Aspiring barristers from The College of Law in Birmingham celebrated a year marked by competition success at national and international level at the annual Bar Vocational Course (BVC) dinner.
Read
A new series of seminars are being held at Midlands law firm Challinors, which they say will give West Midlands’ business managers and owners the opportunity to get up-to-speed with the latest changes in employment law in the current downturn.
Read
Cobbetts has appointed a former environmental policy advisor and commercial solicitor to develop environmentally-friendly work through the company.
Read
Businesses are paying out more because of the increasing number of tribunals being caused by the credit crunch, law firm FBC Manby Bowdler has said.
Read
A decision by the House of Lords to give workers the right to claim for annual leave accrued during sickness absence will have wide-ranging implications for businesses’ employment policies, according to law firm Harrison Clark.
Read
While recession grips the world, one of its quickest-growing economies is still on the up – and needs the legal services to back it up. Baljit Chohan and Shan Hassam look at why Birmingham’s law firms need to look to India.
Read
St Philips, one of the top barristers chambers in Birmingham, has announced one of the bar’s most experienced managers as its new chief executive.
Read
Wragge & Co, Birmingham’s biggest law firm, has stepped in to help on the building of a £13.5 million sustainable home for the YMCA in north Birmingham.
Read
Two West Midlands law firms have launched specialist services for older people after saying the changing demographics of the UK meant the area was becoming more and more important.
Read
Government proposals for Crown Court means testing could deny vulnerable people access to justice and are being rushed in too quickly, the Law Society has warned.
Read
A masterclass for in-house lawyers on how to improve their work by increasing visibility, credibility and influence within their businesses, was hosted by international law firm DLA Piper in Birmingham.
Read
Commercial law firm BPE Solicitors has ended an eight-month period of reduced hours, saying the economy had picked up for its corporate and commercial teams.
Read
