Author: CJ McKinney

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Junior solicitor struck off for trying to cover up costs order against her client

Newly qualified Katherine Gilroy said her mental health had suffered from overwork

Jul 29 2020 11:29am

Staffordshire law grad wins High Court judicial review declaring benefit regulations unlawful

Not a bad thing to have on your CV as a wannabe lawyer

Jul 28 2020 10:22am

The Sun deletes story revealing result of Shamima Begum case before judgment officially came out

Publishing the result of a case based on a draft judgment could be contempt of court

Jul 16 2020 2:31pm

Former Doughty Street barrister ordered to cough up deleted tweets and author info from notorious Twitter account

High Court tells Daniel Bennett to reveal who was behind allegedly defamatory @arrytuttle tweets

Jul 16 2020 11:46am

Research: How employable are law graduates?

Around 5% of all law grads are unemployed 15 months later

Jul 15 2020 9:12am

Elite firms could ignore solicitor super-exam results and stick with old boys’ networks, diversity experts warn

SQE 'could help' with diversity but not if firms keep recruiting directly from top unis

Jul 14 2020 10:40am

Outgoing Supreme Court judge Lord Carnwath scooped up by top environmental law set Landmark Chambers

Eco-warrior judge the latest ex-justice to land lucrative arbitration gig

Jul 9 2020 12:18pm

Top blogging barrister warns Birkbeck law grad that her crowdfunded Dominic Cummings prosecution is doomed

Revised legal advice to Mahsa Taliefar is expected to row back on prospects of success

Jul 2 2020 2:48pm

Barrister embroiled in trans rights row raises £60,000 to sue Stonewall despite CrowdJustice briefly taking her page down

Allison Bailey to include her own chambers in the discrimination action

Jun 29 2020 1:05pm

Former BPP employment law lecturer successfully sues for unfair dismissal

Elizabeth Aylott wins on two counts; BPP launches appeal

Jun 25 2020 3:57pm

Junior solicitor fined £10,000 over abusive messages to Bumble date

James Andrew Wilson reported himself to the SRA after malicious communications conviction

Jun 25 2020 8:42am

Senior CPS lawyer referred to regulator over far-right Facebook posts

Defence lawyers complain after spotting Britain First petition on government solicitor's feed

Jun 19 2020 11:23am

Pregnant law firm partner calls out top QC for ‘every day sexism’

DWF's Naomi Pryde says unnamed silk contacted a male junior lawyer about her case, assuming she'd be 'indisposed'

Jun 17 2020 4:47pm

Uni law degrees don’t prepare grads for law firm life, report claims

Bosses bemoan 'basic grammatical mistakes' and lack of commercial awareness

Jun 12 2020 8:37am

Unexpected death of former Baker McKenzie chief was suicide, inquest hears

Paul Rawlinson took his own life at Swiss treatment centre

Jun 11 2020 11:59am

Henry Hendron wins appeal against second suspension

BSB concedes case on a technicality unearthed by its own barrister

Jun 3 2020 12:39pm

My electrician makes more than a junior barrister, ex-judge complains

Sir Richard Henriques aghast at tradespeople out-earning lawyers

Jun 1 2020 2:57pm

Rookie solicitor puts training contract on hold to work in coronavirus-battered pharmacies

King's grad Thorrun Govind dusts off pharmacy qualifications during pandemic

May 27 2020 12:25pm

Law students pessimistic about pandemic career prospects, survey shows

But future trainees think their TC offers will still be honoured

May 21 2020 11:00am

Linklaters’ lawyer scoops £32,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Peter Hudson foiled in bid for more dosh by question about charities

May 14 2020 3:28pm