Author: Thomas Connelly
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City lawyer caught driving at 109mph in his Bentley on the M5 [Express & Echo]...
A lawyer’s commuting hell: distilled
Nobody enjoys commuting less than in-house lawyer Twitter sensation Legal Bizzle Has the journey to...
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ECHR recognises claims for defamation of the dead [Inforrm’s Blog] The full judgement by the...
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Wikipedia sends cease-and-desist letter to PR firm offering paid edits to site [The Guardian] The...
Black belt barrister promotes mixed civil practice through martial arts home video
A barrister uses Tae Kwon Do to demonstrate her toughness
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Car firm ordered to pay up after failed job on lawyer’s vintage car [Evening Standard]...
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...
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...
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Chris Grayling seeks legal clarification over EU charter of fundamental rights [The Guardian] Solicitor found...
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Drink driver told he can live in his car despite being banned from the road...
Note to Guardian sub-editors: wrong procedure rules
Without wishing to appear pedantic…
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Complex fraud trial threatened as barristers decline work at reduced rate [The Guardian] Top judge:...
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Lesbian couple “refused IVF” take legal action [The Telegraph] Criminal legal aid specialists meet Grayling...
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John McCririck loses his age discrimination case against Channel 4 [The Telegraph] Charlie Sheen “anus...
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...
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David Allen Green: Does the United Kingdom need a written constitution? [Financial Times] Diversity League...
The 18 stages of the LPC
A journey through the sorrow and the joy of the Legal Practice Course (LPC) It...
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The Bar pays tribute to Hardwicke Building barrister Steven Weddle who died in his sleep...
Downton Abbey or The Judiciary?
Downton Abbey addicts in need of a period drama fix after the end of series...
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Schoolgirl aged 12 stuns sister by calling in lawyer over contract to borrow her trainers...