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Stressed-out law student uses growing command of criminal law to issue Newcastle Uni library with legal threat

Tongue-in-cheek warning of legal action under the Theft Act 1968 spotted yesterday in Newcastle University's Robinson Library.

May 28 2014 9:28am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 28 May

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

May 28 2014 8:09am

Legal pic of the day

Making imaginative use of a pink ribbon.

May 27 2014 4:11pm

Crown Court takes decorative flora to the legal limit

Sharp-eyed lawyers have spotted a decorative cannabis plant in the Bar mess area of Southwark Crown Court.

May 27 2014 9:19am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 27 May

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

May 27 2014 7:50am

Legal pic of the day

Alternative careers for law graduates: human cannonball.

May 23 2014 4:57pm

‘Plagiarised’ law essay goes viral

White student writes of the injustice she faces as a black woman.

May 23 2014 11:54am

‘I was angry and embarrassed’: Bar wannabe whose application form blooper was tweeted by a barrister hits back

A prospective barrister explains how he felt when his mistake was highlighted first on Twitter and then on Legal Cheek.

May 23 2014 11:05am

10 outrageous slurs on Chris Grayling’s appearance made during Question Time

As Chris Grayling sailed through last night's Question Time without being asked a single question about legal aid, Twitter found itself captivated by the justice secretary's face.

May 23 2014 9:55am

The mysterious website offering wannabe solicitors application help in exchange for 3% of their training contract salary

Lack of phone number, company number or functioning social media links don't inspire confidence. Oh, and "EMPLOYABILITY" has borrowed the name of a non-profit that helps disabled students into careers.

May 23 2014 9:33am

Morning round-up: Friday 23 May

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

May 23 2014 8:07am

Legal pic of the day

Ever wondered what a Royal Pardon looks like?

May 22 2014 4:47pm

Mixing love and legal education: what could possibly go wrong?

Combining your personal life with legal study seems to be all the rage in the US right now.

May 22 2014 2:47pm

Revision hell captured through Snapchat

We asked our Snapchat followers how their law revision was going. This is how they responded...

May 22 2014 9:11am

Morning round-up: Thursday 22 May

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

May 22 2014 7:50am

Legal pic of the day

OK, in an ideal world it would be spelt with an 'a', but hey...

May 21 2014 2:36pm

The encouraging bit of the disappointing #OpCotton judgment

Today's ruling by the Court of Appeal at least offered a crumb of comfort to criminal lawyers. Although not everyone is buying it.

May 21 2014 1:24pm

What some deeply unoriginal sexist emails say about lawyers

An apology may have been enough for DLA Piper sexist email partner Nick West to keep his job. But it can’t reverse the damage his witless misogynistic quips have done to City lawyers’ reputations.

May 21 2014 10:00am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 21 May

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

May 21 2014 8:18am

Legal pic of the day

What is Eversheds trying to tell us?

May 20 2014 4:24pm

General public flee as T-shirt clad lawyers descend on London

Not only did yesterday's London Legal Walk raise over £500,000 for legal advice charities, but it also produced a host of delightful visual moments.

May 20 2014 10:55am