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Inner Temple Scholar Monique Simone Fremder has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Professor Jo Delahunty KC Essay Competition, part of the Bridging the Bar Academy programme

4PB chambers has announced this year's winner of the Alan Inglis Memorial Essay Prize

Trainee solicitors should be paid a minimum of £24,916 (up from £24,320) outside of London, or £28,090 (up from £27,418) if working in London for qualifying work experience (QWE) or during their training contract, the Law Society has recommended

The professional title ‘CILEX Chartered Paralegal’ has received the royal seal of approval—but not the congratulations of Chancery Lane.

As he takes the reins at the Association of Costs Lawyers, new chair David Bailey-Vella reflects on imposter syndrome, breaking down barriers & surprisingly unrelaxing hobbies

Entries are now open for the National Paralegal Awards, hosted by CILEX, the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.

A £360,000 fund to support about 190 aspiring solicitors from disadvantaged backgrounds has been launched by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

Ever wondered what happens at Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) meetings? Now’s your chance to find out.

Law undergraduates across the UK are invited to take part in this year’s International Law Book Facility (ILBF) essay competition.

Family set 4PB has launched its essay competition for the second year running, held in memory of the late Alan Inglis.

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Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

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NLJ this week: No such thing as a ‘Welsh seat’

Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot

NLJ this week: Jury reform risks justice for efficiency’s sake

The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’

NLJ this week: Crypto fightback offers ‘new frontier for law’

A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes

NLJ this week: Time to revive the duty to report crime?

After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent

NLJ this week: When are experts truly ‘necessary’?

Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25

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Training & education

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven