Category: News

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 27 September

Shot burglars told by Judge Michael Pert QC ‘that’s the chance you take’ [The Sun]...

Sep 27 2012 8:13am

End Of The Day Round-Up

‘Leaks uncool’ according to Yahoo general counsel’s leaked memo [Corporate Counsel] Solicitor’s pioneering free Twitter...

Sep 26 2012 5:33pm

Law Firm Exclaims ‘Delight’ At Having 43,000 Twitter Followers; Fails To Mention They’re Almost All Fake

In its September newsletter, Blavo & Co Solicitors professes itself “excited and delighted by our...

Sep 26 2012 1:29pm

Twitter Set To Drive ‘Free-Of-Charge Ferrari Through The Horse And Cart World Of Law’

A Twitter legal advice experiment taking place today could prove a turning point for the...

Sep 26 2012 9:22am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 26 September

Top lawyer arrested for ‘raping two women at knifepoint at different massage parlours’ [Mail Online]...

Sep 26 2012 8:29am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Tax barrister drags economic justice campaigners from room and calls them ‘trespassing scum’ and ‘intruders’...

Sep 25 2012 5:48pm

The Graduate Diploma in Law: At First It Makes You Happy…

Assorted scenes from week one, term one, of the GDL And a taster of week...

Sep 25 2012 1:06pm

For The Millionth Time, It’s MiddlesBROUGH! – London Lawyer Named And Shamed By Two Local Newspapers For Spelling Town’s Name Wrong

Adam Chapman, the head of public law at top London firm Kingsley Napley, has found...

Sep 25 2012 10:05am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 25 September

Lawyer faces 25 years in prison for champagne flute assault [Mail Online] Why external investors...

Sep 25 2012 8:14am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Drink-driving solicitor has his curfew relaxed so he can go SUNBATHING in France [Mail Online]...

Sep 24 2012 6:07pm

Rookie Solicitor Who Once Won The Premier League Nets Spot On John Terry FA Disciplinary Panel

Life for most two-year qualified solicitors revolves around photo-copying, filing and tea-making. However, when you’ve...

Sep 24 2012 11:19am

Lawyers Are Among The Most Dangerous Drivers In Britain (Or Are They Just Better At Filling-Out Insurance Forms?)

Barristers and solicitors have a higher probability of being involved in an accident behind the...

Sep 24 2012 9:44am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 24 September

Lawyer from ITV’s The Briefs in ‘Asian axis’ email jibe storm [Manchester Evening News] How...

Sep 24 2012 8:23am

Legal Cheek Top Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories

1. Law Graduate’s Career Hopes In Tatters After She’s Convicted Of Taking Ecstasy Into ‘T...

Sep 22 2012 1:01pm

End Of The Day Round-Up

What happens to law graduates caught out in the paralegal cold? [Legal Cheek editor Alex...

Sep 21 2012 5:45pm

How To Survive The Bar Professional Training Course

After finally securing a pupillage over the summer, OccupyTheInns returns to offer his words of...

Sep 21 2012 12:21pm

In Which Country Do Lawyers Earn The Most? (Clue: It Isn’t Britain)

First, the good news: British lawyers pull in more cash than their counterparts in economic...

Sep 21 2012 9:28am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 21 September

Divorce? No, this lawyer v lawyer spat was an Armageddon of aggression [Jan Moir in...

Sep 21 2012 8:21am

End Of The Day Round-Up

DPP statement on Tom Daley case and social media prosecutions [CPS Blog] Twitter prosecutions: common...

Sep 20 2012 6:58pm

London Office Of King & Wood Mallesons Evacuated After Solicitor Sent a Cheque Covered In Dog Sh*t

A court has heard today that the London office of King & Wood Mallesons legacy...

Sep 20 2012 3:55pm