Author: Judge John Hack
Law firm faces Twitter accusation of plagiarising newspaper articles
Legal commentator doyen Joshua Rozenberg leads the charge against a high street practice that appears to have a penchant for lifting other writers’ words
Comedy counsel storm the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival punters can’t move without tripping over a barrister -- or someone playing at being a barrister -- about to jump on stage
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Bit of a mug
Official survey: bar students are rubbish at ethics
Latest figures show tumbling pass rates on vocational course exam -- with bar regulators scratching their heads over the cause
Exclusive interview: Judge Rinder on life as Britain’s newest reality TV star
2 Hare Court barrister Rob Rinder talks to Legal Cheek about being the UK’s answer to Judge Judy
Tory councillor charged with faking law degree and bar course qualification
Legal Cheek broke the original story of Bar Council investigation flaws that led to arrest as Monika Juneja now faces seven counts
Court canteens — menus range from the ridiculous to the dangerous
Court canteens — menus range from the ridiculous to the dangerous
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Don’t spend it all in one place…
Legal Cheek’s exclusive Robin Williams tribute — comedy genius broke into films playing a lawyer
Renowned American comedian and actor started movie career in forgettable role as a courtroom hack
Young lawyer shortlist announced for Law Society ‘excellence awards’
The Law Society’s excellent adventure kicks off again this year with 17 award categories for solicitors, including a gong for training
#ThrowbackThursday: Back to the Future II basically predicted the legal aid cuts
Spookily, 1989 cult classic Back to the Future II — which is set in 2015 — forecast not only hipster fashion, but the end of lawyers…
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Moving moment
Too many lawyers? Blame the bankers
The rocketing number of law graduates -- and the topsy-like growth of the legal profession over the last generation -- has got The Times worried. But the numbers aren’t as simple as they seem
The unlucky law firm which went from sharing name with Holocaust denier to sharing name with terrorist group
David M Irving Solicitors may be rueing its 2007 ‘Isis Legal’ rebrand
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Legal hurdles
Judge told barrister to nip down to Chinese takeaway — for an interpreter
Glitch in outsourcing services blamed for lack of Mandarin speaker in trial at Cardiff Crown Court
Death of the training contract — solicitors’ regulator reforms rules to boost paralegal entry
A key historic plank of the solicitor qualification process is dying -- but the training contract is going not with a bang, but a whimper
Squatted magistrates court which hosted Occupy’s ‘trial of the 1%’ to become a luxury hotel
Two-and-a-half years on from the Occupy movement's foray into the provision of justice, the 1% get their revenge as spate of court sell-offs continues
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Notice board niggles
Crowdfunding latest — now a lawyer wants us to pay for her law firm
The craze of getting the general public to finance a business -- and run the risk of failure -- has taken a giant leap in the legal profession
Law: the fantasy Vs the reality
Life as a solicitor or barrister isn't always what it seems