Author: Legal Cheek

Is there a case for the legal system to turn to European-style justice? [The Telegraph]...

This is how the first strike in the Bar’s history looked

Lawyers protesting outside courts over legal aid cuts [BBC News] Criminal barristers should have justice,...

Today it has been widely reported that BNP leader Nick Griffin has been declared bankrupt....

One thousand lawyers paid at least £100k a year from public purse…as they threaten strike...

Murderers could get hundreds of years in jail to get round European Court ban [The...

M&S, Muslim employees and the tricky issue of reasonable accommodation [UK Human Rights Blog] M&S...

Oxford University wins claim against Oxford Law School [BBC News] Former criminal barrister Anna Soubry...

1. This is what happens when UCL law students who share a flat have a...

Leveson lovers off the hook after “whitewash”: Legal panel dismisses claims about press inquiry barristers...

At the risk of appearing puerile, may we draw your attention to one of Turkey’s...

Simon Hughes appointed justice minister in place of Lord McNally in surprise reshuffle [The Guardian]...

St John’s Chambers’ Lucy Reed — who blogs at Pink Tape — becomes the first...

“The war for talent is bollocks!” [Legal Business] UK supreme court wins independence from government…in...

Right-to-die challenge reaches Supreme Court [BBC News] Live from 10am: the right-to-die Supreme Court hearing...

1. 12 of the least glamorous court buildings in England and Wales 2. Frontman of...

After navigating the tortuous application process… …you’ve made it onto a prized winter vac scheme....

How has this escaped Twitter’s attention? [Shit places I go to in pupillage] Queen angry...

The growing separation between recovering London and the struggling rest of the country poses an...