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Solicitor Shailesh Vara replaces Helen Grant as the new justice minister [The Mirror] More on...
‘Barrister Hottie Experts’ crash Young Bar Anniversary Dinner
On Friday evening the “Barrister Hottie Experts” behind Tumblr sensation Your Barrister Boyfriend defied the...
‘Courtroom anarchy’ barrister who was slammed by Lord Judge hits back with disputed facts claim
Tooks barrister Lawrence McNulty has responded to the outgoing Lord Chief Justice’s strongly-worded criticism of...
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Barrister’s CV lies come back to haunt him [The Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service] Judge...
‘This generation of lawyers has been unbelievably lucky…the next will pay the price unless they heed the signs’
Karl Chapman, the chief executive of one of the most well-known new legal businesses, Riverview...
‘This generation of lawyers has been unbelievably lucky…the next will pay the price unless they heed the signs’
Karl Chapman, the chief executive of one of the most well-known new legal businesses, Riverview...
Law student posts semi-naked selfies on Twitter in bid to fund legal textbook costs
A London-based law student has come up with an unconventional way of funding the cost...
Morning round-up: Friday 4 October
Chris Grayling has the look of a victorious poker player who would walk away with...
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Justin Bieber escapes criminal charges after judge deems him ‘immature’ for allegedly spitting in neighbour’s...
International law firm announces re-brand…with help from Google Translate?
Paris-based international law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel has sent out what may be the most...
Exclusive interview: Founder of Facebook sensation ‘Things Law Students Don’t Say’ reveals all (apart from his identity)
If the Midlands-based LLB student behind ‘Things Law Students Don’t Say’ was to mobilise the...
BPP boss tweets — then deletes — photo of him and ‘BPP Law School parent’ Tony Blair
Yesterday BPP chief Carl Lygo tweeted this photo of himself grinning next to a less...
Morning round-up: Thursday 3 October
The Daniel Cleaver Cleave-Off [Your Barrister Boyfriend] UK’s most senior judge Lord Neuberger ducks question...
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How much are you hated by the Daily Mail? [UsVsTh3m] Courts are too soft on...
Former Law Society Council member jailed after bizarre series of assaults described by judge as ‘of the utmost depravity’
Followers of legal news may recall a memorable 2011 assault committed by a solicitor which...
The first day of the legal year: as documented via the smartphones of the nation’s top lawyers
Yesterday was, of course, the first day of the legal year. As is tradition, the...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 2 October
Criminal barristers are threatening disruptive action if the Ministry of Justice goes ahead with cuts...
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Six questions for Chris Grayling on human rights [New Statesman] Welshman Sir John Thomas takes...
Barrister crosses that not-so-fine line between ‘fearless advocacy’ and ‘courtroom anarchy’
The juicy content of the final Court of Appeal judgment of outgoing Lord Chief Justice...
Legal typo of the week
From a recently-filed document in Frazier v Honeywell Pension and Savings Plan… The howler, which...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 1 October
Barrister Hottie of the Week: The Mark Darcy Duel [YourBarristerBoyfriend] Barrister resigns from CPS sex...