Category: News

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Dec 24 2013 3:13pm

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...

Dec 24 2013 8:47am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 24 December

M&S, Muslim employees and the tricky issue of reasonable accommodation [UK Human Rights Blog] M&S...

Dec 24 2013 8:02am

The end of the day round-up

Councillor claims she is a barrister but she has never been called to the Bar...

Dec 23 2013 4:05pm

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...

Dec 23 2013 12:44pm

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...

Dec 23 2013 9:02am

Morning round-up: Monday 23 December

Oxford University wins claim against Oxford Law School [BBC News] Former criminal barrister Anna Soubry...

Dec 23 2013 7:43am

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...

Dec 21 2013 12:40pm

The end of the day round-up

Drink-drive trainee solicitor “misunderstood” effect of alcohol [South Wales Guardian] Blow for Nigella Lawson and...

Dec 20 2013 4:18pm

‘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...

Dec 20 2013 1:37pm

The Something Must Be Done Act 2014

Lawyer and blogger David Allen Green has had enough of tiresome legislation and meddlesome courts…...

Dec 20 2013 9:51am

Morning round-up: Friday 20 December

Leveson lovers off the hook after “whitewash”: Legal panel dismisses claims about press inquiry barristers...

Dec 20 2013 8:21am

The end of the day round-up

“At least Mr Myerson has the courage to use his own name when being ‘witty’…I...

Dec 19 2013 4:34pm

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...

Dec 19 2013 2:02pm

Memorably-named law firm of the week

At the risk of appearing puerile, may we draw your attention to one of Turkey’s...

Dec 19 2013 12:30pm

The 2013 Legal Cheek end of year quiz

2013 has been jam-packed with legal news and gossip. But how much of it do...

Dec 19 2013 9:36am

Morning round-up: Thursday 19 December

Simon Hughes appointed justice minister in place of Lord McNally in surprise reshuffle [The Guardian]...

Dec 19 2013 8:19am

The end of the day round-up

Real-life meth dealer called Walter White sentenced to 12 years in prison [Vanity Fair] Discussing...

Dec 18 2013 5:01pm

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...

Dec 18 2013 8:45am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 18 December

St John’s Chambers’ Lucy Reed — who blogs at Pink Tape — becomes the first...

Dec 18 2013 8:02am