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Lawyers round on license-stripped Uber’s ‘dishonourable history’ as stricken company calls on Hogan Lovells to fight appeal
One says defending Uber is as out of fashion as defending Brexit, others think TfL’s decision is ‘Stalinist’
Fake Squire Patton Boggs website given court approval in bizarre decision
A training contract at squirepattonboggs.net may differ somewhat to scheme at squirepattonboggs.com
Morning round-up: Monday 25 September
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Commissioner ‘confident’ Labour-backed legal aid report, launched 100 days after Grenfell fire, will make it to the statute books
£400 million plan could revolutionise justice system
Jones Day junior lawyer runs marathon in a three-piece suit
Tells Legal Cheek he woke up at 5am every day to fit in morning run
Chemsex junior barrister opens up about boyfriend’s death and his suspension from legal profession
Henry Hendron admits he turned to drugs to escape the pressure of his legal career
Cardiff in law school first as it unveils live lion mascot
It’s the pride of the Russell Group university
9am lectures should be scrapped
Research says students work better if they start later, but will law schools listen?
Morning round-up: Friday 22 September
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Top QC renews attack on EU judges, days after husband BoJo’s controversial Brexit piece
Marina Wheeler may upset colleagues at One Crown Office Row
Norton Rose Fulbright becomes latest firm to unveil retention rate in the 60s
Firm keeps 16 of its 26 NQs, with two more on fixed term contracts
The big 5-0: Two Bristol firms reach unprecedented NQ pay milestone
Osborne Clarke and Simmons & Simmons lead West Country pay war, but will other outfits follow suit?
Lord Mance defies predictions to be named Supreme Court deputy president
Succeeds law student favourite Lady Hale
Morning round-up: Thursday 21 September
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Over £1 million awarded to ex-KWM employees
Employment tribunal success
Netflix’s cease and desist letter goes viral — spot the TV references
Legal letter littered with Stranger Things nods
DWF keeps 66% of its autumn NQs
As Cleary Gottlieb posts perfect 100% result
Solicitor who ‘cracked under the strain’ of work and tried to kill his wife has NOT been banned from profession
‘Realistic prospect’ attempted murderer could ‘return to practice eventually’
First year law student dead after alleged law society initiation
Aspiring lawyer found lifeless in Philippines with bruising and candle wax drips on his body -- and fellow law student is a ‘person of interest’
Squire Patton Boggs boosts London junior lawyer salaries by 10%
Exclusive: As it records disappointing autumn retention result
Morning round-up: Wednesday 20 September
The morning's top legal affairs news stories