After a successful prosecution, the MoJ roughed up the perp to teach them a lesson. Demonstrating an impressive commitment to understanding absolutely every aspect of the criminal justice system it ...

The cover of Stephenson's book. Legal influencer Alice Stephenson has accused the liquidators of her law firm of making her bankrupt as “punishment”. In 2023 the self-described “most followed lawyer ...

Callaghan's "experience" included a light-fingered approach to accounts. A former solicitor and deputy district judge had been jailed for defrauding clients at two firms, to the tune of almost ...

White & Case’s London office is one of the most venerable in the City, having been around since 1971. So it's safe to say that it looks set, along with competitors Shearman & Sterling (er - scratch ...

Back in the day, legacy Beachcroft went through a phase of desperately trying to reinvent itself – it dropped the “Wansbroughs” from its name and moved into flashy new offices in Bristol (“rather like ...

In 2024, Allen & Overy merged with US firm Shearman & Sterling, minting A&O Shearman and creating a beast comprising approximately 7,000 people, 4,000 lawyers and 800 partners across 47 offices, with ...

Over recent weeks, the degree to which law firms have provided their people with satisfactory pay, career development, work/life balance and the office/amenities has become clear thanks to the ...

Shakespeare Martineau has come bottom of RollOnFriday’s Best Law Firms to Work At 2025 survey, making it officially the unhappiest firm in the UK. Staff at ShakeMart gave it the lowest overall score ...

Staff at DAC Beachcroft (83%) are the most satisfied with their work/life balance in UK private practice, the RollOnFriday Best Law Firms to Work At 2022 has found. The firm was praised for ...

The death of a Pinsent Masons partner has ignited a debate on stress and work/life balance in private practice. Vanessa Ford, known professionally as Vanessa Heap, had been working 18-hour days and ...

Shaping up to be the most expensive trip to the woods, ever. An A&O Shearman partner has resigned from the firm after being convicted of drink driving. The partner was stopped by police earlier this ...

The SRA will take no action against a Fieldfisher associate who was found to have deliberately lied in her account of being sexually assaulted by a colleague. The regulator was investigating the ...