Author: Thomas Connelly

End of the day round-up

New legal battle over gay adverts on London buses [The Telegraph] In praise of…Lord Neuberger...

Oct 17 2013 4:17pm

End of the day round-up

Prisoners lose right to vote appeal at Supreme Court [The Mirror] Supreme Court judge lashes...

Oct 16 2013 4:45pm

End of the day round-up

Judges lose their Sky TV at taxpayer funded lodgings [The Telegraph] David Tennat to star...

Oct 15 2013 4:39pm

Law student posts semi-naked selfies on Twitter in bid to fund legal textbook costs

A London-based law student has come up with an unconventional way of funding the cost...

Oct 4 2013 9:00am

End of the day round-up

Justin Bieber escapes criminal charges after judge deems him ‘immature’ for allegedly spitting in neighbour’s...

Oct 3 2013 4:18pm

End of the day round-up

How much are you hated by the Daily Mail? [UsVsTh3m] Courts are too soft on...

Oct 2 2013 4:20pm

End of the day round-up

Bob Dylan’s hair, and eight other unusual legal settlements [ABA Journal] Trainee solicitor guilty of...

Sep 27 2013 4:40pm

10 law firm ads that are so bad they’re good

By bringing in international ad agency M&C Saatchi to market its services to the public,...

Sep 27 2013 1:39pm

Ill-thought through university law faculty advert of the week

It seems that no one at Bradford University anticipated the comic effect of someone actually...

Sep 26 2013 9:45am

End of the day round-up

“Uh oh *Chris Grayling plans for “dealing with the ECHR” klaxon*” [@AdamWagner1 on Twitter] Hackers...

Sep 25 2013 4:53pm

End of the day round-up

Raccoon disrupts US courtroom [Sun Herald] Former Law Society Council member attacked her elderly parents...

Sep 24 2013 4:17pm

The 10 best law student meltdowns on Vine

While lawyers have been slow to embrace iPhone app Vine, law students have seized upon...

Sep 17 2013 9:33am

The 10 best vac scheme selfies of the summer

Following the popularity of the ‘The 15 best mini-pupil selfies of the summer’, we returned...

Aug 28 2013 9:29am

Which of these loathsome politicians, sponging royals and inconsequential celebs are honorary Inns of Court benchers?

Seven of these famous figures are Inns of Court benchers, the other seven aren’t. Can...

Aug 21 2013 10:34am

The 15 best mini-pupil selfies of the summer

Trawlers of Instagram and Twitter will doubtless have noticed that the social media trend of...

Aug 20 2013 9:36am

Beware the Twitter wrath of the disgruntled mini-pupil

A mini-pupil has given a memorable demonstration of work experience disenchantment in the social media...

Aug 9 2013 9:51am

4 Breams Buildings removes chambers profile of Robert Colover after he becomes target of email hate campaign

The chambers of the barrister suspended from handling sex cases after calling a paedophile’s victim...

Aug 8 2013 12:33pm

Justin Bieber ramps up social media presence in bid to develop personal injury and general litigation practice

US lawyer Justin Bieber, the owner of Philadelphia-based J.Bieber Law, has launched a social media...

Aug 8 2013 9:17am

Why it’s risky to dance like nobody’s watching when the court has CCTV

A police officer in Italy’s supreme court has achieved global YouTube fame after being caught...

Aug 7 2013 12:18pm

The worst attempt at a fraudulent personal injury claim ever?

Viral video website site Break.com released footage over the weekend of what may well be...

Aug 5 2013 1:11pm

Angel Chambers family law barrister in top bodybuilding competition win

Christina Chinnock of Angel Chambers in Swansea has scooped one of the top prizes at...

Jul 31 2013 12:37pm