Category: News

The end of the day round-up

Solicitors pass motion of no-confidence in Law Society president and chief executive [Legal Futures] The...

Dec 17 2013 3:53pm

Who puts a speed camera on their Christmas card?

Joyless law firm Christmas card of 2013 goes to Brian Koffman & Co Solicitors for...

Dec 17 2013 2:15pm

How to speak lawyer: a guide for trainee solicitors and pupil barristers

The relationship between a trainee/pupil and their supervising lawyer is a complex one, fraught with...

Dec 17 2013 8:40am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 17 December

“The war for talent is bollocks!” [Legal Business] UK supreme court wins independence from government…in...

Dec 17 2013 8:07am

The end of the day round-up

Meet the first barrister who’s nominated HIMSELF for ‘Barrister Hottie’ [YourBarristerBoyfriend] A&O turns to BPP...

Dec 16 2013 4:00pm

A Publicly Funded Christmas Carol: The Barrister Hottie Ghost of Christmas Past

Waitrose Law returns with the second instalment of her legal profession festive fable (part one...

Dec 16 2013 11:59am

Cool off this unseasonably warm December with an ‘ice cream with lawyer’

All these enticing scoops of ice cream lack are some solicitor and barrister sprinkles…

Dec 16 2013 9:34am

Morning round-up: Monday 16 December

Right-to-die challenge reaches Supreme Court [BBC News] Live from 10am: the right-to-die Supreme Court hearing...

Dec 16 2013 8:04am

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

1. 12 of the least glamorous court buildings in England and Wales 2. Frontman of...

Dec 14 2013 10:50am

The end of the day round-up

“This strike does not have to happen” [Nigel Pascoe QC’s Blog] Ukip councillor claims human...

Dec 13 2013 4:02pm

‘Turning a story round as a journalist is closer to the process of preparing a late brief for a trial than I ever imagined’

Changing careers isn’t easy, says Catherine Urquhart of her switch from journalist at The Times...

Dec 13 2013 8:48am

Morning round-up: Friday 13 December

How has this escaped Twitter’s attention? [Shit places I go to in pupillage] Queen angry...

Dec 13 2013 8:13am

The end of the day round-up

Jurors in fraud trial of TV cook’s former assistants are told to ignore Prime Minister’s...

Dec 12 2013 4:40pm

Podcast: Do you have a better chance of landing a training contract if you do your law degree in London?

The growing separation between recovering London and the struggling rest of the country poses an...

Dec 12 2013 1:43pm

12 of the least glamorous court buildings in England and Wales

Certain courts will never grace the pages of glossy law school brochures — with good...

Dec 12 2013 9:05am

Morning round-up: Thursday 12 December

Ryanair’s racy calendar advert featuring stewardesses in bikinis is “banned” by Spanish judge for being...

Dec 12 2013 7:52am

The end of the day round-up

Scientology is a religion, rules Supreme Court [The Telegraph] Paul Hastings lawyer pays £75 million...

Dec 11 2013 2:16pm

A Publicly Funded Christmas Carol

A Festive Fable PART ONE The legal profession was dead, to begin with. Christopher Scrooge...

Dec 11 2013 12:23pm

The roaring eBay trade in law school notes

Following our recent story about the Kennedys solicitor who’s flogging her old GDL and LPC...

Dec 11 2013 9:42am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 11 December

Three murderers were sentenced to life imprisonment on one day. The minimum terms set were...

Dec 11 2013 8:09am

The end of the day round-up

The Bar’s worst chambers profile pics [Your Barrister Boyfriend] The first same-sex weddings in England...

Dec 10 2013 4:04pm