Author: Alex Aldridge

MP Demands Action After Legal Cheek Reveals £81K Theft Barrister is Still Practising

Today in the House of Commons, Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland will call for...

Jan 31 2012 10:17am

Farewell To The Arse

A couple of weeks ago the excellent law student information site LawCareers.Net described Legal Cheek’s...

Jan 30 2012 8:06pm

The Generous Lawyer

Monday morning lawyer joke, courtesy of Cheech One afternoon a lawyer was riding in his...

Jan 30 2012 10:32am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 30 January

Retired lawyer faces jail for ‘harassing’ Kate and Gerry McCann – The Telgraph Growing number...

Jan 30 2012 8:56am

EXCLUSIVE: £81K Theft Barrister is STILL PRACTISING While On Bail Awaiting Sentencing

A barrister awaiting sentencing after admitting stealing £81,500 from his former chambers represented a client...

Jan 27 2012 12:55pm

Tweeting Barrister Struck-Off by BSB

Along with Mike Semple Piggot (@CharonQC), intellectual property barrister David Harris (@Geeklawyer) is one of...

Jan 27 2012 10:07am

Contempt of Court : Another One Heads to Jail

A man who shouted obscenities at a judge and punched a bench has become the...

Jan 26 2012 2:49pm

Son of ‘End of Lawyers’ Author Susskind is…a Law Student

Like the popular astrologist Shelley von Strunckel, legal futurologist Richard Susskind OBE makes his living...

Jan 26 2012 11:42am

Barrister Rebuked for Impersonating Top QC

Yesterday the High Court dismissed barrister David Leathley’s appeal against the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB)...

Jan 25 2012 11:22am

Cycling QC Avenges Road Rage Torment

If there’s a moral to be taken from the legal news over the last couple...

Jan 24 2012 3:08pm

LSE Students in Freedom of Expression Battle as They Refuse to Remove Jesus and Mohammed Cartoons

The London School of Economics (LSE) Student Union Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society (LSESU ASH)...

Jan 24 2012 12:59pm

Escape Routes From The Law: Doing a Hollywood

For the legions of training contract hunters out there, being a lawyer is a dream....

Jan 24 2012 11:00am

Barrister’s Error Sees Torturers Escape Jail

As the case of fake kidnap solicitor Francis Bridgeman (pictured) illustrates, lawyers sometimes make big,...

Jan 23 2012 5:07pm

Frances Gibb Tweets; David Allen Green Brands Trainee Lawyer a ‘Twat’

A year ago, when The Times’ legal editor Frances Gibb joined Twitter, uploaded a profile...

Jan 23 2012 12:10pm

Occupy London Mock Trial Pics – by Noah Arjomand

*Update Saturday 21 January: Occupy has cancelled the mock trial of RBS scheduled for today*...

Jan 20 2012 3:06pm

Ticket Price to Oscars-style Lawyer Awards Soars to £7K

How do legal magazines that have seen their print advertising revenues plummet over the last...

Jan 20 2012 1:58pm

Morning Round-Up: Friday 20 January

Belfast solicitor ‘linked to Triads’ – Belfast Telegraph Former judge Beatrice Bolton dog bite charges...

Jan 20 2012 8:18am

Wannabe Lawyer Sends Letter of Rejection To Oxford Uni

A state-school pupil who was invited to Oxford University for an interview for a place...

Jan 19 2012 10:46pm

Sloppy Reporting Obscures Bar’s True Pupillage Problems

A contributing factor towards lack of diversity at the Bar, and the oversupply of wannabe...

Jan 19 2012 9:22am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 19 January

City law bonuses reach £35K, but Brazilian lawyer earnings exceed UK counterparts – Legal Cheek...

Jan 19 2012 9:01am

City Law Bonuses Reach £35K – but Brazilian lawyer earnings exceed UK counterparts

It’s often forgotten that City lawyers get bonuses. But a survey released today shows average...

Jan 19 2012 12:10am