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Was this the worst start to a pupillage ever?

New pupil barrister on BBC legal drama Silk fails to impress on debut.

Mar 4 2014 12:34pm

9 photos of how places which featured in famous cases look today

The law graduate who spotted that the car park in Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking is being demolished has a blog containing photos of how places which featured in famous cases look today.

Mar 4 2014 9:48am

It’s the 7 year anniversary of the best law video ever made

Since appearing on YouTube on 2 March 2007, a Donoghue v Stevenson-inspired parody of The...

Mar 3 2014 2:59pm

Littleton Chambers barrister likened to Basil Fawlty as her hotel sideline venture is slammed on TripAdvisor

Flamboyant employment barrister discovers that TripAdvisor is rather more brutal than Chambers and Partners.

Mar 3 2014 11:57am

QC’s devastating response to CPS barrister threat made public as tensions rise ahead of Friday’s strike

Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) warning that barristers who strike will lose work elicits memorable letter from 9-12 Bell Yard head Mukul Chawla QC.

Mar 3 2014 8:54am

Solicitor in zippable ‘Super Tie’ Dragon’s Den nightmare

A solicitor has had his entrepreneurial dream of "revolutionising neckwear for men" rubbished on BBC2's Dragon's Den.

Feb 28 2014 12:32pm

5 things you need to know about the MoJ’s terrifying legal aid cut announcement

The Ministry of Justice's long-awaited announcement about its consultation on reforms to criminal legal aid has sent shockwaves through the profession.

Feb 27 2014 4:36pm

8 deluxe networking events that only Oxbridge students will have heard of

Law firms' desperation to attract Oxford and Cambridge students has spawned some dazzling evenings-out.

Feb 27 2014 9:29am

Breaching the safe haven of Snapchat

Law students...and judges, beware.

Feb 26 2014 3:37pm

How it went wrong between media lawyer Mark Stephens and his former client Julian Assange

Julian Assange's ghostwriter has given some juicy insights into the deterioration of the Wikileaks founder's relationship with star media solicitor Mark Stephens.

Feb 26 2014 12:12pm

Photo appears on Instagram of Doughty Street barrister Amal Alamuddin with George Clooney at the White House

Human rights barrister spotted out with film star for second time, setting tongues wagging.

Feb 26 2014 8:10am

Die-hard Silk fan of the week

For a barrister who has been hard at work all day to re-don their full court garb in order to watch a programme about barristers suggests a deep passion for the job.

Feb 25 2014 4:17pm

Event: If I knew then what I know now — at Inner Temple

On the evening of Monday 24 March seven contributors to the ‘If I knew then...

Feb 25 2014 12:35pm

Would you admit to being the legal adviser on BBC drama Silk?

New series of Silk is the most unrealistic yet, despite guidance from top QC.

Feb 25 2014 10:23am

Stricken Renaissance Chambers will ‘look after’ its baby barristers ahead of dissolution

Set's priority to find new homes for in-coming pupil and current first-sixer, but mini-pupillage applicants to be disappointed.

Feb 24 2014 5:01pm

Linklaters courts controversy by backing cheerleading

Like sports and equalities minister Helen Grant, magic circle firm Linklaters is pro-cheerleading.

Feb 24 2014 1:49pm

The car park in Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking is being demolished

Lord Denning fans will be sad to hear that the car park which featured in the famous Court of Appeal exclusion clause case is no more.

Feb 24 2014 9:31am

Morning round-up: Monday 24 February

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Feb 24 2014 7:57am

Immigration solicitors on naughty step as 4 law firms receive High Court rebuke

A vintage few months for judicial spankings has yielded yet another lawyer takedown — and...

Feb 21 2014 9:23am

Morning round-up: Friday 21 February

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Feb 21 2014 7:55am

A journey through a pimped-up legal profession with gangsta app Gizoogle

Gizoogle is a gangsta version of Google, through which a pimped-up version of the internet can be accessed. The lawyers who populate this realm do things differently.

Feb 20 2014 11:30am