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The Law Society has joined a chorus of protest against plans to cut funding for level 7 apprenticeships.
Cutting apprenticeships is a step backwards for the profession & for social mobility, says Rhicha Kapila

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a programme for recently qualified barristers at the self-employed Bar to join the CPS for up to two years before resuming practice in chambers

Lizzie Hardy reports on a part-time training initiative shaping full-time inclusion

Launched in 2021, Project Rise is now in full swing at several firms and in-house departments, offering talented aspiring solicitors the opportunity to train part-time

The Law Society has published guidance for Black or minority ethnic students entering into the profession, to coincide with Black History Month

How to protect the title of barrister? John Gould explores the options

What’s in a title? Writing in this week’s NLJ, John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke, addresses a question raised by former Bar chair Nick Vineall KC: should the title ‘barrister’ be restricted to those who have completed pupillage? 

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

The Supreme Court has launched an essay competition to mark its 15th anniversary
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

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

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
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
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’
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
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
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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