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...
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...
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...
Morning round-up: Monday 11 November
Gianni Sonvico: Body found in search for barrister [The Independent] Christian coronations of future monarchs...
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...
Morning round-up: Friday 8 November
David Blunkett recordings “discovered in lawyer’s safe” [BBC News] Ex-police officer jailed for “offering to...
Do barristers really ‘christen’ their wigs?
In the Evening Standard today an unnamed criminal barrister discusses a ritual called “christening the...
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...
Morning round-up: Thursday 7 November
Joshua Rozenberg: Phrasing the question on prisoner votes [The Guardian] The greatest courtroom dramas of...
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...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 6 November
Criminal defendants could “phone in” court appearances from home using Skype and FaceTime to cut...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 5 November
Search still on for missing Islington barrister last seen in Tower Hill [Islington Gazette] Retiring...