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12 of the most charming court buildings in England and Wales
Following the popularity of '12 of the least glamorous court buildings in England and Wales', here is a selection of 12 of the most charming.
Morning round-up: Thursday 23 January
The morning's top legal news stories.
The end of the day round-up
Twitter’s failure to tackle trolls is an insult to the likes of Stan Collymore [The...
Freshfields’ removal of criminal records box from applications is targeted at support staff — but applies to trainee solicitors
A Law Society Gazette piece in today’s Morning round-up about Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s removal of...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 22 January
Freshfields to remove criminal record box from applications [Law Society Gazette] West Brom won’t give...
The end of the day round-up
Men deny stealing television from Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court [Wandsworth Guardian] Law students should be...
The top story on Reddit today is… a contract
Lawyers with an interest in retro drafting styles may be interested to know that the...
Surrey University law graduate launches ‘not naked’ LLB study guide
University of Surrey law graduate Pia Jackson has unveiled a bizarre guide to obtaining a...
Why it doesn’t mean much when the chair of the Bar Council says they want to cap BPTC numbers
Yesterday’s call by Nicholas Lavendar QC to limit Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) numbers has...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 21 January
Gran punched solicitor at club after being branded a “gyppo” [This is Lancashire] Lord Rennard...
The end of the day round-up
Courtroom snap puts private investigator for top American law firm into the frame [The Times]...
The tooth fairy affidavit drafted by a lawyer-couple for their daughter after she lost a tooth
Comedian Emily Winter has dug out a tooth fairy affidavit that her lawyer-parents made for...
Law firm’s clever divorce ad goes viral
Don’t be fooled by the opening message, this video placed on YouTube on Wednesday by...
Morning round-up: Monday 20 January
Man arrested at Croydon Crown Court for “impersonating solicitor” [Croydon Advertiser] Long-serving barrister quits her...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. Law students hit hardest by Oxford Uni email error revealing worst performers 2. 7...
The end of the day round-up
What would happen if Paddington Bear tried to immigrate to the UK today [BuzzFeed] The...
Prank-loving solicitors in escaped snake near miss
A solicitor arrived at work yesterday morning to discover a snake in her office —...
‘There is a life after the criminal Bar’
Weber Shandwick head of public affairs Alex Deane doesn’t regret his time scraping a living...
Morning round-up: Friday 17 January
Law firms: charging more, getting less [The Economist] 1 Pump Court criminal barrister: “I sometimes...
The end of the day round-up
King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin paying Tory MP Jonathan Djanogly £5,000-a-month for one day’s...
Can an Oxbridge law degree put you off becoming a lawyer?
Earlier this week a leaked email revealed that law students were the worst performers at...