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Judge who spent 17 HOURS reading aloud 138-page judgment involving spooked horse slammed by appeal court
There was 'no explanation' as to why it took so long
Clifford Chance lawyer set to become 173rd president of the Law Society
Litigation specialist Simon Davis to take over top spot in 2019
SDT publishes judgment that saw Clyde & Co hit with record £50,000 fine for money laundering and accounting rule breaches
Three partners also told to cough up £10,000 each
Fact or Fiction? The truth behind life in a City law firm
An anonymous lawyer offers some myth-busting advice on what he wishes he’d known when trying to break into the profession
Morning round-up: Wednesday 19 April
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Law students and rookie lawyers set to vote Lib Dem on 8 June
Legal Cheek snap election survey reveals Labour are out of favour
Diversity isn’t working, says Somali refugee who beat odds to become a barrister
Hashi Mohamed was raised exclusively on state benefits, and he believes open recruitment has made ‘little if any difference’
‘My teacher told me I was too soft to be a lawyer, now I’m a partner at a Knightsbridge firm’
Kevin Poulter tells us why his teacher's terse words encouraged him to pursue a career in law
Morning round-up: Tuesday 18 April
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Legal Cheek talks… crowdfunding law school fees
One bar hopeful bagged £12,500 from a mystery donor to help pursue her legal dream
Serial offender with 460 convictions smashes a law firm’s windows (again) in bid to be sent to prison
He said 'Champion! Thanks' when told he was going inside
Man allowed to bring cat into courtroom with him avoids prison for stalking DLA Piper lawyer
He was given an 18-month supervision order
200 ex-KWM staff given go-ahead to bring employment claim following firm’s collapse
Just a week after the defunct EUME arm's debts were laid bare
Debate about Bristol law school’s name continues as two opposing petitions race to 1,000 signatures
More than 600 supporters want building’s links with slave trade erased, more than 600 do not
Morning round-up: Thursday 13 April
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Southampton law student found guilty of Valentine’s Day manslaughter
He’s been sentenced to six years for killing father-of-ten Gary Stacey
Leeds Metropolitan law grad who claimed he ‘attended’ Yale University on CV fined £2,000 by regulator
He had actually submitted a research paper, which wasn't even published
Edinburgh Napier LLB-er petitions Scottish parliament to end ‘extreme discrimination’ against English students
Rebecca Jeynes wants to train to be a lawyer in Scotland, but she can’t get any funding because she’s from North Yorkshire
‘Donkeys’ and ‘trolls’: Judge sacked for using alias to criticise online commenters who disagreed with his decisions
Jason Dunn-Shaw says he will appeal the decision