Author: Katie King

Law student makes official complaint against Warwick University over racism claim

Final year Mariam Abiru says she was singled out by a careers adviser for being black

Oct 13 2017 3:48pm

Uber launches appeal against London licence refusal

Provisional date set for what could be the most headline-hitting case since Article 50

Oct 13 2017 12:54pm

Where are all the vegan wigs?

More are shunning animal produce, yet the legal dress industry just won’t ditch its horsehair

Oct 13 2017 11:12am

Criminal Bar Association: ‘Horrible culture of shame’ allows judges to bully junior barristers

QC tells Legal Cheek some judges see mocking barristers as a sport

Oct 12 2017 1:41pm

Clifford Chance releases unseen video footage of its famous swimming pool

Cameras on set at one of the best corporate law perks in London

Oct 11 2017 10:40am

New multi-million pound megacourt described as ‘terrific advert for post-Brexit Britain’ given thumbs up from City

New Lord Chief Justice ‘delighted’ by news, that will see number of existing courts shut down

Oct 10 2017 12:27pm

Ex-magic circle lawyer lifts lid on City law’s psychological impact in candid debut novel

Book may seem extreme but covers very real problems in the profession, author tells Legal Cheek’s Katie King

Oct 10 2017 9:08am

11 things you’ll only understand if you study law at the University of Bristol

Queuing for law ball tickets? Ain’t nobody got time for that

Oct 5 2017 12:14pm

Warwick University careers adviser at centre of racism row after law student claims she was singled out for being black

Exclusive: Adviser allegedly quoted research and suggested BME candidates submit applications later than their white peers

Oct 4 2017 5:35pm

‘Fake law’: Professor debunks claims EU legally bound to punish Spain for Catalan violence

Nearly 40,000 retweets for #SpainOutOfEU call, but lawyer says Europe constrained to stay out of these disputes

Oct 2 2017 1:17pm

It’s official: We now have our first ever female Supreme Court president

Lady Hale hopes to see more female justices in the coming years

Oct 2 2017 11:31am

Save the date: 4 October will see first ever Supreme Court case heard by more than one woman

Lady Hale and Lady Black to rule on case about ethnic minority barrister’s discrimination claim

Sep 28 2017 9:07am

Full Leigh Day judgment revealed: Firm’s solicitors not ‘people who put financial advantage above professional duty’

But partner Martyn Day not ‘a credible, honest or convincing witness’, one tribunal member says

Sep 27 2017 10:36am

Law students are virtually barred from pursuing a career in legal aid anymore, unless they’re rich

74% say they’ve been put off the sector, I was one of them

Sep 27 2017 9:05am

Senior barrister told BPTC student ‘I don’t trust fags like you’, shocking new LGBT+ research reveals

Homophobia appears to be worse at the bar than it is across other workplaces

Sep 26 2017 9:28am