Brexit survey: Majority back revocation as lawyers lose faith in Labour and Tories
We surveyed over 1,000 legal professionals for their views on Brexit, whether to revoke Article 50 and political leanings.
Taking no deal off the table: how did Parliament’s lawyers vote?
Last night Parliament voted to rule out a no-deal Brexit, with many senior figures, including lawyer MPs, deciding to abstain.
Election 2017: Meet the barrister standing for the Women’s Equality Party
Harini Iyengar is a barrister at 11KWB, specialising in employment, discrimination and equality, education, partnership, data protection and procurement law. She is the Women’s Equality Party’s candidate for Vauxhall in the upcoming general election.
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Ex-Macfarlanes lawyer becomes sixth Lord Chancellor in eight years
A solicitor has been made Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice in Theresa May’s Cabinet reshuffle.
Former City lawyer suspended as Tory MP after “serious allegations”
MP and tax lawyer Charlie Elphicke previously worked for three US firms in London.
Edwin Coe launches legal challenge against Conservative/DUP deal
Edwin Coe has launched an official legal challenge against a possible confidence and supply agreement between the Conservatives and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on the grounds it could jeopardise the Good Friday agreement.
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The Grenfell Tower fire: the legal ramifications
Paul Magrath considers some of the legal issues being raised in the Grenfell fire’s aftermath, including the best way to investigate the causes of the disaster, and how to apportion any civil and criminal liability for what happened.
“I was a Parliamentary candidate and a trainee solicitor”
Kirsty Finlayson, a final-seat trainee solicitor at Weightmans, stood as a parliamentary candidate for East Ham in this year’s General Election and spoke to Lawyer 2B about her experience of being a candidate and a trainee solicitor at the same time.
Truss gets boot as Justice Secretary in reshuffle
Liz Truss has been removed as Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary in Theresa May’s post-election reshuffle.
Nine new lawyers enter Parliament on night of surprises
Nine new lawyers were elected to Parliament as the country voted in yesterday’s General Election.
Election 2017: May moots human rights changes as vote looms
Theresa May has promised to make changes to human rights laws if they prevent terror suspects being deported.
Election 2017: What the parties are promising on law and justice
With the General Election just days away, how do the three main national parties compare on key areas of law and justice policy?