Traditionally, two things have really irritated Herbert Smith Freehills. One is that it’s not in the Magic Circle, despite its undeniable quality. This irritates the firm so much a former senior ...

Two lawyers who cited fake cases invented by AI have managed to avoid contempt of court proceedings. But Mr Justice Johnson and the President of the King’s Bench Division, Dame Victoria Sharp, warned ...

A solicitor who acted for a victim of the Post Office Horizon scandal has threatened her with court action for not paying legal fees he claims he is owed. Nick Gould won plaudits in 2021 when he ...

Christmas creepA solicitor who took instructions from a woman’s saucy jumper has been given a suspended prison sentence. Tim Luckhurst-Matthews groped a woman at a Christmas event in 2022 after she ...

Typo or time to kill?A Holland & Knight partner has let slip that his firm is thick with hitmen. “What a neat graphic to show the depth of our over 70 maritime legal assassins”, wrote maritime lawyer ...

Consultant CamDLA Piper has appointed David Cameron as a consultant. The scope of his role will be to "provide guidance on the various geographies in which the firm operates, including on the issue of ...

A barrister has been reprimanded by a judge for appearing at a remote hearing without trousers. When Shrewsbury Crown Court connected to the barrister via video link, all the court could see was a ...

However, balanced against her “glowing” character references and “hitherto unblemished record”, the SDT decided that although she had been dishonest, her cover-up was a “moment of madness” and did not ...

A supervisor at Pogust Goodhead has lost her employment claim against the firm after it fired her for accusing her line manager of keeping slaves, calling a colleague a “scummy moneygrabber” and ...

Superlawyer!A conveyancing solicitor has been struck off the Roll for working three jobs at the same time remotely, and billing two of the firms for the same period. Belinda Sarkodie joined ...

Claim stretched to seven-figuresAn ex- Decher t solicitor has failed in her claim that a loose office door handle caused her serious injury when it hit her on the head. Simish Chuhan qualified as a ...

RollOnFriday's In-house Lawyer Survey 2025 is underway, revealing clients are split on the approach their panel firms should take on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The survey is still open, but so ...