Lawyer in the news: Andrew Ford, Holborn Adams
Represented influencer Andrew Tate, who will not face criminal charges over abuse allegations made by four women suing him in a civil case in the UK.
My legal life: Jing Wang, Shakespeare Martineau
Corporate solicitor in Bristol.
Lawyer in the news: Carolin Ott, Leigh Day
Carolin Ott, senior associate at Leigh Day, London.
My legal life: Hayley Anderson, Square One Law
Head of dispute resolution at Square One Law, Newcastle.
Lawyer in the news: Annalisa Moscardini, TBI Scanlans
Represented Justin Plummer, whose murder conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal after he spent 28 years in prison.
My legal life: Eleanor Brickell, Express Solicitors
Associate solicitor, Manchester.
Lawyer in the news: Frances Hughes, Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Successfully represented Natalia Potanina in the Court of Appeal, where she was granted leave to pursue a financial claim against her ex-husband, Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin, in England.
Lawyer in the news: Gaelyn Fuhrmann, Wiggin
Successfully represented the Guardian in a libel challenge brought by actor Noel Clarke concerning allegations of sexual misconduct published by the newspaper.
From start to finish - Interview with Patrick Allen
It took beer and a bank loan to set up Hodge Jones & Allen. As he retires from the doughty campaigning firm that bears his name, Patrick Allen looks back with Catherine Baksi on a long and occasionally turbulent journey in the law.
My legal life: Andy Lee, Reeds Solicitors
Partner at Reeds Solicitors LLP, Bristol.
My legal life: Nicola Welchman, Bloomsbury Square Employment Law
Founding partner of Bloomsbury Square Employment Law in London.
Lawyer in the news: Richard Lewis, Hogan Lovells
Acted for Ukrainian bank Privatbank in its successful action in the English courts to recover $1.9bn misappropriated by its former owners.
Lawyer in the news: Shazia Yamin, Mishcon de Reya
Acted pro bono for Mums for Lungs and ClientEarth, which successfully applied for legal documents in the ongoing ‘dieselgate’ collective action to be unredacted.
My Legal Life: Shabnam Ali-Khan, Russell-Cooke
Switched on to law
My legal life: Richard Tinkler, Wolsey Probate
Head of probate at Wolsey Probate, Anglia Research’s in-house legal team, Ipswich.
Lawyer in the news: John Gould, Russell Cooke LLP
Gould is the lead solicitor representing the Save Wimbledon Park group, which opposes the extension of the Wimbledon tennis site.
Lawyer in the news: Claire Gordon, Farrer & Co
The firm, representing the wife in the third-largest divorce settlement in English legal history, secured a landmark family court ruling on coercive influence in marital agreements.
My legal life: Shivani Mistry, Alfred H Knight
Solicitor at Alfred H Knight, Liverpool.
Obituary: Gareth Rhys Edwards
A 'mad, infuriating, kind, wise, generous and consummately professional Welshman' who hated injustice, unfairness or prejudice.
Lawyer in the news: James Cockburn, Harcus Parker
Firm acted for class representatives in the Court of Appeal, which ruled that litigation funding agreements amended in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling in PACCAR are legally enforceable.
My legal life: Nabila Zulfiqar, King’s Trust volunteer
Interview with Monidipa Fouzder
My legal life: Susanna McGibbon KC, Treasury Solicitor
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Government Legal Department.
Lawyer in the news: Lucy Stewart-Gould, Stewarts
Firm represented Clive Standish in a landmark case concerning non-matrimonial property.
Sarah Sackman KC MP: 'Access to justice is a form of empowerment'
With Sir Brian Leveson’s review of the Crown courts imminent, justice minister Sarah Sackman proposes a ‘bold modernisation initiative’ to reduce the backlog in cases. And in the civil sphere, she tells Michael Cross that technology can ‘democratise access to justice’.
My legal life: Zoe Mortimer and Alexandra Geelan, Hemisphere Consultants
Commercial law specialists providing legal services to female- and minority-led businesses.
Lawyer in the news: Francis McEntegart, MC Legal
Represents Ben McDonald, from Bootle, who set up pet products company Boss Pets earlier this year.
My legal life: Young Legal Aid Lawyers
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Young Legal Aid Lawyers.
Lawyer in the news: Michael Phillips, Andrew Storch Solicitors
Represented a group of claimants comprising faith schools, parents and children in a legal challenge against the government over its decision to impose VAT on private school fees.
Lawyer in the news: Sahil Kher, Kingsley Napley
The firm’s public law team acted for Haringey Law Centre, which was referred to the High Court after fake case citations were presented in submissions in a judicial review case.
My legal life: Camella Cephas, WSP Solicitors
Board member, head of children and care law and soon to be managing director at WSP Solicitors, Gloucestershire