Tag: Morning round-up

Morning round-up: Wednesday 20 November

Secret recordings bring into question the independence of a review into claims of institutional racism...

Nov 20 2013 8:07am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 19 November

An “object lesson in how modern litigation should not be conducted” [Solicitors Journal] Last British...

Nov 19 2013 8:00am

Morning round-up: Monday 18 November

Barristers’ strike threat over cuts to legal aid [Channel 4 News] Top solicitor accused of...

Nov 18 2013 7:48am

Morning round-up: Friday 15 November

Legal drama Silk wins Writers’ Guild drama award [BBC News] Strong opposition to switching to...

Nov 15 2013 8:21am

Morning round-up: Thursday 14 November

Jesus’ crucifixion was legal, scholar says [Time] Ex-City lawyer outsourcers grow 400% and plot to...

Nov 14 2013 8:05am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 13 November

Too little too late as Daily Mail “corrects” bogus human rights splash [UK Human Rights...

Nov 13 2013 8:12am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 12 November

Nancy Dell’Olio reveals she’s launched legal action over Sven-Goran Eriksson’s tell-all book [Mail Online] Burglar...

Nov 12 2013 7:45am

Morning round-up: Monday 11 November

Gianni Sonvico: Body found in search for barrister [The Independent] Christian coronations of future monarchs...

Nov 11 2013 7:45am

Morning round-up: Friday 8 November

David Blunkett recordings “discovered in lawyer’s safe” [BBC News] Ex-police officer jailed for “offering to...

Nov 8 2013 7:55am

Morning round-up: Thursday 7 November

Joshua Rozenberg: Phrasing the question on prisoner votes [The Guardian] The greatest courtroom dramas of...

Nov 7 2013 8:11am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 6 November

Criminal defendants could “phone in” court appearances from home using Skype and FaceTime to cut...

Nov 6 2013 8:27am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 5 November

Search still on for missing Islington barrister last seen in Tower Hill [Islington Gazette] Retiring...

Nov 5 2013 8:10am

Morning round-up: Friday 1 November

“We have issued warrants for their arrest. But they have evaded the short arm of...

Nov 1 2013 8:18am

Morning round-up: Friday 25 October

Ambitious defence of the week: £40,000 worth of cannabis grown in Littledean home “was for...

Oct 25 2013 7:54am

Morning round-up: Thursday 24 October

Barristers wrestle defendant to ground after he escapes from dock at Teeside Crown Court [The...

Oct 24 2013 8:18am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 23 October

12 ridiculous and outdated British laws that still exist [Buzzfeed] Law in Action: Chemical weapons...

Oct 23 2013 8:13am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 22 October

A “legal assault” threatening the armed forces? Nonsense [The Guardian] From self-driving cars to man-made...

Oct 22 2013 8:07am

Morning round-up: Monday 21 October

Tory MP says he felt zero hours contract pain…as a £250-an-hour barrister [The Mirror] Cherie...

Oct 21 2013 7:47am

Morning round-up: Friday 18 October

Lawyers, beware lawyers [The Economist] Legal claims “could paralyse” armed forces [BBC News] President of...

Oct 18 2013 8:30am

Morning round-up: Thursday 17 October

Michael Mansfield QC calls for legal profession to strike against legal aid cuts [Justice Gap]...

Oct 17 2013 8:02am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 16 October

Top solicitor who specialises in motoring “loophole” cases is caught at twice the drink-drive limit...

Oct 16 2013 8:22am