Category: News

The end of the day round-up

Headline of the day: “Dental law specialists win plaque for their work” [Derby Telegraph] Woman...

Jan 15 2014 4:26pm

Why the City law training contract recovery may take place up north

Last month, while killing some time after a meeting in Leeds, I went for a...

Jan 15 2014 12:48pm

Law student sells soul

The soul of a law student has been placed on Gumtree…

Jan 15 2014 9:06am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 15 January

Topless photos atop Empire State Building spark lawsuit [BBC News] Human rights row: UK quitting...

Jan 15 2014 8:15am

The end of the day round-up

Judge raps teenagers after photo of pair grinning in dock was posted on Facebook [Leicester...

Jan 14 2014 4:39pm

Law students hit hardest by Oxford Uni email error revealing worst performers

A fifth of the students identified in an email listing the worst-performers in last term’s...

Jan 14 2014 12:43pm

Breaking Bad lawyer Saul Goodman has a website

In anticipation of the launch of Breaking Bad spin-off ‘Better call Saul’ later this year,...

Jan 14 2014 9:15am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 14 January

Courts becoming clogged as legal aid cuts affect separating couples seeking mediation [The Independent] Geoffrey...

Jan 14 2014 7:38am

The end of the day round-up

10 gaffes and indiscretions from the famously outspoken former justice secretary Kenneth Clarke [The Telegraph]...

Jan 13 2014 4:01pm

A journey into the mind of a lawyer-hating troll

Ever wondered what the lawyer-hating commenters on high quality forums such as the Mail Online...

Jan 13 2014 12:59pm

Law Society chief’s tax affairs probed by Private Eye

Private Eye has published an article in which it alleges that Des Hudson, the big-earning...

Jan 13 2014 8:43am

Morning round-up: Monday 13 January

The case of confused copyright: Elderly heiress threatens to sue BBC over ownership of Sherlock...

Jan 13 2014 7:56am

Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories

1. Why do so many BPTC students have 2:2s? 2. Lawyers sued for not advising...

Jan 11 2014 9:33am

The end of the day round-up

“There’s nothing wrong or illegal in favouring Oxbridge candidates” [Legal Cheek comments] Garden Court pupil...

Jan 10 2014 4:54pm

‘Unless your dad is senior partner you are the only person in your firm who truly cares about your career’

With work thin on the ground after the 2008 crash, corporate lawyer Danvers Baillieu found...

Jan 10 2014 2:00pm

7 things that you should know about Clifford Chance’s ‘CV blind’ programme

This morning Clifford Chance created a stir with news of its ‘CV blind’ policy, which...

Jan 10 2014 12:47pm

The strange case of the vanishing pupillages

In the most recent pupillage application round Weir House Chambers advertised for “up to two...

Jan 10 2014 9:40am

Morning round-up: Friday 10 January

Law firm Clifford Chance adopts “CV blind” policy to break Oxbridge recruitment bias [The Independent]...

Jan 10 2014 8:23am

The end of the day round-up

Spending a night in Tottenham after the Mark Duggan inquest [Vice] Mark Duggan Inquest: The...

Jan 9 2014 4:38pm

This lawyer sounds just like Kermit the Frog

Can you tell the difference between the voice of Alfred Kwinter (“Canada’s premier legal expert...

Jan 9 2014 3:11pm

Lawyers sued for not advising woman that divorce would end her marriage

An appeal of the dismissal of a professional negligence claim against several London divorce lawyers...

Jan 9 2014 9:25am