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

Aug 20 2014 12:38pm

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

Aug 20 2014 9:19am

Legal pic of the day

Bit of a mug

Aug 19 2014 4:56pm

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

Aug 19 2014 2:53pm

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

Aug 15 2014 9:08am

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

Aug 13 2014 2:30pm

Court canteens — menus range from the ridiculous to the dangerous

Court canteens — menus range from the ridiculous to the dangerous

Aug 13 2014 9:41am

Legal pic of the day

Don’t spend it all in one place…

Aug 12 2014 4:31pm

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

Aug 12 2014 1:09pm

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

Aug 8 2014 12:42pm

#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…

Aug 7 2014 9:35am

Legal pic of the day

Moving moment

Aug 6 2014 4:34pm

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

Aug 6 2014 1:26pm

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

Aug 5 2014 9:28am

Legal pic of the day

Legal hurdles

Jul 30 2014 4:36pm

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

Jul 30 2014 2:30pm

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

Jul 30 2014 11:38am

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

Jul 30 2014 9:06am

Legal pic of the day

Notice board niggles

Jul 29 2014 4:25pm

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

Jul 29 2014 12:14pm

Law: the fantasy Vs the reality

Life as a solicitor or barrister isn't always what it seems

Jul 29 2014 9:18am