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...

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

End Of The Day Round-Up

Pryce guilty: The campaign by vengeful wife and “batty” barrister [The Independent] Judge Constance Briscoe...

Mar 7 2013 6:45pm

End Of The Day Round-Up

Inside the Supreme Court [Radio 4] Q&A: Legal aid changes [BBC News] Legal aid: Criminal...

Mar 5 2013 6:34pm

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...

Mar 5 2013 1:36pm

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...

Mar 5 2013 10:21am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 5 March

Michael Turner QC: “Once you get your young barristers being trained by Tesco’s you will...

Mar 5 2013 9:24am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Secret courts: Former top judge Lord Woolf backs government changes [BBC News] Lawyer who was...

Mar 4 2013 6:40pm

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...

Mar 1 2013 4:51pm

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,...

Mar 1 2013 1:10pm

‘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...

Mar 1 2013 10:37am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 1 March

Rolling Stones threaten legal action over new swinging 60s musical Carnaby Street [The Independent] Judge...

Mar 1 2013 9:12am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Vatican’s plan to call retiring pontiff Benedict XVI “Pope Emeritus” hits snag as rapper who...

Feb 28 2013 6:34pm

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...

Feb 28 2013 3:11pm

Is The Criminal Bar Finally Eating Itself?

Forget the rights and wrongs of the decision by two Tooks’ barristers to start a...

Feb 28 2013 10:08am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 28 February

Parents in custody disputes spit and throw chairs at judges [The Guardian] CPS staff members...

Feb 28 2013 9:06am