Author: Legal Cheek
Lord McAlpine’s Solicitor Warns Wannabes Off Career In Law
We picked up today’s The Times interview (£) with Lord McAlpine’s solicitor, Andrew Reid, in...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 13 December
Broadcasters pushing for cameras in court only want ‘rape, blood and gore’, claims peer [Press...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Trainee retention rates dip in 2012 as post-recession recovery falters [Legal Week] Judge credits knife-wielding...
Solicitor In N-Word Row
Earlier this week a letter was published by a newspaper in Stoke which took issue...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 12 December
Gay marriage row: Ukip plans to derail David Cameron [The Guardian] Why are dead people...
End Of The Day Round-Up
39 Essex Street’s Justine Thornton’s admiration for Dechert’s Miriam Gonzalez [Grazia] Gay marriage to be...
Better Late Than Never: Lawyers – Gangnam Style
Yesterday University of Southampton law student Tommy Chuang released ‘Lawyer Style’ – as far as...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 11 December
‘There are now more lawyers in the country than police officers. Why is that?’ [Mail...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Chief prosecutor supports scrapping law against insults [The Telegraph] Lincoln’s Inn Christmas tree [Emma-Jane Tritton...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 10 December
Six fat cat lawyers get £½MILLION each a year legal aid [The Sun] A much-used...
Legal Cheek Top Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories
1. Dinah Rose QC: ‘Marry A House-Husband!’ 2. ‘You Can’t Touch Me I’m A Solicitor’...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Lord Justice Leveson takes time out from Oz backpacker trail to deliver speech on privacy...
39 Essex Street Barrister Justine Thornton Unveils Her Christmas Card
Pictured alongside hubby Ed, a politician, and her two young sons, the Thornton family’s main...
NOT GUILTY: Trainee Solicitor Cleared Of Racial Abuse At Lap Dancing Club
The trainee solicitor accused of racially abusing a bouncer at a Leeds lap dancing club...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 7 December
High Court judge accused of jumping red light tries to have case thrown out because...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Dinah Rose QC’s husband responds to her “Marry a house-husband!” comment [Standard.co.uk] Latest on the...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 6 December
Legal Cheek at the Google campus: in tweets via competing hashtags [#legalcheek #legalcheeklive] When Britain’s...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Law student jailed after he attacked fellow undergraduate following row in lecture theatre [The Sentinel]...
Court Told Of Trainee’s Lap-Dance Club Nightmare
UPDATE: Friday 7 December 9am – Michael Peters found not guilty. The trial of a...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 5 December
Free the Press, free the Judges [The Independent] Law firms: the priciest partnerships [The Economist]...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Judge Peter Bowers reprimanded over ‘burglary takes courage’ remarks [BBC News] Statement from the Office...