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London Law Expo 2019: Full line-up of expert speakers...
The London Law Expo 2019 is now completely sold out of delegate passes for the fifth year running and adds to Netlaw Media’s flawless record of 23 consecutive sell-out events. An estimated 1,500 senior decision makers from across the legal sector are expected to attend this year’s LLE, which takes place at the Old Billingsgate in …
Continental Continues to Invest in Artificial Intelligence
- Continental has acquired a minority stake in Israeli start-up Cartica AI, a software company in the field of artificial intelligence
- Cartica AI develops algorithms to accelerate machine learning
- In addition to its own research and scientific partnerships, the participation forms the third pillar of Continental’s activitie
Slater and Gordon Turns Profit in Successful Year of...
Slater and Gordon UK today reports its first year of profitability after a successful period of stabilisation, restructuring and strategic investment.
The business, under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer David Whitmore, generated revenues of £222.7m and achieved an adjusted EBITDA of £1m in 2018, its first year of in…
BSB Publishes its Annual Report for 2018-19
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its latest annual report summarising its achievements during the 2018-19 business year.
Highlights of the regulator’s work during the final year of its three-year Strategic Plan for 2016-19 included:
- finalising the new Bar Qualification Rules which went live on 1 April 201
SQE1 Pilot “Successfully Achieves its Purpose”
- Functioning legal knowledge performs well
- Early stage skills assessment requires change
- Independent reviewer says pilot “successfully achieved its purpose”
A pilot to test the first part of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination – known as SQE1 – has shown that it is on course to be a valid, rigorous ass…
Winckworth Sherwood – DELTAS Summer Work Placements
This is the first year the programme was introduced. It may be a little contribution from those of us participating (both law firms and tech vendors), but the little difference we make could potentially have a huge impact in the way these girls view technology as a career. July-August is always the busiest work placement period for mos…
BSB publishes its Annual Report for 2018-19
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its latest annual report summarising its achievements during the 2018-19 business year.
Highlights of the regulator’s work during the final year of its three-year Strategic Plan for 2016-19 included:
- finalising the new Bar Qualification Rules which went live on 1 April 2
Small Businesses Left to Fight Their Own Legal Corner
- Two-fifths of small and medium businesses believe the legal system is only set up for big businesses
- This means as many as 2.4 million SMEs could be falling into a ‘legal gap’
- Eight in ten think it should be easier to check if a problem can be resolved through the legal system
Two-fifths of small and medium businesses in Engl…
Max Planck-Cambridge Prize for International Law is...
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law and the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law (MPIL) and International Law in Heidelberg are delighted to announce that the inaugural Max Planck-Cambridge Prize for International Law (MaxCamPIL) has been awarded to Nico Krisch, Professor at the Graduate Institute for In…
National Recognition for Weightmans Family Lawyer
A solicitor from national law firm Weightmans’ family team has been recognised by the UK’s leading family law organisation Resolution.
Eleanor Webster, known as Ellie, is now an accredited specialist in complex financial remedy proceedings and private children law proceedings. She joins other experts in Weightmans…
