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Men deny stealing television from Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court [Wandsworth Guardian] Law students should be...
The top story on Reddit today is… a contract
Lawyers with an interest in retro drafting styles may be interested to know that the...
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...
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...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 21 January
Gran punched solicitor at club after being branded a “gyppo” [This is Lancashire] Lord Rennard...
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Courtroom snap puts private investigator for top American law firm into the frame [The Times]...
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...
Law firm’s clever divorce ad goes viral
Don’t be fooled by the opening message, this video placed on YouTube on Wednesday by...
Morning round-up: Monday 20 January
Man arrested at Croydon Crown Court for “impersonating solicitor” [Croydon Advertiser] Long-serving barrister quits her...
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...
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What would happen if Paddington Bear tried to immigrate to the UK today [BuzzFeed] The...
Prank-loving solicitors in escaped snake near miss
A solicitor arrived at work yesterday morning to discover a snake in her office —...
‘There is a life after the criminal Bar’
Weber Shandwick head of public affairs Alex Deane doesn’t regret his time scraping a living...
Morning round-up: Friday 17 January
Law firms: charging more, getting less [The Economist] 1 Pump Court criminal barrister: “I sometimes...
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King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin paying Tory MP Jonathan Djanogly £5,000-a-month for one day’s...
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...
Magistrates Court poem of the week
Spotted earlier this week on the sign-in sheet at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court.
Morning round-up: Thursday 16 January
Top judge Constance Briscoe “lied to police in order to bring down Chris Huhne”, court...
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Headline of the day: “Dental law specialists win plaque for their work” [Derby Telegraph] Woman...
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...
Law student sells soul
The soul of a law student has been placed on Gumtree…