Author: Judge John Hack

Barrister numbers destined to shrink dramatically, says young bar leader

Former Lord Chief Justice tries to buck up spirits at last weekend’s conference, but outlook still bleak for many and the prospect of fusion looms

Oct 22 2014 12:08pm

Judge triggers social media storm after berating lawyer for bringing new-born to court

US sole practitioner said she had no choice after adjournment application was thrown out -- highlighting difficulties women face in legal profession, which five London lawyers aim to tackle with new group

Oct 22 2014 10:25am

City partner’s daughter blows lid on Fieldfisher’s lunchtime pheasant farrago

Several things you didn’t know about post-rebranded Fieldfisher: the partners like posh lunches, preferably game bird-orientated; they don’t always get what they want; and their children are privy to internal memos

Oct 22 2014 9:06am

Legal pic of the day

Casser le plafond verre

Oct 21 2014 3:03pm

Pistorius sentence sparks Twitter row over what five years really means

This morning’s ruling sees the “Bladerunner” taken down to the cells, but will it be the final curtain for a plethora of parody Twitter accounts?

Oct 21 2014 1:23pm

Legal pic of the day

You're nicked

Oct 20 2014 4:30pm

Blogging barrister who self-referred to regulator over contempt now standing for Bar Council

Bar up-and-comer whose profile-raising attempts haven't always gone smoothly wants profession to "move with the times"

Oct 17 2014 10:38am

Come ride in my lime green Lamborghini, says law firm boss

Solicitors' firm chief exec loves his car so much that he wants to share it

Oct 9 2014 9:12am

Legal pic of the day

Top drafting

Oct 8 2014 4:36pm

The perils of paralegals — regulator bans Irwin Mitchell employee for litany of errors

Birmingham-based paralegal at national firm misled clients over damages and settlements

Oct 8 2014 3:10pm

Twitter row rumbles over of meaning of ‘lawyer’

A leading media rent-a-quote merchant reckons as long as you can say the word, you can adopt the title

Oct 8 2014 12:39pm

Research: Some City firms are not as white and male as you might think — but many still are

Exclusive Legal Cheek research reveals striking disconnect between representation of women at associate and partner levels alongside vastly different attitudes towards hiring ethnic minority lawyers

Oct 8 2014 9:19am

Addleshaw latest firm to release trainee retention figures — hitting 82%

National player retains marginally more autumn qualifiers than most rivals in further sign of tentative graduate recruitment market recovery

Oct 3 2014 9:31am

Legal pic of the day

Hunger games

Oct 2 2014 4:43pm

The 9 best humble-brags from lawyers as latest Legal 500 directory hits streets

A sure as night follows day, solicitors, barristers and law firms greet the release of the latest league table with the odd dollop of false humility

Oct 2 2014 12:34pm

Sir John Walsh of Branagh’s CV may be even more spectacular than Lord Harley of Counsel’s

Aussie barrister in challenge to Lancashire solicitor-advocate Alan Blacker (aka Lord Harley of Counsel) for crown of best CV on the internet

Oct 2 2014 9:26am

Research: lawyers viewed as warmly as sex workers‏

A mind boggling Venn diagram shows that the legal profession and the oldest profession are despised equally

Sep 29 2014 9:34am

Return of the Loadsamoney lawyers as magic circle partners enjoy extremely fine wines

Break out the red braces, start waving fistfuls of fifty pound notes and bray like something normally housed in a stables -- according to Freshfields, the good times are back

Sep 26 2014 9:58am

Legal pic of the day

Napery niceties

Sep 25 2014 4:07pm

Should the legal apprenticeship age limit be scrapped?

Current rules discriminate against legal profession vocational course graduates; while the prospect of the non-university, loafing-on-sofa route to qualification looms

Sep 25 2014 2:19pm

Former wannabe barrister and bliss guru smashes into paralegal market

The man who made a mint from ghost-writing student essays and then provided good vibration lifestyle advice is now knocking out cut-price legal advice

Sep 25 2014 12:27pm