Are trainees paid enough? The Law Society is seeking views on whether to introduce a recommended minimum salary for trainee solicitors. It has launched an online survey, available to view on its website. The Solicitors Regulation Authority abolished the minimum salary for trainees in August 2014 (£18,590 in central London and £16,650 elsewhere). Since then, firms have been required only to pay no less than the minimum wage (£11,830). The deadline for comments is 26 April.
02 April 2015
Trainee pay consultation
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
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