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Lady Hale ‘not easy to deal with’, says ex-colleague

Others suggest she was treated 'more harshly' than the men and held back from court president role

Feb 4 2020 3:43pm

Top law lecturers express urgent concerns over SQE as they call on regulator to delay roll-out

Too much uncertainty for uni-hopefuls to make 'educated decision', says Committee of Heads of UK Law Schools

Feb 4 2020 11:28am
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Revealed: The best chambers for training and quality of work 2020

The results from the latest Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey are in

Feb 4 2020 9:03am

Law Society fire: I was one of the diners told to evacuate

Around 150 firefighters battled blaze over weekend at historic building on Chancery Lane

Feb 3 2020 12:01pm

Research: Half of lawyers suffer ‘Sunday night fear’

Over 60% calling in sick as a result

Feb 3 2020 10:32am

BSB to introduce single pupil barrister recruitment timetable

Standardised approach will be 'fairer', says regulator

Feb 3 2020 9:11am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Feb 3 2020 9:00am

Fox baseball bat QC breaks silence

Jolyon Maugham tweets for first time since Boxing Day

Jan 31 2020 2:31pm

Bar diversity latest: white, male and privately educated

Profession becoming gradually more diverse, says regulator -- but 'more to be done'

Jan 31 2020 11:32am

Watch out for ‘deepfake’ evidence forgery, family lawyer warns

Byron James says his client's voice was manipulated to create fake recording of threat to other side

Jan 31 2020 8:52am
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Best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Jan 31 2020 7:54am

Lost luggage judge Peter Smith is back at the bar

He retired from the High Court amid controversy in 2017

Jan 30 2020 3:40pm

14 law firms named in LGBT top 100 employer list

Newcastle City Council takes top spot

Jan 30 2020 6:58am

Allen & Overy ramps up graduate recruitment in Belfast hub

Hike in support roles follows launch of Northern Ireland TC

Jan 29 2020 11:23am

Junior lawyer on salary of £78,000 reveals parents still pay most of her bills

WiFi ✅ water ✅ electric ✅ health insurance ✅ uni fees ✅

Jan 29 2020 8:41am

‘Should I negotiate my training contract salary?’

I have accepted an offer from a UK top 50 firm

Jan 28 2020 12:16pm

Give all law students unconscious bias training, top judge suggests

As part of a range of measures put forward by senior French and British figures to improve progression of women in law

Jan 28 2020 11:20am

Don’t risk ‘dying a martyr’ for your home town accent, warns barrister who rose from poverty

Hashi Mohamed argues that changing the way you speak to get on life doesn't mean compromising your identity

Jan 28 2020 10:14am

Supreme Scots! Hodge named president Reed’s right-hand man

Reshuffle on UK's top bench follows Hale exit

Jan 27 2020 1:41pm

Junior barrister offers her top 15 tips to pupillage interview success

Accept it's a competition but don't sweat the small stuff, says Red Lion Chambers' Joanna Hardy

Jan 27 2020 10:51am
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SRA waited three years to stop disbarred bomb hoax barrister from working for solicitors

Exclusive: Michael Shrimpton has been arguing cases in court despite being disbarred

Jan 27 2020 9:04am