Author: CJ McKinney

Family judge praised for ditching legal jargon so child can understand judgment
Less legalese for Lynch of Leeds

Criminal lawyers in uproar over court IT chaos
Continuing digital outage plays havoc with justice system

New legislation on domestic abuse heralds family law shake-up
Ban on abusers grilling victims in court among changes

Top QC teams up with rookie barrister to launch ‘how-to-get-pupillage’ blog
Refreshingly honest guide goes live

Magic circle law firm launches cannabis newsletter
Allen & Overy eyes up legal weed deals

Lord Sales sworn in as newest Supreme Court judge
Oxbridge double grad will take part in a special ceremony later today

Lady Hale attacks government ‘austerity’ policies
Supreme Court president in unusual political intervention

Female law graduates set to earn an extra £460,000 from their degree
While an LLB is worth an additional £300,000 to men

Former Lord Chancellor admits that Labour got it wrong on legal aid
Falconer ‘fesses up to 'opening the door' to Tory cuts while in government

First legal market shake-up of 2019 sees Gordon Dadds and Ince & Co complete merger
But most overseas offices not included

Barristers’ chambers to open Brexit office in remote Irish village
Online outfit Clerksroom set to launch 'Annex' in Murrisk, population 300

Pro bono week: Solicitor general appears to sign death warrant for controversial City law firm levy
MP says government not persuaded by Michael Gove-era idea of 1% turnover tax on mega-firms

Government sued for denying legal aid to homeless
Human rights lawyers say there should be public funding to challenge rough sleeping crackdowns

Supreme Court gets first ever female majority
Two male and three female justices will hear a case next month in gender equality milestone

The Hearing Podcast: How not to retire, with Sir Rupert Jackson
The former Court of Appeal judge and controversial costs reformer is still loving life in the law

Oxford University Law Society in teenage blog post kerfuffle
Presidential candidate's musings as a 16-year-old derail election

Head of family courts goes ‘off the rails’ to mark retirement
End of the line for outspoken family law chief Sir James Munby
Jeremy Corbyn suggests decriminalising cannabis possession
But Labour leader stops short of saying we should legalise it completely

Embarrassment for Mishcon de Reya after canteen slated by food hygiene inspectors
Glamorous staff eatery scores only 1 out 5 after food safety officer inspection

Podcast: ‘There were only three women in the whole firm’ — corporate law pioneer Fiona Woolf on gender diversity in the law
We’ve come a long way since the 1970s -- but not far enough

Supreme Court says Northern Ireland abortion ban breaches human rights — but decides it can’t do anything about it
Majority find against restrictive laws but throw the case out on a technicality