Category: News
A Publicly Funded Christmas Carol: The competitively-tendered trial of Lord Chancellor Scrooge
WaitroseLaw returns with the final instalment of her festive fable (you can read the whole...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 24 December
M&S, Muslim employees and the tricky issue of reasonable accommodation [UK Human Rights Blog] M&S...
The end of the day round-up
Councillor claims she is a barrister but she has never been called to the Bar...
Team Nigella stoops to personal insult against victorious 4 Breams Buildings barrister
Nigella Lawson’s journalist brother Dominic has mocked the “(impressive) rear end” of the barrister for...
Former Allen & Overy partner jailed for 17 years after pleading guilty to child sex trafficking
A former partner at magic circle firm Allen & Overy has been sentenced to over...
Morning round-up: Monday 23 December
Oxford University wins claim against Oxford Law School [BBC News] Former criminal barrister Anna Soubry...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. This is what happens when UCL law students who share a flat have a...
The end of the day round-up
Drink-drive trainee solicitor “misunderstood” effect of alcohol [South Wales Guardian] Blow for Nigella Lawson and...
‘Training contracts were hard to come by: 147 applications resulted in 147 rejections’
The 90s recession proved a blessing in disguise for Lancaster University senior law lecturer Angus...
The Something Must Be Done Act 2014
Lawyer and blogger David Allen Green has had enough of tiresome legislation and meddlesome courts…...
Morning round-up: Friday 20 December
Leveson lovers off the hook after “whitewash”: Legal panel dismisses claims about press inquiry barristers...
The end of the day round-up
“At least Mr Myerson has the courage to use his own name when being ‘witty’…I...
A Publicly Funded Christmas Carol: ‘I see an insurance company call centre and a slowly disintegrating wig’
Waitrose Law returns with the third instalment of her legal profession festive fable (here are...
Memorably-named law firm of the week
At the risk of appearing puerile, may we draw your attention to one of Turkey’s...
The 2013 Legal Cheek end of year quiz
2013 has been jam-packed with legal news and gossip. But how much of it do...
Morning round-up: Thursday 19 December
Simon Hughes appointed justice minister in place of Lord McNally in surprise reshuffle [The Guardian]...
The end of the day round-up
Real-life meth dealer called Walter White sentenced to 12 years in prison [Vanity Fair] Discussing...
This is what happens when law students who share a flat have a huge bust-up over a rabbit
A leaked bust-up between three London flatmates — who happen to be law students at...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 18 December
St John’s Chambers’ Lucy Reed — who blogs at Pink Tape — becomes the first...