Author: Thomas Connelly

Cool off this unseasonably warm December with an ‘ice cream with lawyer’

All these enticing scoops of ice cream lack are some solicitor and barrister sprinkles…

Dec 16 2013 9:34am

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“This strike does not have to happen” [Nigel Pascoe QC’s Blog] Ukip councillor claims human...

Dec 13 2013 4:02pm

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Jurors in fraud trial of TV cook’s former assistants are told to ignore Prime Minister’s...

Dec 12 2013 4:40pm

12 of the least glamorous court buildings in England and Wales

Certain courts will never grace the pages of glossy law school brochures — with good...

Dec 12 2013 9:05am

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Scientology is a religion, rules Supreme Court [The Telegraph] Paul Hastings lawyer pays £75 million...

Dec 11 2013 2:16pm

The roaring eBay trade in law school notes

Following our recent story about the Kennedys solicitor who’s flogging her old GDL and LPC...

Dec 11 2013 9:42am

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The Bar’s worst chambers profile pics [Your Barrister Boyfriend] The first same-sex weddings in England...

Dec 10 2013 4:04pm

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Boat race protester Trenton Oldfield saved by non-Oxbridge lawyer [The Independent] 1,000 crime solicitors to...

Dec 9 2013 4:35pm

Kingston Crown Court unveils a lunch deal of such complexity that even lawyers can’t understand it

Can anyone decipher the meaning of Kingston Crown Court’s incredibly complicated lunch deal?

Dec 9 2013 1:07pm

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Christian woman loses legal challenge over right not to work on Sundays [The Independent] Women...

Dec 5 2013 4:12pm

The story of a law lecture: in 15 (possibly ill-judged) smartphone photos

The law students of England and Wales have tweeted some amazing pictures of what they...

Dec 5 2013 8:58am

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Solicitor who attacked her own parents could face jail after fleecing Law Society out of...

Dec 4 2013 4:23pm

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Why the “forced caesarean” story was wrong [BuzzFeed] Full judgment in the “forced caesarean” case...

Dec 3 2013 4:21pm

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Peaches Geldof and Ian Watkins: is social media the end of contempt of court? [New...

Dec 2 2013 4:05pm

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The first televised appeal court hearing outside London takes place at Nottingham Crown Court [Sky...

Nov 29 2013 4:01pm

The 16 finest lawyer Movember tashes

Throughout the month we’ve been keeping track of the moustaches being grown by the nation’s...

Nov 29 2013 9:02am

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Cheryl Cole wins X Factor payout after suing show’s producers for £1.4m [BBC News] The...

Nov 28 2013 4:21pm

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Gay snub Cornish B&B owners lose Supreme Court appeal [BBC News] Court hears claim that...

Nov 27 2013 5:17pm

Video: a really, really bad attempt at a personal injury claim

CCTV footage has emerged of an incredibly poor attempt to win personal injury damages involving,...

Nov 27 2013 4:27pm

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Lawyer decorates house with 502,165 Christmas lights, shatters world record [The Atlantic] Video of lawyer’s...

Nov 26 2013 4:38pm

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City lawyer caught driving at 109mph in his Bentley on the M5 [Express & Echo]...

Nov 25 2013 4:02pm