Cymru Law Partners, Legal Research Collaborations
Learn how to become a researcher, explore academic and legal research, qualifications, SQE work experience and Cymru Law Partners’ inclusive mission.
Cymru Law Partners: From Lived Experience to Legal Empowerment
How Renata Maziak Barnes is combining decades of entrepreneurship, digital marketing, disability advocacy and legal education to build a platform dedicated to knowledge, opportunity and access to justice.
AI-Powered Law Firms Draw Lawyers from Big Firms
How AI-native law firms are challenging traditional legal practices, creating opportunities for newly qualified lawyers and changing the future of legal entrepreneurship.
Denmark Moves to Give People Copyright Protection
Denmark is proposing copyright reforms to protect people from AI-generated deepfakes by giving individuals greater control over realistic digital reproductions of their face, body, voice and personal characteristics. We examine the proposed law, EU AI rules, consent, disability, fraud and whether the UK should introduce similar protections.
Why Law Students Should Build Their Professional Online Presence Before Graduation
Law students should plan for their careers before graduation by securing a domain name, building an indexed legal portfolio, publishing legal research and preparing for SQE and QWE opportunities with law firms, charities and organisations.
Becoming a Magistrate in England and Wales: Qualifications, Pay, Remote Participation and Whether It Counts as QWE
Can magistrates work remotely in England and Wales? We examine what magistrates do, qualifications, pay and expenses, HMCTS remote and hybrid hearings, reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants, and whether magistrate service can count towards SRA Qualifying Work Experience (QWE).
Crown Immunity, Prison Deaths and Human Rights
What is Crown immunity and why has solicitor Aamer Anwar called for it to be lifted following prison deaths? We examine the deaths of Katie Allan and William Lindsay, section 48 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, Crown Censure, Article 2 human rights and accountability for deaths in custody.
The £100m ‘Stealth Tax’ Raid on Law Firms
Andy Burnham’s Government is reportedly pressing ahead with a £100m Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts scheme. Learn what ILCA is, why law firms are being targeted, how client money interest could be taken and why the Law Society is opposing the proposals.
Patient Deaths, Delayed Cancer Diagnoses and NHS Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust have raised serious allegations of patient deaths, A&E corridor care, delayed cancer diagnoses, staffing pressures and concerns over incident reporting. We examine NHS accountability, patient safety, whistleblower protections, the Duty of Candour and why repeated warnings must never be ignored.
The Post Office Compensation Scandal: Why Victims Still Aren’t Being Paid
The Post Office Horizon scandal destroyed livelihoods, reputations and families. Despite more than £1.6 billion being paid in redress, thousands of claims remain unresolved. We examine why victims are still waiting, compensation and appeal routes available in 2026, and why continued public and parliamentary pressure is essential.