Author: Polly Botsford

Freshfields’ pro bono team helps secure victory in Supreme Court asylum torture case
Sri Lankan appellant wins case against Home Office

UCL law professor: Lawyers who draft dodgy non-disclosure clauses could be perverting the course of justice
Government announces measures to prevent victims being silenced by using NDAs

Robert Gordon University teams up with Addleshaw Goddard to launch legal tech module
Creators of AI robot, 'Kira', also tied-in with new offering

Social media sackings ignore rights to privacy and free expression
UK courts are unduly harsh on employees sacked for their foolish social media posts, argues UCL Professor Virginia Mantouvalou

High Court blocks ex-Linklaters director from revealing what he called firm’s ‘struggle with women in the workplace’
Injunction stops former employee disclosing information concerning three incidents

Law professor pens self-help book on how to do less tedious life admin
Turn yourself into a 'super doer', says Columbia Law School's Elizabeth Emens

Attorney General: ‘I would be no lawyer at all if I allowed my private or political view to obtrude my legal judgement’
Geoffrey Cox QC rallies to defend himself -- and the need for legal professional privilege in 'exquisitely sensitive' circumstances

Law second most popular degree choice after psychology, data reveals
As lecturers call for UCAS deadline application overhaul

Oxford University students launch petition calling for top law professor’s removal over alleged homophobia
Legal Twitterati condemns 'snowflake students'

Ex-army MP calls Leigh Day chief ‘dishonest’, claiming he has ‘completely destroyed’ lives of British soldiers
Tense committee session pits Iraq torture lawyer against parliamentarians

Legal Entrepreneurs Podcast: There’s a lot of excitement and freedom to running your own show
Goodwill can come your way if you start your own business, says Legal Cheek founder Alex Aldridge

AI isn’t about cutting solicitor numbers, says SRA
While regulator attacked over SQE for doing 'violence to the law'

May the force be with the Baroness! Lady Hale to star as Yoda in space-themed play at Gray’s Inn
All Hale the new Jedi master

DWF to offer earn-while-you-learn solicitor apprenticeships
Rookies rotate through eight seats as part of intense training programme

Government publishes Brexit legal advice in full
Just a day after MPs found it in contempt of parliament

‘Alexa, who dunnit?’ Amazon Echo could be pivotal evidence in double murder trial in the US
Judge orders disclosure of device's recordings

Brexit case that ‘could decide the fate of the nation’ heard by 27 judges in Luxembourg
Opinion due on 4 December

Cost of super-exam is a ‘major concern’, says Junior Lawyers’ Division
SQE fees could hit £4,500, but prep course prices remain unknown

Final legal advice on Brexit to be disclosed to MPs
'Legal professional privilege' gets rare airtime in Commons

Ofsted criticises BPP’s apprenticeship programme
Education giant hits back; says systems for tracking legal apprentices are 'robust'