Author: Legal Cheek

Morning round-up: Friday 22 November

Russell Brand: “I’m suing The Sun on Sunday” [Digital Spy] I'm suing the Sun on...

Nov 22 2013 7:39am

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...

Nov 21 2013 1:14pm

Morning round-up: Thursday 21 November

Man accused of flinging fish guts round office of top Sussex solicitor [The Argus] 12KBW...

Nov 21 2013 8:24am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 20 November

Secret recordings bring into question the independence of a review into claims of institutional racism...

Nov 20 2013 8:07am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 19 November

An “object lesson in how modern litigation should not be conducted” [Solicitors Journal] Last British...

Nov 19 2013 8:00am

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...

Nov 18 2013 9:36am

Morning round-up: Monday 18 November

Barristers’ strike threat over cuts to legal aid [Channel 4 News] Top solicitor accused of...

Nov 18 2013 7:48am

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...

Nov 16 2013 10:12am

Morning round-up: Friday 15 November

Legal drama Silk wins Writers’ Guild drama award [BBC News] Strong opposition to switching to...

Nov 15 2013 8:21am

Morning round-up: Thursday 14 November

Jesus’ crucifixion was legal, scholar says [Time] Ex-City lawyer outsourcers grow 400% and plot to...

Nov 14 2013 8:05am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 13 November

Too little too late as Daily Mail “corrects” bogus human rights splash [UK Human Rights...

Nov 13 2013 8:12am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 12 November

Nancy Dell’Olio reveals she’s launched legal action over Sven-Goran Eriksson’s tell-all book [Mail Online] Burglar...

Nov 12 2013 7:45am

Morning round-up: Monday 11 November

Gianni Sonvico: Body found in search for barrister [The Independent] Christian coronations of future monarchs...

Nov 11 2013 7:45am

Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories

1. QC dad of Made in Chelsea’s Hugo Taylor stars in weirdest law firm video...

Nov 9 2013 12:35pm

Morning round-up: Friday 8 November

David Blunkett recordings “discovered in lawyer’s safe” [BBC News] Ex-police officer jailed for “offering to...

Nov 8 2013 7:55am

Do barristers really ‘christen’ their wigs?

In the Evening Standard today an unnamed criminal barrister discusses a ritual called “christening the...

Nov 7 2013 3:09pm

What do Bar graduates think of the new Inns of Court scheme to create ‘dozens’ of extra pupillages next year?

The new Inns of Court subsidy scheme to help publicly-funded chambers offer more pupillages caused...

Nov 7 2013 12:41pm

Morning round-up: Thursday 7 November

Joshua Rozenberg: Phrasing the question on prisoner votes [The Guardian] The greatest courtroom dramas of...

Nov 7 2013 8:11am

11 things not to say at a law fair

With the law fair season in full swing, we persuaded Norton Rose Fulbright’s graduate recruitment...

Nov 6 2013 12:50pm

Morning round-up: Wednesday 6 November

Criminal defendants could “phone in” court appearances from home using Skype and FaceTime to cut...

Nov 6 2013 8:27am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 5 November

Search still on for missing Islington barrister last seen in Tower Hill [Islington Gazette] Retiring...

Nov 5 2013 8:10am