Inn with the most accessible information, Inner Temple offered 131 scholarships in 2023 for those on the Bar course and will be providing a total pot of £1.7 million in 2024. 

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

Join me as I prepare for our final networking event of the year at university! I am discussing the tips that I have learned and picked up on across the years, and discussing what has worked for me! Networking is an extremely valuable skill and one that you should have plenty of opportunity to perfect throughout your time at university. 

What really stood out for me was how well paired everyone was with their supervisors. You could tell the graduate recruitment team had spent a long time considering who will be the best fit and it really showed how the firm will go the extra mile to make sure your experience is the best it can be.

Restructuring and insolvency lawyers are called in when a company, individual or other organisation is in financial difficulties and is facing possible liquidation, administration or bankruptcy.