Author: Legal Cheek

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Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Junior lawyer MP guilty of perverting the course of justice in speeding ticket case
Property law specialist Fiona Onasanya lied to police to avoid prosecution
Uber drivers are workers, says Court of Appeal
Next stop, the Supreme Court?

Lords uphold findings against Blackstone barrister Lord Lester
Veteran equality champion self-reports to Bar Standards Board

The most impressive law firm offices — 2019 edition
Imagine going to work in these buildings!

How do I tell my training firm I’m accepting an NQ position elsewhere?
One soon-to-be associate needs readers' help

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

‘I went into the office on Tuesday morning and didn’t leave until Sunday,’ claims ex-magic circle trainee solicitor ‘Max Johnson’
The Guardian publishes astonishing claim by anonymised source

The best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

SRA spent £3.1 million on failed Leigh Day case — here’s what it could have bought instead
Yacht, private island or a seemingly endless supply of Nando's?

Slaughter and May ups newly-qualified solicitor pay by 4% to £83,000
Xmas bonuses for junior lawyers and trainees, too

ECJ says UK can reverse Brexit
Ahead of crucial Commons vote on PM's deal tomorrow
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Law Society likes tweet criticising SRA’s new digital badge
Then unlikes it

The best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

50% boost to pupil pay minimum from September 2019
£18,436 in London and £15,728 elsewhere

Junior barrister and underwear model David Gandy celebrate birth of their baby girl
The couple have been dating for two years

Let public access courts through smartphones, says Lord Chief Justice
Top judge backs mobile ‘optimised’ hearings