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Morning round-up: Monday 2 December

Criminal barristers warn of ‘days of action’ — starting on 6 January [Law Society Gazette]...

Dec 2 2013 7:59am

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...

Nov 30 2013 9:31am

The end of the day round-up

The first televised appeal court hearing outside London takes place at Nottingham Crown Court [Sky...

Nov 29 2013 4:01pm

‘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...

Nov 29 2013 11:57am

The 16 finest lawyer Movember tashes

Throughout the month we’ve been keeping track of the moustaches being grown by the nation’s...

Nov 29 2013 9:02am

Morning round-up: Friday 29 November

More laws are needed as religion declines, says Lord Sumption [The Telegraph] Human Rights Court...

Nov 29 2013 8:24am

The end of the day round-up

Cheryl Cole wins X Factor payout after suing show’s producers for £1.4m [BBC News] The...

Nov 28 2013 4:21pm

Video: using racism to promote your law firm

This ill-judged ad by US law firm McCutcheon & Hamner has caused anger in the...

Nov 28 2013 3:08pm

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...

Nov 28 2013 11:20am

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...

Nov 28 2013 10:43am

Morning round-up: Thursday 28 November

Longest-serving appeal judge, Sir John Laws, questions Lord Bingham’s rule that Strasbourg is final authority...

Nov 28 2013 8:33am

The end of the day round-up

Gay snub Cornish B&B owners lose Supreme Court appeal [BBC News] Court hears claim that...

Nov 27 2013 5:17pm

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,...

Nov 27 2013 4:27pm

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...

Nov 27 2013 1:33pm

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”?...

Nov 27 2013 10:20am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 27 November

Sony files patent for “SmartWig” [BBC News] Labour seizes on £56.4m under-spend on legal aid...

Nov 27 2013 8:05am

The end of the day round-up

Lawyer decorates house with 502,165 Christmas lights, shatters world record [The Atlantic] Video of lawyer’s...

Nov 26 2013 4:38pm

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…

Nov 26 2013 12:50pm

Male barrister hotness by region: an infographic

YourBarristerBoyfriend’s list of the ’21 Hottest Regional Male Barristers’ — released this morning as a...

Nov 26 2013 11:06am

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...

Nov 26 2013 8:37am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 26 November

Short jail terms are bad for criminals, says Lord Neuberger: Sentences under six months ‘disrupt...

Nov 26 2013 7:50am