Category: News

The mismatch between Bar graduates and pupillages is about to get a whole lot worse…

One thing no one has mentioned in relation to the very serious travails of the...

Mar 19 2013 9:54am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 19 March

Zimbabwe police ignore order to free top lawyer [Huffington Post] CLA condems the arrest of...

Mar 19 2013 8:37am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Draft royal charter on self regulation of the press [Gov.uk] “I warned you they needed...

Mar 18 2013 5:37pm

EXCLUSIVE: Executive committee of the UK Law Students Association quits after huge bust-up with governors

There is chaos at the UK Law Students Association (UKLSA) – whose patrons are Lord...

Mar 18 2013 2:33pm

BPP hit by setback in bid to become a uni as union says move would put students ‘at risk’

Most law students claim to be indifferent to whether the places where they do their...

Mar 18 2013 12:56pm

1KBW divorce barrister offers priest work experience

“I should very much like to be a barrister so I could say things like...

Mar 18 2013 9:27am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Joshua Rozenberg interviews court artist Julia Quenzler [Radio 4] Start the bilge pumps or abandon...

Mar 15 2013 5:23pm

‘Get a job wherever you can and you never know when your opportunity might present itself’

In the latest instalment in the ‘If I knew then what I know now’  series, Norton...

Mar 15 2013 10:13am

Morning round-up: Friday 15 March

Law profession can’t handle talented women, says Baroness Hale [The Independent] “I won back my...

Mar 15 2013 8:36am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Boris Bike lawyers think a leap year is 364 days long [Dave Gorman on Twitter]...

Mar 14 2013 5:49pm

Exclusive: Attorney General responds to Bar anger at his ‘foolish’ barristers comment

Legal Cheek‘s Kevin Poulter has just asked Attorney General Dominic Grieve what he meant by...

Mar 14 2013 12:54pm

Do As I Say Not As I Do Advocacy Training: Starring Lord Sumption

Last month we analysed the “smug smile” and poor posture which blight Lord Neuberger’s delivery...

Mar 14 2013 10:16am

Farewell to the graffiti barrister

The eagle-eyed will have noticed that Legal Cheek has undergone a spring makeover. Which means...

Mar 14 2013 9:09am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 14 March

Who is Isabelle Coutant-Peyre, the lawyer taking Argo to court? [The Week] Just doing my...

Mar 14 2013 8:25am

The Deal is Done: University Of Law Takes Over Oxford Brookes LPC

Exclusive: The University of Law will provide a Legal Practice Course (LPC) at Oxford Brookes...

Mar 13 2013 2:47pm

There Has Always Been A Bar Aptitude Test – And Training To Be A Barrister Is Free For Those Who Pass It

Amid all the debate about rising Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) fees and the new...

Mar 13 2013 1:59pm

Is This The Start Of The Criminal Barrister Spring?

It began with this blog post on Sunday by Fountain Court’s Ian West, where he...

Mar 13 2013 9:13am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 13 March

Carlos Tevez to be represented in driving court case by Burton Copeland solicitor nicknamed ‘Merlin...

Mar 13 2013 8:16am

End Of The Day Round-Up

“Carlsberg doesn’t do press releases, but if you drink a load of it and then...

Mar 12 2013 6:37pm

‘Much Of What I Thought I Knew, And What Other People Had Told Me, Would Turn Out To Be Wrong’

Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...

Mar 8 2013 10:56am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 8 March

“A shocking lack of understanding of the justice system is driving dangerous cuts”: A guest...

Mar 8 2013 9:20am