Did Constitutional conventions take a hammering this week?

When Carter-Ruck, representing Trafigura, obtained an injunction against the Guardian from reporting a Parliamentary question tabled by Labour MP Paul Farrelly, they didn’t quite get the silence they wanted. The facts have been widely reported and the shitstorm in the press won’t leave Carter Ruck or Trafigura smelling of roses (not that they did before). The Guardian edged around the legal obstacle on Tuesday by reporting that it had been banned from …

Too much of a good thing…?

News that BPP had requested volunteers to leave its Bar Vocational Course (BVC) and take up places next year with a £2,000 incentive was widely reported in the legal media at the end of last week. It is understood that the move was made at the request of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) which oversees the limit on the number of students that providers are authorised to admit onto BVC courses.

(This at a time …

There are big changes afoot in the legal world today. The credit crisis and ensuing recession have forced law firms up and down the profession to take a critical look at themselves and the challenge of Legal Services Act reforms lie in wait.

As turnover has stalled, headcount has been slashed, costs cut and some firms have even done an bit of restructuring. But whilst the downturn may have precipitated fundamental change and a proactive re-think for a few, Linklaters …