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The end of the day round-up

Men deny stealing television from Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court [Wandsworth Guardian] Law students should be...

Jan 21 2014 4:51pm

The top story on Reddit today is… a contract

Lawyers with an interest in retro drafting styles may be interested to know that the...

Jan 21 2014 3:15pm

Surrey University law graduate launches ‘not naked’ LLB study guide

University of Surrey law graduate Pia Jackson has unveiled a bizarre guide to obtaining a...

Jan 21 2014 12:07pm

Why it doesn’t mean much when the chair of the Bar Council says they want to cap BPTC numbers

Yesterday’s call by Nicholas Lavendar QC to limit Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) numbers has...

Jan 21 2014 8:51am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 21 January

Gran punched solicitor at club after being branded a “gyppo” [This is Lancashire] Lord Rennard...

Jan 21 2014 8:22am

The end of the day round-up

Courtroom snap puts private investigator for top American law firm into the frame [The Times]...

Jan 20 2014 4:20pm

The tooth fairy affidavit drafted by a lawyer-couple for their daughter after she lost a tooth

Comedian Emily Winter has dug out a tooth fairy affidavit that her lawyer-parents made for...

Jan 20 2014 11:18am

Law firm’s clever divorce ad goes viral

Don’t be fooled by the opening message, this video placed on YouTube on Wednesday by...

Jan 20 2014 9:07am

Morning round-up: Monday 20 January

Man arrested at Croydon Crown Court for “impersonating solicitor” [Croydon Advertiser] Long-serving barrister quits her...

Jan 20 2014 7:51am

Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories

1. Law students hit hardest by Oxford Uni email error revealing worst performers 2. 7...

Jan 18 2014 10:41am

The end of the day round-up

What would happen if Paddington Bear tried to immigrate to the UK today [BuzzFeed] The...

Jan 17 2014 4:15pm

Prank-loving solicitors in escaped snake near miss

A solicitor arrived at work yesterday morning to discover a snake in her office —...

Jan 17 2014 1:38pm

‘There is a life after the criminal Bar’

Weber Shandwick head of public affairs Alex Deane doesn’t regret his time scraping a living...

Jan 17 2014 9:45am

Morning round-up: Friday 17 January

Law firms: charging more, getting less [The Economist] 1 Pump Court criminal barrister: “I sometimes...

Jan 17 2014 8:13am

The end of the day round-up

King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin paying Tory MP Jonathan Djanogly £5,000-a-month for one day’s...

Jan 16 2014 4:32pm

Can an Oxbridge law degree put you off becoming a lawyer?

Earlier this week a leaked email revealed that law students were the worst performers at...

Jan 16 2014 12:20pm

Magistrates Court poem of the week

Spotted earlier this week on the sign-in sheet at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court.

Jan 16 2014 9:22am

Morning round-up: Thursday 16 January

Top judge Constance Briscoe “lied to police in order to bring down Chris Huhne”, court...

Jan 16 2014 8:12am

The end of the day round-up

Headline of the day: “Dental law specialists win plaque for their work” [Derby Telegraph] Woman...

Jan 15 2014 4:26pm

Why the City law training contract recovery may take place up north

Last month, while killing some time after a meeting in Leeds, I went for a...

Jan 15 2014 12:48pm

Law student sells soul

The soul of a law student has been placed on Gumtree…

Jan 15 2014 9:06am