Awareness and diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has increased significantly in recent years. More adults than ever are being formally diagnosed, and many others identify as having “undiagnosed ADHD” based on a growing public understanding of...
For many criminal law teams, the Legal 500 submission deadline brings a collective sigh of relief. Weeks of gathering case highlights, compiling referee lists and refining narratives are finally behind you. But the reality is that the research process is only just...
On Wednesday 25 February, the Government laid the Courts and Tribunals Bill before Parliament for a first reading. This Bill removes, for the first time, a Defendant’s right to elect Crown Court trial in either-way cases. There has been significant push-back from the...
By the end of 2025, the UK’s “crime picture” looks less like a single trend line and more like a split-screen: traditional volume crime continues its long, uneven decline, while harm-driven and high-demand categories (fraud, retail theft, certain violence types) keep...
Breaking into law is competitive - and your CV is often your first opportunity to show that you understand not just the law, but the reality of criminal defence work. Chambers, firms and legal organisations are looking for more than strong academics; they want...
The criminal justice system faces a demographic challenge that can no longer be ignored: the workforce of criminal defence lawyers is ageing, with the average age of a duty Solicitor now 51. While experience is an invaluable asset in a field defined by judgement,...