Author: Thomas Connelly

A lawyer’s commuting hell: distilled

Nobody enjoys commuting less than in-house lawyer Twitter sensation Legal Bizzle Has the journey to...

Nov 25 2013 9:22am

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ECHR recognises claims for defamation of the dead [Inforrm’s Blog] The full judgement by the...

Nov 22 2013 3:56pm

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Wikipedia sends cease-and-desist letter to PR firm offering paid edits to site [The Guardian] The...

Nov 21 2013 4:04pm

Black belt barrister promotes mixed civil practice through martial arts home video

A barrister uses Tae Kwon Do to demonstrate her toughness

Nov 21 2013 9:14am

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Car firm ordered to pay up after failed job on lawyer’s vintage car [Evening Standard]...

Nov 20 2013 3:55pm

10 things you wouldn’t expect to find in a law textbook

Legal textbooks hold all sorts of surprises… A land law textbook dedicated to…’Cornflake’. Who dedicates...

Nov 20 2013 11:31am

May the day never come that a lawyer is forced to sing this G4S company rock song

Did you know that the global security company which lawyers fear could land a legal...

Nov 20 2013 9:11am

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Chris Grayling seeks legal clarification over EU charter of fundamental rights [The Guardian] Solicitor found...

Nov 19 2013 4:31pm

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Drink driver told he can live in his car despite being banned from the road...

Nov 18 2013 3:53pm

Note to Guardian sub-editors: wrong procedure rules

Without wishing to appear pedantic…

Nov 18 2013 1:50pm

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Complex fraud trial threatened as barristers decline work at reduced rate [The Guardian] Top judge:...

Nov 15 2013 3:54pm

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Lesbian couple “refused IVF” take legal action [The Telegraph] Criminal legal aid specialists meet Grayling...

Nov 14 2013 4:14pm

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John McCririck loses his age discrimination case against Channel 4 [The Telegraph] Charlie Sheen “anus...

Nov 13 2013 4:10pm

Why are so many law students selling their pants online?

It wouldn’t be very scientific to attempt to draw conclusions about the indebted state of...

Nov 13 2013 1:20pm

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David Allen Green: Does the United Kingdom need a written constitution? [Financial Times] Diversity League...

Nov 12 2013 2:23pm

The 18 stages of the LPC

A journey through the sorrow and the joy of the Legal Practice Course (LPC) It...

Nov 12 2013 11:56am

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The Bar pays tribute to Hardwicke Building barrister Steven Weddle who died in his sleep...

Nov 11 2013 4:00pm

Downton Abbey or The Judiciary?

Downton Abbey addicts in need of a period drama fix after the end of series...

Nov 11 2013 12:56pm

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Schoolgirl aged 12 stuns sister by calling in lawyer over contract to borrow her trainers...

Nov 8 2013 4:06pm

This is not just footage of Middle Temple. This is M&S footage of Middle Temple

Large chunks of the new Marks and Spencer’s Christmas ad, which debuted on TV last...

Nov 8 2013 12:56pm