Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Jo Maugham QC: How cowed judges could let Boris Johnson break the law [Prospect Magazine]
It’s a very harsh environment’: judge’s play shines light on family courts [The Guardian]
The fog of depression [It’s a lawyer’s life]
Applying legal design to Donoghue v. Stevenson [Damian Curran blog]
What is commercial awareness and how can I improve my knowledge? [Junior Lawyers Division blog]
Staying sane a litigator: surviving Christmas [Civil Litigation Brief]
All you need to know about probation [Russell Webster blog]
Landmarks in law: the office Christmas party that ended in court [The Guardian]
Man wins ‘fleeting defamation’ case and is awarded €500, should the law of defamation really concern itself with such a trifle? [Inforrm’s Blog]
Welcome to law school, where feelings are more important than facts [The Epoch Times]
Richard Susskind: My case for online courts [Legal Cheek]
5 ways chess can make you a better law student and lawyer [The Conversation]
How far has the sector come since the first female lawyer? [Law Society Gazette]
Law and technology: A matter of perspective [Legal Futures]
Coming soon: Legal Cheek’s 2020 student event schedule [Legal Cheek Hub]
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