Author: Legal Cheek
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. Nottingham barrister Matthew O’Grady triumphs in YourBarristerBoyfriend regional hottie list 2. Solicitor at top...
Morning round-up: Friday 29 November
More laws are needed as religion declines, says Lord Sumption [The Telegraph] Human Rights Court...
Video: using racism to promote your law firm
This ill-judged ad by US law firm McCutcheon & Hamner has caused anger in the...
Morning round-up: Thursday 28 November
Longest-serving appeal judge, Sir John Laws, questions Lord Bingham’s rule that Strasbourg is final authority...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 27 November
Sony files patent for “SmartWig” [BBC News] Labour seizes on £56.4m under-spend on legal aid...
Male barrister hotness by region: an infographic
YourBarristerBoyfriend’s list of the ’21 Hottest Regional Male Barristers’ — released this morning as a...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 26 November
Short jail terms are bad for criminals, says Lord Neuberger: Sentences under six months ‘disrupt...
‘Fit sexy law lecturer’ of the week
Spotted on London Craigslist… Click on screenshot to enlarge. Image via Meme Crunch Follow @legalcheek...
Morning round-up: Monday 25 November
“No longer will it be possible for youngsters from ordinary backgrounds, let alone poor backgrounds,...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. 5 types of lawyer who are destroying the legal profession 2. Daily Mail readers’...
Morning round-up: Friday 22 November
Russell Brand: “I’m suing The Sun on Sunday” [Digital Spy] I'm suing the Sun on...
How to land a training contract during the Graduate Diploma in Law
Legal Cheek’s Alex Aldridge met University of Law employability programme manager Joanne Rourke and picked...
Morning round-up: Thursday 21 November
Man accused of flinging fish guts round office of top Sussex solicitor [The Argus] 12KBW...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 20 November
Secret recordings bring into question the independence of a review into claims of institutional racism...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 19 November
An “object lesson in how modern litigation should not be conducted” [Solicitors Journal] Last British...
This virtual tour of the Inns of Court is pretty cool
To brighten up your Monday morning, why not fly like an eagle around the Inns...
Morning round-up: Monday 18 November
Barristers’ strike threat over cuts to legal aid [Channel 4 News] Top solicitor accused of...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. The 18 stages of the LPC 2. Downton Abbey or The Judiciary? 3. Newspaper...
Morning round-up: Friday 15 November
Legal drama Silk wins Writers’ Guild drama award [BBC News] Strong opposition to switching to...
Morning round-up: Thursday 14 November
Jesus’ crucifixion was legal, scholar says [Time] Ex-City lawyer outsourcers grow 400% and plot to...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 13 November
Too little too late as Daily Mail “corrects” bogus human rights splash [UK Human Rights...