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Morning round-up: Monday 2 December
Criminal barristers warn of ‘days of action’ — starting on 6 January [Law Society Gazette]...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. Nottingham barrister Matthew O’Grady triumphs in YourBarristerBoyfriend regional hottie list 2. Solicitor at top...
The end of the day round-up
The first televised appeal court hearing outside London takes place at Nottingham Crown Court [Sky...
‘The whole chargeable hours thing was a bit of a pain in the backside’
There’s a reason not many lawyers move back into practice after going in-house, says Mark...
The 16 finest lawyer Movember tashes
Throughout the month we’ve been keeping track of the moustaches being grown by the nation’s...
Morning round-up: Friday 29 November
More laws are needed as religion declines, says Lord Sumption [The Telegraph] Human Rights Court...
The end of the day round-up
Cheryl Cole wins X Factor payout after suing show’s producers for £1.4m [BBC News] The...
Video: using racism to promote your law firm
This ill-judged ad by US law firm McCutcheon & Hamner has caused anger in the...
Solicitor at top corporate firm is flogging GDL and LPC notes to hard-up students
EXCLUSIVE: A solicitor at leading law firm Kennedys is running a sideline selling law school...
Ashurst senior associate to stand trial over death of motorcyclist
A young solicitor at City law firm Ashurst has been ordered to stand trial in...
Morning round-up: Thursday 28 November
Longest-serving appeal judge, Sir John Laws, questions Lord Bingham’s rule that Strasbourg is final authority...
The end of the day round-up
Gay snub Cornish B&B owners lose Supreme Court appeal [BBC News] Court hears claim that...
Video: a really, really bad attempt at a personal injury claim
CCTV footage has emerged of an incredibly poor attempt to win personal injury damages involving,...
Undercover audio: Oxford Uni law student admits plan to cheat in Union election
An Oxford law student hasn’t done his job prospects any favours after being caught on...
Bedford Row silks in battle to be the UK’s top/best/leading barrister
How do you compete when your chambers colleague bills himself as the “UK’s Top Barrister”?...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 27 November
Sony files patent for “SmartWig” [BBC News] Labour seizes on £56.4m under-spend on legal aid...
The end of the day round-up
Lawyer decorates house with 502,165 Christmas lights, shatters world record [The Atlantic] Video of lawyer’s...
Advice: ‘I’m struggling to survive in the arts and yearn to fight the good fight — should I try to become a barrister?’
The other day I received this email from an Oxford University law graduate…
Male barrister hotness by region: an infographic
YourBarristerBoyfriend’s list of the ’21 Hottest Regional Male Barristers’ — released this morning as a...
Nottingham barrister Matthew O’Grady triumphs in YourBarristerBoyfriend regional hottie list
Family law barrister Matthew O’Grady (pictured below) of Nottingham’s St Mary’s Chambers has scooped top...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 26 November
Short jail terms are bad for criminals, says Lord Neuberger: Sentences under six months ‘disrupt...