Author: Polly Botsford
How the House of Lords might save us from a Trump University in Britain
Government’s controversial university bill has stormy ride through upper house
A good day at work? Not likely if you’re a lawyer
It's not just Trump and Brexit which are getting us down
Brexit’s Great Repeal Bill is a never-attempted ‘massive problem’: is Oxbridge prof stating the obvious to Lords’ committee?
There was also a lot of talk about Henry VIII clauses and Acquis Communautaire
From swimming lessons to solitary confinement — the highs and lows of human rights
A single week shows the diversity of ECHR cases
Withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights – the next Brexit?
Catgate PM talks of "clean break" with European court and convention
MoJ’s criminal bar pay proposals under fire over fears baby barristers will lose out
Legal aid changes described as 'a nasty whack for junior hacks'
‘Inexperienced’ solicitor struggling with 170 cases struck off for dishonesty
He paid client compensation out of his own pocket
Solicitorsupermarket.com coming soon?
Competition watchdog report focuses on price transparency -- oh and full independence for the SRA from the Law Society
Article 127: the new Brexit legal stumbling block?
And it wasn't a lawyer or a law academic who spotted it
High Court judge examines solicitor’s ‘highlighted’ LPC textbook in court battle over £4.6 million mortgage fraud bill
The book was "annotated in many parts"
Extrovert, introvert or ambivert – what type are you and does it matter?
The rise and rise of personality types and how law firms are approaching them
‘Litigator-in-chief’: Trump and his litany of lawsuits
Will he be the first ever US president to give evidence in open court?
Gove: make it harder to get onto the BPTC
Possible pro bono "levy" on City firms also gets a mention
‘It’s a scratchy response’: Committee chair shares his views on MoJ’s court fees feedback
Bob Neill MP, justice committee chair, tells Legal Cheek that MPs will continue to push for full review
Bar Council backs Truss’s calls for ‘wider pool of talent’ for judicial selection
Even though this means more non-barristers becoming judges
Judges’ recruitment difficulties need ‘urgent’ attention, says Lord Chief Justice
And low morale isn't helping
Kelvin Mackenzie CAN make ‘undoubtedly offensive’ comments about C4 newsreaders, says regulator
Sun columnist cleared of complaints brought by Muslim presenter
Law firms hire from the most limited university pool, research finds
And they spend the most amount of money in the process
Beyond Marmite: justice committee invites views on implications of Brexit
MPs say they want to steer clear of "for and against" arguments
DWF moves towards opening solicitor route to paralegal apprentices
Those with “exceptional potential” in line for shot at lawyer jobs
Lawyers anticipate ‘public discussion’ on government’s defence to Article 50 challenge
Government's legal arguments have been disclosed following high court decision