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Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 11 September
Law firm departure letter of the week: “If one million angels sang a chorus of...
End Of The Day Round-Up
‘It is inconceivable that Mr Cruise would have difficulty getting a girlfriend’: Church of Scientology’s...
Conservative MP Philip Davies Slams ‘Pompous’ ‘Out Of Touch’ Legal Profession In Anti-Lawyer Twitter Diatribe
It began last Thursday, when right-wing Tory MP Philip Davies labelled Judge Peter Bowers (of...
DLA Piper Trainee Solicitor Convicted Of Making Homophobic Remarks And Attacking Two Students
A second-year trainee at the Edinburgh office of DLA Piper has been found guilty of...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 10 September
‘Litigation culture’ is making Britain less safe, says report [The Independent] It really DIDN’T fit:...
Legal Cheek Top Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories
1. Woman Killed By Falling Window Frame In Mayfair Was Keystone Law Solicitor Amanda Telfer...
End Of The Day Round-Up
‘Mr Loophole’ helps £75,000-a-week England footballer challenge speeding fine… and saves him a FIVER [Mail...
Weber Shandwick Head Of Public Affairs Alex Deane: ‘Why I Don’t Miss The Genteel Poverty Of The Criminal Bar’
Criminal barrister-turned-PR-guru Alex Deane loved the camaraderie and courtroom thrills of the Bar. But after...
Inn The Know: Gossip That’s Too Scurrilous To Publish In Full, But Too Juicy To Waste
Editorial note: welcome to Legal Cheek’s new gossip column. It’ll run every time we get...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 7 September
Hillsborough families boosted as the “Rolls-Royce of lawyers” offer services for free [The Mirror] Graduate...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Law graduate starts first-ever multi-firm training contract [Managing Partner] Judicial watchdog to investigate judge’s ‘burglary...
Fifty Shades Of Gray’s Inn: Shopping For Cable Ties And Rope In B&Q
GDL student Anastasia Steal bumps into Christopher Grey QC, head of Gray’s Inn Chambers, in...
Lawyer Files a Cartoon To Get Round Five-Page Limit
After having the length of his brief limited to five pages by a judge, New...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 6 September
Julian and Me – (perhaps) a final word [Jack of Kent] “Clinton’s…a lawyer slowly moving...
End Of The Day Round-Up
‘It takes a huge amount of courage to burgle somebody’s house’: What judge told intruder...
Didn’t Get a Pupillage? Well, There’s Always Origami
Hope is gradually fading for this year’s batch of BPTC graduates without pupillages as the...
Chris Grayling Appointment: Top Ten Horrified Reactions
News of the first non-lawyer appointment to the role of Lord Chancellor since the Archbishop...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 5 September
QC vows to defy court ruling after he was barred from smoking at work [The...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Law student shatters fellow student’s jaw, court told – News & Star Jemima Khan et...
Chakrabarti Household’s Main Breadwinner Upgrades To The Magic Circle
One of the downsides of making loads of money as a top City lawyer is...
Reality TV Star Gabilicious Swaps Made In Chelsea For London Law Firm
To date, one of the great tragedies of E4 reality show Made In Chelsea is...