Author: Alex Aldridge

Lord Justice Ward bows out with a tribute to oral advocacy

Legendary Court of Appeal judge Sir Alan Ward has delivered his final judgment. Compared to...

Jul 24 2013 2:18pm

How should chambers and law firms reject applicants?

Recently we received this email from a disgruntled pupillage-seeker… How did the pupillage-seeker know they...

Jul 24 2013 12:37pm

‘Your Barrister Boyfriend’ reveals 5 more ‘barrister hotties (or notties?)’ nominated by readers

The authors of the seminal ’21 hottest barristers in London’ — hosted on the YourBarristerBoyfriend Tumblr...

Jul 24 2013 9:07am

Olympic rower cleared of assault: Clifford Chance associate ‘was like a dog snapping’ as he ‘attempted to bite me on the nose’

Olympic rower Sean Corrigall has been cleared today of assaulting Clifford Chance associate Edward Dyson...

Jul 23 2013 4:45pm

Quitting a law degree because of a disappointing first year: a good idea?

Last week I got this email. My response is below. Dear Anonymous Lancaster University Student,...

Jul 23 2013 9:31am

How anonymous social media sensations can avoid getting sued

Amid the thrills of YourBarristerBoyfriend’s sensational arrival on the scene last week, there were —...

Jul 22 2013 12:22pm

Adventures in law firm marketing

Spotted yesterday in fashionable London artist enclave Hackney Wick. In the interests of accuracy, it...

Jul 22 2013 9:30am

What’s going on at Tooks Chambers?

Rumours are raging about the future of Tooks Chambers. Yesterday Respect Party politician Lee Jasper...

Jul 19 2013 9:48am

JK Rowling slams Soho law firm — Soho law firm hangs partner out to dry

“To say that I am disappointed is an understatement. I had assumed that I could...

Jul 19 2013 8:34am

Cycling solicitor who jumped red light claims filming him is ‘against data protection law’

Woe betide any red light-jumping cyclist who encounters SonOfTheWinds, a YouTube phenomenon who spends his...

Jul 18 2013 9:40am

‘Your Barrister Boyfriend’ Tumblr names ‘the 21 hottest barristers in London’

A Tumblr called YourBarristerBoyfriend has produced what it terms “the first ever official Barrister Hottie...

Jul 17 2013 9:03am

Yet another top barrister quits Tooks…

The exodus began last autumn when Tim Moloney QC, Adrian Waterman QC and Tatyana Eatwell...

Jul 16 2013 9:15am

Do the lawyers who are demanding that @Pippatips be deleted understand Twitter?

According to The Independent, Harbottle & Lewis is demanding, on behalf of Pippa Middleton, that...

Jul 15 2013 1:58pm

Lawyer sues Apple for letting him access porn after typing error

US lawyer Chris Sevier has filed a claim against Apple for failing to protect him...

Jul 15 2013 11:00am

Spoof Lord Chief Justice application by Lord Justice Moses (aged 67½) — the full text

On Friday the Law Society Gazette‘s Catherine Baksi reported that Court of Appeal judge Sir...

Jul 15 2013 8:45am

Client-focused lawyer abandons submerged Ferrari to get to hearing on time

Earlier this week photos of a Ferrari submerged in a flooded Toronto underpass went viral...

Jul 11 2013 8:45am

‘We don’t even want to know your grades’: Is this the future of hiring pupil barristers?

Exclusive: Outer Temple Chambers has launched a new approach to graduate recruitment, which it is...

Jul 10 2013 9:09am

Barbara Hewson’s defence of notorious age of consent article on Channel 4 news last night unlikely to win her pals

Human rights barrister Barbara Hewson’s decision to write an article for Spiked magazine arguing, amongst...

Jul 9 2013 9:48am

Charmaines and Kylies in law: a full statistical breakdown

On Friday we reported that reality TV star Katie Hopkins had used the legal profession...

Jul 8 2013 12:28pm

Spotted in the Temple: the filming of Silk series 3 — and Rupert Penry-Jones isn’t happy

The good news for actor Rupert Penry-Jones, who plays barrister Clive Reader in hit BBC...

Jul 8 2013 8:59am

Are there really no lawyers called Charmaine or Kylie?

Ex-Apprentice contestant Katie Hopkins reckons that the legal profession is an area of life that...

Jul 5 2013 10:22am