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Noisy pigeons force abandonment of university law exam
First and third year students doing public law and international law affected, but someone has seen the funny side and created a @BangorUniPigeon Twitter account.
The legal correspondence that ensued when Instagram sensation Dan Bilzerian threw porn star Janice Griffith off a roof
Letter appears on website that was purportedly written by Dan Bilzerian's lawyer to pornstar who was injured after he threw her into a pool.
Why it’s inadvisable to describe yourself as a lawyer on Twitter when you’re not
Activist and campaigner Mohammed Ansar is probably regretting claiming to be a qualified lawyer.
Morning round-up: Thursday 15 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
This law firm appears to only hire women.
Viz imagines the future of the legal profession
Is law destined to go the way of the discount carpet industry? Viz thinks so.
Top London solicitor and law student who worked as prostitute sent each other ‘behaviour contracts’ before suing each other — judgment reveals
Could better drafting have avoided unseemly dispute which graced yesterday's tabloids?
BPP Law School in disability access shame
Astounded disabled trainee solicitor tweets photos of law school's building access "solution".
Morning round-up: Wednesday 14 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Better call, er, Kevin?
#OpCotton ‘reserved’: Case so far explained through 9 memorable tweets
The judgment on the case that threatens to derail the government's legal aid cuts has been "reserved", with the judges hoping to rule within a "short space of time". Here is what has happened so far.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Equity and Trusts version
Finally, it's here.
Morning round-up: Tuesday 13 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Interesting decision by Bolton law firm Winder Taylor Fallows to go with an acronym.
Barristers vent pupillage application sift pain on Twitter
Social media-loving barristers are increasingly turning to Twitter to share the tedium of graduate recruitment.
A tie for Mondays
"My dad, a lawyer, gave this to me," writes Imgur user 'Swedishish'. "He had it for years but told me he never had the courage to wear it in court."
Morning round-up: Monday 12 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Someone's got to do it...
Would you turn down pupillage at a top chambers to go travelling?
A Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) graduate has penned a blog about declining a top intellectual property set's pupillage offer in order to see the world.
The Mitchell decision and the breakdown of meaning
Following the recent further spate of Mitchell-related decisions, it has been determined after careful study of the ratio in each ruling that judges are simply making this stuff up as they go along.
Morning round-up: Friday 9 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.