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Top London solicitor and law student who worked as prostitute sent each other ‘behaviour contracts’ before suing each other — judgment reveals
Could better drafting have avoided unseemly dispute which graced yesterday's tabloids?
BPP Law School in disability access shame
Astounded disabled trainee solicitor tweets photos of law school's building access "solution".
Morning round-up: Wednesday 14 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Better call, er, Kevin?
#OpCotton ‘reserved’: Case so far explained through 9 memorable tweets
The judgment on the case that threatens to derail the government's legal aid cuts has been "reserved", with the judges hoping to rule within a "short space of time". Here is what has happened so far.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Equity and Trusts version
Finally, it's here.
Morning round-up: Tuesday 13 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Interesting decision by Bolton law firm Winder Taylor Fallows to go with an acronym.
Barristers vent pupillage application sift pain on Twitter
Social media-loving barristers are increasingly turning to Twitter to share the tedium of graduate recruitment.
A tie for Mondays
"My dad, a lawyer, gave this to me," writes Imgur user 'Swedishish'. "He had it for years but told me he never had the courage to wear it in court."
Morning round-up: Monday 12 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Someone's got to do it...
Would you turn down pupillage at a top chambers to go travelling?
A Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) graduate has penned a blog about declining a top intellectual property set's pupillage offer in order to see the world.
The Mitchell decision and the breakdown of meaning
Following the recent further spate of Mitchell-related decisions, it has been determined after careful study of the ratio in each ruling that judges are simply making this stuff up as they go along.
Morning round-up: Friday 9 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Are you sure that's how you spell 'Ashurst'?
There is a lawyer performing in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest
Junior corporate lawyer Sebastiano Paù-Lessi is representing Switzerland as his whistling fiddler alter ego "Sebalter".
Junior solicitor releases rap album about how much he hated his training contract at top City firm
'Square Meal, Square Mile' details solicitor's unhappiness during TC at top 10 City outfit.
Morning round-up: Thursday 8 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Hot-on-the heels of Wankford v Wankford comes this puerile humour gem.
Why lawyers need to shower more
Survey of City solicitors finds that they are at their most creative while showering.