Author: Judge John Hack

Direct access in spotlight after barrister is slapped with 11 misconduct findings

Immigration specialist vows to appeal ruling, which came after he had been named and shamed by ombudsman at the end of last year

May 26 2015 10:00am

Defendant tells judge that Solomon the cuddly owl will defend him

Pensioner frustrated by crumbling US public defender service turns to a piece taxidermy for legal advice; lessons for UK legal aid?

May 22 2015 4:06pm

Two City firms launch sci-fi recruitment tool in bid to boost diversity

Hogan Lovells and Baker & McKenzie rush to front line of technology-assisted scheme to make City legal practice more representative of wider society

May 22 2015 2:29pm

The Judge Rules: The money’s good, so get it while it lasts

Junior City lawyers are bathing in big pay rises, but money isn’t everything -- just ask those in practice

May 22 2015 11:17am

Linklaters takes trainee pay honours for English firms — just days after Hogan Lovells shot to top spot

Magic circle firm also boosts cash for qualifying solicitors but this time falls short of transatlantic rivals and Slaughter and May

May 22 2015 7:31am

Doughty Street barrister a pawn in Clooney prank on Pitt

Hollywood mega-star seems to think his human rights missus is a criminal law specialist, who will spring him from jail when he snaps his fingers

May 21 2015 2:11pm

Vast majority of crime barristers back picket lines to oppose legal aid reforms

First challenge for newbie Justice Secretary Gove could be to dodge his way through striking lawyers looking to block “dual provider scheme”

May 21 2015 12:06pm

Was Osama bin Laden doing law revision when raided by special forces?

US spooks reveal the al-Qaeda supremo was leafing through LSE-educated solicitor’s book in the hours before he met his end

May 21 2015 10:19am

Hogan Lovells boosts trainee and NQ wedge to join Slaughters at top of English pay table

Anglo-US firm waves two fingers at UK deflation as it pumps up newly-qualified salaries by 7.5%

May 20 2015 3:12pm

Hollywood comes to a Nottinghamshire high street law firm

This solicitors’ outfit clearly wanted to get into the media with an easy PR stunt -- so here’s the story

May 20 2015 1:06pm

Market recovery in question as three law firms wield redundancy axe

Could flurry of lay-offs at Hill Dickinson, Capsticks and Plexus Law be the beginning of something?

May 19 2015 4:02pm

Chuka ‘no’ shocka, Sir Keir declines – only Lamb remains as lawyer party leader candidate

But is former East Anglia employment partner actually being led to electoral slaughter?

May 19 2015 9:03am

Top QC in househusband U-turn as she tells young women lawyers to share domestic chores

Dinah Rose backtracks on advice to young women lawyers to find "someone to have dinner on the table"

May 18 2015 3:35pm

Exposed: mysterious lawyer charting conquests in sex autobiography is ex-Herbert Smith and Clyde & Co

Exclusive: Twitter slip-up sees solicitor's identity uncovered by Legal Cheek following anonymous Mail Online article

May 18 2015 12:20pm

Sheffield barrister that fled justice given four years for assaulting girl

Crimewatch alert led to arrest at Birmingham Airport of former St John’s Buildings lawyer

May 15 2015 3:26pm

The Judge Rules: publicly listed law firms will mean even fewer training contracts

Gateley’s move this week closer to the door of the London Stock Exchange signals the advance of yet another factor law students and young lawyers will have to confront

May 15 2015 12:14pm

University of Law and students in row over legality of obscene songs

Law school claims Town Police Clauses Act 1847 still applies -- students not so sure

May 15 2015 10:45am

City firms silent on whether they will follow PwC in ignoring A-level results

Big Four accountancy firm shocks recruitment market and stuns Square Mile law firms with its bid to boost diversity

May 15 2015 9:08am

Lawyer rugby tackles client in court to foil escape bid

Wallabies call-up must be next for a man who practises in one of the most exotic and remote parts of the world

May 14 2015 3:25pm

Campaigners at war over Human Rights Act petition

Online bid to force a referendum has picked up nearly 200,000 signatures, but the experts reckon it’s counterproductive

May 14 2015 9:22am

Research: sleep-starved barristers are court zombies

The profession is stressed out and depressed, according to the Bar Council’s own survey, with a fifth saying they would never recommend it as a career

May 13 2015 12:10pm