The owner of a firm has been struck off, after it emerged that he misappropriated over £163,000 of client funds. Charles Ogbonna Azotam, admitted in 2013, was the sole principal at immigration firm ...

The cover of Stephenson's book. Legal influencer Alice Stephenson has accused the liquidators of her law firm of making her bankrupt as “punishment”. In 2023 the self-described “most followed lawyer ...

Callaghan's "experience" included a light-fingered approach to accounts. A former solicitor and deputy district judge had been jailed for defrauding clients at two firms, to the tune of almost ...

Back in the day, legacy Beachcroft went through a phase of desperately trying to reinvent itself – it dropped the “Wansbroughs” from its name and moved into flashy new offices in Bristol (“rather like ...

In 2024, Allen & Overy merged with US firm Shearman & Sterling, minting A&O Shearman and creating a beast comprising approximately 7,000 people, 4,000 lawyers and 800 partners across 47 offices, with ...

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 ...

Over recent weeks, the degree to which law firms have provided their people with satisfactory pay, career development, work/life balance and the office/amenities has become clear thanks to the ...

Staff at US firm Sidley Austin (92%) are the most satisfied with their pay in UK private practice, the RollOnFriday Best Law Firms to Work At 2022 has found. "It’s embarrassing that it’s published," ...

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 ...

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 ...

RollOnFriday has uncovered discrepancies in Freshfields’ diversity and inclusion data which cast doubt on its claims about its DEI achievements. The Magic Circle firm launched a five year Diversity ...

Freshfields has begun a redundancy process affecting paralegals, ROF has learned. Last week paralegals in the firm’s Manchester office were called into a meeting titled "Important Update", where ...