Category: News

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 1 May

Court clerk watched hardcore porn as sex attack victim gave evidence during trial because he...

May 1 2012 9:15am

Made in Chelsea: Millie’s Boyfriend Reveals Barrister Dream As Monday Excitement Builds For Times Law Prof Gary Slapper

I’ve written previously of my love for E4’s Made in Chelsea. But it seems that...

Apr 30 2012 3:10pm

Unpaid Internships: Law Students Most Likely To Work For Free

New data shows that law students are the most willing of all students to work...

Apr 30 2012 11:18am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 30 April

Trainee lawyer probed by police over threats is convicted robber – Daily Record Is Robert...

Apr 30 2012 8:38am

EXCLUSIVE: BPTC Students Point Finger At Bar Standards Board Following ‘Disastrous’ And ‘Unfair’ Exams

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has had a bad week. First, Richard Moorhead publicly slammed...

Apr 27 2012 9:56am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 27 April

Judges can and should be involved in pro bono – Law Society Gazette Rupert Murdoch...

Apr 27 2012 8:25am

Deadline Disbelief As Pupillage Portal DOESN’T Go Down

There is widespread shock among Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) students today after the Pupillage...

Apr 26 2012 12:07pm

If You Can’t Go To The Best Uni In Town, Should You Find a Smaller Town?

Following last week’s Queen Mary v Durham debate, I received this email from another student....

Apr 26 2012 9:54am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 26 April

Male air steward sues British Airways because colleague called him ‘darling’ – The Telegraph Will...

Apr 26 2012 8:52am

‘Lawyer Cat’ Meme In Threat To ‘Lawyer Dog’ Supremacy

Last Wednesday I brought you the news that the ‘Lawyer Dog’ meme had gone viral,...

Apr 25 2012 3:20pm

David Allen Green Throws Twitter Tantrum After Rival Legal Blogger Pips Him To Orwell Prize Shortlist

In 2010, when City lawyer David Allen Green (AKA Jack of Kent) was shortlisted for...

Apr 25 2012 10:26am

Morning Round-Up:Wednesday 25 April

‘This is such fun’: Leveson QC revels in James Murdoch confrontation – The Guardian ‘I’ve...

Apr 25 2012 8:45am

Barrister Boyz Perform ‘I Want That Job Today’

They’re not so good at singing and they can’t get jobs as lawyers. Meet the...

Apr 24 2012 4:03pm

Hard Times At The Bar: BSB Chief Baroness Deech Can’t Even Afford Postage Stamps

“I have to warn you followers of my blog, no more Xmas cards from me,...

Apr 24 2012 10:29am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 24 April

My favourite time of year: pupillage application time – mikehillbarrister.com Bar Standards Board’s ‘research’ is...

Apr 24 2012 8:48am

Over 10% Of Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People in The World’ Are Lawyers, But None Are Brits (Adele Gets a Slot, Though)

“What, no Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers?!” I bellowed after scanning Time Magazine’s list of...

Apr 23 2012 12:30pm

Legal Education Review Chief Slams ‘Gross Inability’ Of BPTC Students

Senior members of the legal profession have a tendency to shy away from telling it...

Apr 23 2012 9:33am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 23 April

Margaret Mountford on Theresa May’s Abu Qatada mistake – The Mirror Terror case lawyers who...

Apr 23 2012 6:59am

Ambivalent Germans Fret Over Bribery Rules As Freshfields Launches London 2012 Tie-Up

Last night, with just 99 days to go to the London Olympics, Anglo-German law firm...

Apr 20 2012 11:46am

Advocacy In Decline…And It’s Solicitors’ Fault, Says BSB Study

A whopping 78% of respondents to a Bar Standards Board (BSB) survey believe that standards...

Apr 20 2012 9:47am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 20 April

Jedward’s law student brother joins pair at premiere – Mail Online Bring back barrister immunity...

Apr 20 2012 7:55am