Author: Thomas Connelly
Law student sells soul
The soul of a law student has been placed on Gumtree…
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Judge raps teenagers after photo of pair grinning in dock was posted on Facebook [Leicester...
Law students hit hardest by Oxford Uni email error revealing worst performers
A fifth of the students identified in an email listing the worst-performers in last term’s...
Breaking Bad lawyer Saul Goodman has a website
In anticipation of the launch of Breaking Bad spin-off ‘Better call Saul’ later this year,...
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10 gaffes and indiscretions from the famously outspoken former justice secretary Kenneth Clarke [The Telegraph]...
A journey into the mind of a lawyer-hating troll
Ever wondered what the lawyer-hating commenters on high quality forums such as the Mail Online...
This lawyer sounds just like Kermit the Frog
Can you tell the difference between the voice of Alfred Kwinter (“Canada’s premier legal expert...
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Peers set to block law on being annoying in public [BBC News] The extremely wide...
This Facebook post doesn’t inspire confidence in the jury system
Defendants (and their lawyers) appearing at Teeside Crown Court next week may be interested to...
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“No one is a bad public speaker, only untrained” (via @jamiesusskind) [The Guardian] At last,...
How to get the Daily Mail onside
If demonstrating your desperation through a strike doesn’t change the mind of your foes, simply...
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Corporate solicitor turned away from Ashes test match due to alleged inappropriateness of her dress...
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“Why law?” It’s the question every would-be law student dreads [The Guardian] Barrister David Lonsdale...
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Simon Myerson QC: MoJ’s ad hoc statistical release is “mendacious bullshit” [Pupillage And How To...
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Councillor claims she is a barrister but she has never been called to the Bar...
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Drink-drive trainee solicitor “misunderstood” effect of alcohol [South Wales Guardian] Blow for Nigella Lawson and...
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“At least Mr Myerson has the courage to use his own name when being ‘witty’…I...
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Real-life meth dealer called Walter White sentenced to 12 years in prison [Vanity Fair] Discussing...
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Solicitors pass motion of no-confidence in Law Society president and chief executive [Legal Futures] The...
Who puts a speed camera on their Christmas card?
Joyless law firm Christmas card of 2013 goes to Brian Koffman & Co Solicitors for...
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Meet the first barrister who’s nominated HIMSELF for ‘Barrister Hottie’ [YourBarristerBoyfriend] A&O turns to BPP...