Category: News

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

VIDEO: Jonathan Djanogly “Giggled and Grinned” Through Legal Aid Asbestos Victims Debate

Oh dear, Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly has put his foot in it again… The extraordinary...

Apr 19 2012 11:46am

Minimum Pupillage Award ‘Limits Flow Of Talent To The Bar’

Keep the minimum wage for trainee solicitors, but scrap it for pupil barristers, argues OccupyTheInns...

Apr 19 2012 9:45am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday April 19

Bindmans advises Hackney businesses adversely affected by Olympics – Hackney Gazette Why Anders Breivik’s trial...

Apr 19 2012 7:45am

Shearman & Sterling Lawyer Could Be Jailed For Pointing Gun At Photographer

The lawyer who was pictured aiming what looked like a semi-automatic pistol as he drove...

Apr 18 2012 2:15pm

Are The Earnings Of Nick Clegg’s Wife (Dechert Partner Miriam Gonzalez) Our Business?

“Can she legitimately claim to be left-wing when she’s married to a banker,” I found...

Apr 18 2012 1:19pm

‘Lawyer Dog’ Meme Goes Viral

Legal Cheek‘s associate editor Emily Jupp, who by day works as a journalist in the...

Apr 18 2012 8:52am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 18 April

Lawyer is an ass: Pippa’s gun mate is Shearman & Sterling associate – The Mirror...

Apr 18 2012 7:56am

SOLD: College Of Law Cashes In At Younger Generation’s Expense In Private Equity Deal

Introducing Baroness Helena Kennedy last night at the College of Law’s “Diversity at the Bar”...

Apr 17 2012 11:47am

Must We Do An Interview With The Express, Darling? Managing Partner And His PA, 23, On How They Got It On At Work

“Dave and I went to great lengths to keep our relationship secret at work,” recalls...

Apr 17 2012 9:20am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 17 April

The ex-Linklaters lawyer making it big selling burritos – Evening Standard Top barrister “loves” Come...

Apr 17 2012 7:55am