Magistrates have commended a defendant who represented himself for being "as good as any solicitor" when he faced charges of being drunk and disorderly. Dexter Ferguson had some experience of legal ...

An enraged defendant has been sentenced to four months in prison for swearing non-stop in court and threatening the judge. During a Family Court hearing in which custody of his two children was given ...

Law firms are scrambling to asses the impact of a bombshell ruling that determined that non-authorised employees of law firms can only support a solicitor in conducting litigation, and that they ...

Just another day in court. The Law Society has released a scathing report detailing the "shambolic state" of court buildings across England and Wales, and saying there is an urgent need for government ...

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 ...

RollOnFriday has uncovered discrepancies in Freshfields’ diversity and inclusion data which cast doubt on its claims about its DEI achievements. The Magic Circle firm launched a five year Diversity ...

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 ...

As is traditional, the lawyers appearing before the Inquiry looked drained of blood. Two Womble Bond Dickinson partners have defended their roles in the wrongful prosecution of sub-postmasters at 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 ...

Pragnesh Modhwadia has admitted that the £64m which went walkabouts from Axiom Ince’s client account has already been spent. Responding to the firm’s freezing order, which was revealed by RollOnFriday ...

Baker McKenzie has "parted ways" with Dr Habib Al Mulla, its most senior partner in the United Arab Emirates, after a RollOnFriday investigation found he was using Twitter to preach to his 61,000 ...

An Eversheds Sutherland partner used his car to trap a pregnant associate in the office car park when she took his space - and then demanded a written apology from her. Parking spaces are allocated on ...