Tag: Blogs

Freshly-minted QC defends silk system – and bacon buttie picture

Jolyon Maugham of Middle Temple’s Devereux Chambers rebuts Judge John Hack’s diatribe against tradition, maintaining the silk road is a positive step towards greater diversity

Feb 18 2015 2:16pm

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Have the wheels finally come off the UK court system?

Feb 17 2015 5:09pm

Why it’s time to scrap the QC title

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling doled out nearly 100 awards yesterday -- but wouldn't it be better to let the market decide on the top lawyers?

Feb 17 2015 1:03pm

Fifty Shades of trainee solicitor torture

Forget the book; sod the gala film opening -- as Valentine’s Day approaches, wannabe lawyers should just read this

Feb 13 2015 9:58am

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Wait ... what?

Feb 11 2015 4:40pm

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Stock image fail

Feb 10 2015 5:26pm

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More lawyers should have branded motorbikes

Feb 9 2015 7:36pm

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Happy Birthday Lord Denning!

Jan 23 2015 5:36pm

‘My day on a plate’: law student edition

Coffee, Red Bull, crisps, lager ...

Jan 22 2015 10:04am

The 10 most-read stories of 2014

Your favourite Legal Cheek posts of the year

Dec 29 2014 10:59am

The university law faculties that have lost their way

Combine research rankings with teaching satisfaction data and you can see which law schools are floundering

Dec 23 2014 9:15am

Christmas sing-a-long: ‘Working in a Mitchell Wonderland’

Now for a Jackson reforms-themed Christmas sing-a-long

Dec 22 2014 9:31am

11 Christmas struggles that only a law student will understand

"Tis the season to be jolly" -- but not if you're studying law

Dec 17 2014 9:59am

A solution to the Band Aid lyrics controversy: apply them to lawyers

As the 'Do they know it's Christmas' single is criticised for its "cultural ignorance", WaitroseLaw wonders if its message would be better-suited to stressed-out lawyers

Dec 16 2014 9:03am

Gavels, gavels and more gavels — and a dodgy wig

Yet another entry for Legal Cheek’s soon to be bursting gavel hall of shame -- and this time from our favourite public service broadcaster

Dec 12 2014 12:30pm

The Apprentice Review: Bye-bye lawyers, it was fun, but in the end you were too clever by half

As legal profession interest in The Apprentice evaporates, our blogger looks back on the last hurrah of ex-Slaughter and May man Felipe as he follows family solicitor Lauren to the exit

Dec 4 2014 2:17pm

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Doge considers possible copyright action against crêperie

Dec 2 2014 5:17pm

The Apprentice review: ex-Slaughter and May lawyer Felipe wins big

Last night's episode of BBC reality show was a celebration of corporate lawyers big picture vision

Nov 27 2014 11:33am

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Nov 18 2014 10:46am

14 things that mean something completely different if you’re a law student

The world seen through the eyes of the wannabe lawyer

Nov 12 2014 9:49am

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"The courtroom dive"

Nov 10 2014 3:15pm