Clifford Chance joins competitors in raising NQ salaries to £150,000
Effective as of 1 May, A&O Shearman has raised NQ pay by 20%, and the newly merged firm’s trainees will also see an increase of over 10%, with first-year salaries at £56,000 and second-year at £61,000. Likewise, Clifford Chance has adjusted its NQ and trainee solicitor salaries to match those of its rivals. As of […]
Manchester City to launch a legal case against the Premier League
In the shadow of their looming 115 charges for financial breaches of the Premier League’s rules, Manchester City have launched a legal case against the Premier League’s commercial rules.
Family Law in Germany
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Trump found guilty of fraud
The Trump trial has finally reached a verdict – Guilty! Trump will face sentencing in the coming months and the election could face disturbance.
AI and copyright laws
Open AI could be facing another lawsuit for imitating Scarlett Johansson’s voice without legal consent. This will be another lawsuit from the creative industry for copyright breaches.
Leaders of Israel and Hamas group are wanted for War crimes
This would be the first time a Western-style democracy will have an arrest warrant for their leader. The ICC does not have its own police force and so rely heavily on member states to carry out their sanctions.
CAUSING DEATH BY DANGEROUS CYCLING
An amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill now making its way through Parliament will make it an offence punishable by up to 14 years’ custody to cause death or serious injury by dangerous or careless cycling. Is any of this newsworthy?
Google In Court
Google faces multiple lawsuits for anticompetitive behaviour and whilst denying all claims against them could face various consequences.
The Banning of Ritual Prayers in Schools: R (on the Application of TTT) v Michaela School [2024] EWHC 843 (Admin)
A Muslim pupil at a North London school has lost her claim in the High Court in which she challenged the school’s decision to ban ritual prayers during school hours. The school is an avowedly secular secondary school, with 700 pupils who are from a diverse range of ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds. Half of the pupils are Muslim.
Allen and Overy merge with Shearman and Sterling
A&O Shearman are now the only firm equally fluent in US Law, English law and laws of the most dynamic markets.
Protests around the world for Gaza
In the US over 2000 people have been arrested at campuses causing debates over their rights to protest, free speech as well as accusations of antisemitism.
Bail hearings to be remote
The legal industry is adopting the digital age and remote working with Bail hearings becoming remote. They hope to speed up the process and free up time for Judges.