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Morning round-up: Thursday 18 February

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

18 February 2016 08:12

Appeal judge who was cleared of flashing on packed commuter train retires at 65

Lord Justice Richards hangs up his robes

17 February 2016 15:08

Macfarlanes continues bumper retention season posting perfect 100% spring score

All six Macfarlanes qualifiers have committed their future to the "silver circle" outfit

17 February 2016 12:23

Addleshaw Goddard and Maclay Murray & Spens cease merger talks

Merger mania: Olswang eyeing up Bird & Bird and Simmons & Simmons, meanwhile Berwin Leighton Paisner and Greenberg Traurig in talks

17 February 2016 10:46

The solicitors that took their chances on publishing and cake making — without giving up their legal careers

Legal Cheek meets the lawyers that bucked the trend and started up their own businesses

17 February 2016 09:05

Morning round-up: Wednesday 17 February

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

17 February 2016 08:03

Solicitor super-exam could ‘devalue’ and ‘dumb down’ the law

Legal establishment comes out against plan to scrap LPC and open firms to non-graduates

16 February 2016 15:49

Impressive spring retention season continues as Osborne Clarke keeps on all its trainees

Seven out of seven March qualifiers have committed their future to the international firm

16 February 2016 13:04

Tax City lawyers to help the legal aid crisis, says founder of top legal aid firm

Human rights solicitor defends Michael Gove's legal levy idea

16 February 2016 11:53