The transgender lawyer who has accused Father Ted scribe Graham Linehan of transphobia and is suing him for harassment was once convicted of affray for threatening a man with a golf club, as well as ...

Brabners' contribution will be news to the feminist campaigners of For Women Scotland, who brought the case in a challenge to the Scottish government’s determination that 'sex' meant ‘certificated sex ...

Staff at DAC Beachcroft (83%) are the most satisfied with their work/life balance in UK private practice, the RollOnFriday Best Law Firms to Work At 2022 has found.. The firm was praised for ...

Several firms won their staff's admiration for their astute decision-making as the Covid crisis overtook the business calendar, but others risked losing the confidence of their people through a ...

Axiom Ince staff have been left to fend for themselves as the firm tells clients it is closing and police launch an investigation. Departing partners have informed clients that the business is winding ...

The death of a Pinsent Masons partner has ignited a debate on stress and work/life balance in private practice.. Vanessa Ford, known professionally as Vanessa Heap, had been working 18-hour days and ...

Organisers were forced to abandon a remote legal conference after attendees bombarded it with porn. An insider claimed that World Law Group's IP seminar may have been targeted by anti-Ukraine ...

Shakespeare Martineau has come bottom of RollOnFriday’s Best Law Firms to Work At 2025 survey, making it officially the unhappiest firm in the UK. Staff at ShakeMart gave it the lowest overall score ...

In the middle of the pack, a common grumble was the gulf between London and regional pay, particularly in the age of the pandemic. The wedge at DLA Piper (51%) was "Good for the regions", conceded a ...

An Eversheds Sutherland partner used his car to trap a pregnant associate in the office car park when she took his space - and then demanded a written apology from her.. Parking spaces are allocated ...

Baker McKenzie has terminated a lawyer’s employment after discovering that he has been accused of sexual misconduct by a colleague at his former firm.. Stefano Mariani is due in court in Hong Kong to ...

A video call between legal types has been doing the rounds due to the presence of an unwitting naked participant. It was bound to happen. The perils of home-working were exposed in a Zoom video ...