Author: Judge John Hack

It claims to offer students the opportunity “to develop advocacy skills in an authentic courtroom setting” -- so why the auction room hammer?

The Bar Standards Board issues statement saying it had already taken action against Michael Shrimpton

O Tannenbaum -- it’s that time of year …

Lauren Riley fell foul last week of Alan Sugar, but the two-and-a-half-year qualified solicitor reckons she’s still got big plans

Gruesome gavel

Law in Action broadcaster picks up fourth honour, while the man at the centre of the row over tbe legality of the Iraq war joins him in University of Law’s hall of fame

Regulator demands young London lawyer cough up £2,000 for misconduct, while his Bar Council election bid goes down in flames

The Criminal Bar Association and the Bar Council hung the junior bar and solicitors out to dry, says Manchester silk

Pollsters YouGov produce a ridiculous e-fit of a those are keen on things legal -- pet birds, reindeer steak and Pixie Lott also get a big look in

Male barristers and judges bag a whopping 77% more dosh in general than their female counterparts, while the chaps on solicitor side are 25% better off

Going mobile

Prince Harry’s former girlfriend has jacked in City legal practice amid suggestions that she probably found it just that little bit too boring

Doughty Street Chambers crime specialist Tunde Okewale adds gentlemen’s bible accolade to his 2014 “hottie barrister” position

Freshfields enters a fitness trainer into Tour de Law competition, who, funnily enough, manages to cycle faster than just about everyone else

Gargantuan joke

Twitter storm rages as Irish footballers’ association whips contentious article from its website

Fewer than 9% of law graduates went to private schools, but up to 40% of young lawyers at City legal practices and commercial sets were privately educated

Recruitment website typo gets hearts racing, but actual salary is far more like what you’d expect

Law career hopes of solicitor-to-be dashed

On reflection, the real story of the Bar Council conference was the smart casual on display

Chasing the work