Judiciary publishes Fordingbridge sentencing transcript
Trade union highlights need to protect judges' welfare as judiciary takes unusual step of publishing court transcript.
My legal life: Guy Forster, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
President of the APIL and a partner in the medical negligence team at Fieldfisher, London.
Lawyer in the news: Catherine Knight, Good Law Project
Represents family of Michaela Hall, murdered by her partner five years ago, in a legal challenge against Devon and Cornwall Police and the Probation Service.
Lawyer in the news: Jenny Wiltshire, Hickman & Rose
Firm represented barrister Rajiv Menon KC, who successfully challenged an attempt to refer him for contempt following his closing speech on behalf of one of the Filton Palestine Action defendants charged with criminal damage.
My legal life: Maddy Nicholl, University of Southampton Global Legal Clinic
President of the University of Southampton Global Legal Clinic.
Lawyer in the news: Helen Tringham, Mills & Reeve
Firm represented the University of Sussex in a judicial review, successfully appealing a record £585,000 fine by the Office for Students for breaching free speech regulations.
My legal life: Luke Patel, Blacks Solicitors
Head of dispute resolution, Leeds.
Lawyer in the news: Connie Atkinson, Kingsley Napley
Represented a mother at the High Court, which refused to grant sperm donor Robert Albon’s application for a declaration that he is the father of her child.
Lawyer in the news: James Netto, The International Family Law Group
BBC World of Secrets podcast and BBC Africa Eye follow the work of Netto and Kenyan human rights lawyer Kelvin Kubai, helping children search for their British soldier fathers.
My legal life: Jan Atkinson, Osbornes Law
Head of private client and senior partner at Osbornes Law, London.
My legal life: Peter Kandler, co-founder of North Kensington Law Centre
The UK’s first law centre.
Lawyer in the news: Toby Wilton, Hickman & Rose
Represents Andrew Malkinson, who was wrongly jailed for a rape he did not commit, in the Andrew Malkinson Inquiry and in Malkinson’s claims for compensation.
My legal life: Simon Bassett, RWK Goodman
Head of the family law team and lead partner in London and Oxford.
Lawyer in the news: Anna Sari, Morrish Solicitors
Partner and head of clinical negligence in Leeds.
My legal life: Sangita Manek, Irwin Mitchell
Partner at Irwin Mitchell.
My legal life: Matthew Vernon, Hill and Company
Managing partner, Cheshire.
Lawyer in the news: Chris Hoole, Appleyard Lees
Firm represented retail giant Asda in a landmark case concerning plant breeders’ rights and the sale of fruit and vegetables by UK retailers.
My legal life: Lewis Roberts, Rayden Solicitors
Solicitor, Hampstead, London.
Lawyer in the news: Alex Wilson, RPC
Represents journalist Owen Jones in a libel claim brought by Raphael Berg, Middle East Editor of BBC News online.
Lawyer in the news: Jason Lartey, Lartey & Co
London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association led a protest outside parliament over the government’s controversial plan to curtail the right to a jury trial.
My legal life: Rukhsana Koser, Enable Law
Legal director in the education law team, Bristol.
My legal life: Luke Corcoran, Government Legal Department
Senior lawyer, Leeds
Lawyer in the news: Iain Gould, DPP Law Solicitors
Represents software engineer Alvi Choudhury who is claiming damages from Thames Valley Police and Hampshire Constabulary for wrongful arrest.
My legal life: Hannah Bradshaw and Sarah Lyons, BlueSky
Co-founders of coaching platform BlueSky.
Lawyer in the news: James Drydale, Taylor Emmet
Successfully represented the claimant in an appeal concerning whether a child can claim compensation for earnings lost because their life expectancy was shortened by negligence.
My legal life: Smriti Sinha, Opus 2
General counsel in London.
Lawyer in the news: Asima Rana, DWF
Successfully represented trade association Dairy UK in the Supreme Court, which dismissed an appeal by oat drink company Oatly over use of the term ‘Post Milk Generation’.
Our legal lives: Ella Clarkson and Jagtara Taak
With a growing number of firms offering solicitor-apprenticeships as an alternative route into the legal profession, Monidipa Fouzder spoke to two apprentices about their journey so far.
Lawyer in the news: Slade De Lacey, Amicus Law
Successfully represented army reservist Major Charles Milroy in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (Scotland) in a pay and pension rights claim against the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
My legal life: Laura Hadzik, JMW Solicitors
Partner, Manchester.