Senior judge among resignation honour nominees
Lady Justice Hallett heads towards the House of Lords.
View ArticleLawyer in the news: Elaine Motion on Scotland’s prorogation ruling
Chairman of Balfour+Manson, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
View ArticleFormer Hodge Jones & Allen chief describes 'brave' decision to quit
Vidisha Joshi tells Law Society event that she achieved her mandate ahead of schedule.
View ArticleA&O reports widening gender pay gap
The gender pay gap for UK partners and employees at the magic circle firm increased slightly over the past year.
View ArticleBarristers demand self-reporting waiver for harassment cases
Practitioners feel they cannot discuss issues because they fear an official report will be made, the Association of Women Barristers says.
View ArticleCity partner publicly berates top legal directory over lack of women
Chambers & Partners tells Mayer Brown lawyer it is working towards greater inclusion.
View ArticleHallett urges 'zero tolerance' on sexual harassment
Senior judge says organsations should provide a mentor who employees can turn to.
View Article‘Shaking with shock’ – calls for investigation follow Gazette disclosure of...
Reactions from lawyers, political leaders and campaigners.
View ArticleJudiciary will have gender equality, Hale tells bar - by 2033
Lady Hale tells the bar conference that the higher courts still have a long way to go.
View ArticleMajor record label signs up City solicitor
Clare McConnell is a former chair of the Association of Women Solicitors.
View ArticleIt was 100 years ago today: Profession marks opening to women
Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act received royal assent on 23 December 1919.
View ArticleWomen partner numbers up at City firms
Norton Rose Fulbright promotes 53 partners globally, with female lawyers making up 42%.
View ArticleCornwall solicitor dares and wins (so far)
Elouise Gregor survives close combat murderball and surf immersion in TV real life challenge.
View ArticleWarning over transgender guidance to judges
Lawyers say guidance in Equal Treatment Bench Book fails to highlight conflicts between transgender and women’s rights.
View ArticleLawyer in the news: Kate Ellis, Centre for Women’s Justice
Kate Ellis, solicitor, London.
View ArticleGender pay gap narrows at Irwin Mitchell
National firm announces a gender pay gap of 10.3%, down from 12.8% last year.
View ArticleRemembering Eirian, a council pioneer
In 1977 Eirian Evans was the first woman to be elected to the Law Society council.
View ArticleHigh Court welcomes three new solicitor-judges
Her Honour Judge Mary Stacey, Rowena Collins Rice and Adam Johnson QC to join the bench.
View ArticleMidlands firms join forces and commit to expansion plans
Coventry firm dating back more than 200 years has brought another practice on board.
View ArticleIranian human rights lawyer wins ‘alternative Nobel prize’ from cell
Nasrin Sotoudeh recognised for ‘unrelenting commitment to justice’.
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