Category: News
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...
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...
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...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 13 March
Carlos Tevez to be represented in driving court case by Burton Copeland solicitor nicknamed ‘Merlin...
End Of The Day Round-Up
“Carlsberg doesn’t do press releases, but if you drink a load of it and then...
‘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...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 8 March
“A shocking lack of understanding of the justice system is driving dangerous cuts”: A guest...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Pryce guilty: The campaign by vengeful wife and “batty” barrister [The Independent] Judge Constance Briscoe...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Inside the Supreme Court [Radio 4] Q&A: Legal aid changes [BBC News] Legal aid: Criminal...
New Statesman Readers Slam ‘Insolent Bloody Human Rights Lawyers’ Following ‘Shyster’ Barrister’s Pro-Human Rights Blog
Yes, that’s New Statesman readers… 1 Crown Office Row barrister Adam Wagner, who also edits...
Lord Neuberger Is Trending! UK’s Top Judge Ousts Justin Bieber As Twitter’s Hottest Topic After Voicing Legal Aid Concerns
It’s not often that you get a member of the legal profession outperforming Justin Bieber...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 5 March
Michael Turner QC: “Once you get your young barristers being trained by Tesco’s you will...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Secret courts: Former top judge Lord Woolf backs government changes [BBC News] Lawyer who was...
Unlikely Piece Of Law Firm Artwork Of The Week
Amid the corporate swirls and twee etchings at HowardKennedyFSi’s offices, where the Legal Cheek team...
Tooksgate: Michael Mansfield Releases Statement Saying He ‘Would Not Knowingly Have Become Involved In An Event That Charged Students’
Michael Mansfield QC, the star speaker at the now notorious paid-for pupillage application advice event,...
‘In Those Days Getting A 2:2 Wasn’t A Great Concern’
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 1 March
Rolling Stones threaten legal action over new swinging 60s musical Carnaby Street [The Independent] Judge...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Vatican’s plan to call retiring pontiff Benedict XVI “Pope Emeritus” hits snag as rapper who...
Hacking Trend Hits Law As North London Solicitors Firm Is ‘Attacked By Some Unknown Gunmen’
These days, everyone seems to be getting hacked. From Facebook to Burger King to Highgate...
Is The Criminal Bar Finally Eating Itself?
Forget the rights and wrongs of the decision by two Tooks’ barristers to start a...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 28 February
Parents in custody disputes spit and throw chairs at judges [The Guardian] CPS staff members...