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Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 18 September
Barrister fulfils underwear brand ambition [The Sun] Human Frights lawyer Sir Baldylox Fatcat Arzlikka QC...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Barrister who will represent Wills and Kate in Paris acted for John Galliano over racist...
‘In The Years I Have Known Him, He Has Always Been An Arrogant Lawyer’: Is This The Worst Reference Letter Ever?
On Friday, a struck-off lawyer who used to work for the US law firm of...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 17 September
The lawyer who represented massacre monster Anders Breivik reveals someone tried to kill him – by...
Survival Tips For Baby Barristers At The Publicly Funded Bar
Last week, David Cameron’s former chief-of-staff, Alex Deane, explained to Legal Cheek why he tired...
How ‘Statement’ Can Male Lawyers Be With Their Choice Of Footwear?
As Christian Louboutin prepares to open a new dedicated men’s footwear store on London’s Dover...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 14 September
Baroness Deech calls on BSB to take to social media to combat negative stories [Legal...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Lawyer causes mistrial in murder case by posting photo of her client’s leopard print underwear...
Fifty Shades Of Gray’s Inn: Mini-Pupillage…On a Sunday
At first, GDL student Anastasia Steal doubts the wisdom of Christopher Grey QC’s insistence that...
Blogger: ‘At #WSSocialMedia & Law Event. Panel Includes Lawyer Who Threatened To Jail Me For Reporting The Truth’
Legal Cheek roving reporter Cat Pond reviews yesterday’s Weber Shandwick ‘Social Media & the Law’...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 13 September
Zatman & Co rebrands as BBS Zatman and reveals new structure [Manchester Evening News] Solicitor...
End Of The Day Round-Up
‘The full, damning, Hillsborough report’ [independent.gov.uk via @adamwagner1] Hillsborough families have the truth. Justice will...
How Sticklers For The Norm Could Find Themselves Out Of Luck In The Training Contract Hunt
Earlier this year I got a training contract at a small, reputable firm in Buckinghamshire...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 12 September
More than 200 schools have CCTV in toilets and changing rooms [The Telegraph] Postmortem reveals...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Union “wealth creators” give ex-City lawyer Chuka Umunna £24,500 [Guido Fawkes] Assange lawyer: “All Julian...
Edicts From The Ivory Tower: The Troubling Disconnect Between The SRA’s ‘Sophisticated’ Decision-Makers And Its ‘Over-Zealous’ Prosecutor Foot-Soldiers
A “wholly unjustified and unreasonable” decision to prosecute a small law firm for supposed failure...
Ladies, This Could Be Your Big Chance: Rugby-Playing Law Student Seeks ‘Fun’ This Sunday In London
Spotted yesterday on Craigslist… The post continues: “Hey 🙂 I’m a good looking, rugby playing...
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...