White & Case has raised salaries for its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in London from £150,000 to £175,000, bringing them in line with other elite US firms. The rise also applies to junior associates, with first-year post-qualified lawyers seeing an increase from £158,500 to £185,500. This move by White & Case follows similar salary raises…

Ministers have been called on to show leadership in the fight against fraud by helping businesses to better share intelligence to detect the crime and to protect customers. A coalition of businesses led by the consumer group Which? have committed to sharing data to combat fraud and appealed to the Government to prioritise the fight…

Prisoners serving whole-life orders will no longer have the right to get married under a measure signed into law by the Lord Chancellor. The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 includes a marriage ban for prisoners. The ban was introduced following a high-profile case involving serial killer Levi Bellfield’s attempt to challenge a decision blocking him…

Ransomware hijackers of law firms’ computer systems have been paid off on eight known occasions in the past six years, according to a global survey on cyberattacks. The report identified 138 individual ransomware attacks on the legal sector, compromising nearly 3m records. Law firms are attractive targets due to the sensitivity of data they hold….

The Labour Government is set to roll back legislation forcing workers to provide a minimum level of service during strikes with the law expected to be formerly repealed alter this year. In the meantime, cabinet ministers in relevant departments will be told this week to disregard the “minimum service levels” (MSL) provisions. Angela Rayner, the…

The number of people released from prison into homelessness has risen 30% in a year, according to new government figures. The data lay bare the dire state of prisons in England and Wales, with record levels of self-harm, violence, and overcrowding. Analysis of the Ministry of Justice figures found that the number of inmates left…