Tag: News
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 14 August
Boyfriend of a managing partner allegedly pulls gun on a vac-schemer – Above the Law...
Taking The Piss Out Of Judges To Be Legalised
At Legal Cheek, we enjoy taking the piss out of judges. Especially when they appear...
Judges Threatened With Disciplinary Action For Blogging About Their Day Job – Even If They Do So Anonymously
A magistrate has published on his blog what he says are new guidelines from the...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 13 August
“Tongues were wagging in Middle Temple as Legalcheek.com (Popbitch for lawyers) tried to track down...
Jags And Unpaid Interns: The Two Faces Of Fly-On-The-Wall Documentary Law Firm Tuckers
‘The Briefs’, the two-part ITV criminal law firm documentary which concluded last night, sparked rage...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 10 August
Cambridge law student makes TV debut in Wonderland: Young, Bright and on the Right –...
NAMED: The Bar Graduate, 27, Who Anthony Arlidge QC Has Dumped Constance Briscoe For
On Tuesday, we relayed the extraordinary news that 18 Red Lion Court veteran Anthony Arlidge...
City Lawyer Admits To ‘Trying It On’ With Woman On Edinburgh-London National Express Coach
There was a time, before the financial crisis struck, when City lawyers travelled by plane....
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 8 August
Disgraced former lawyer avoids jail over £8k drug find – Evening Gazette An “extreme” prosecution?...
For God’s Sake, Retire! Baby Boomer Partners’ Refusal To Quit Blocks Junior Lawyer Career Progression
The number of partners retiring has fallen by a third in the last 15 years,...
Anthony Arlidge QC, 75, Ditches Judge Constance Briscoe For Wannabe Barrister, 27
In his recently relinquished role of Master of Entertainments at Middle Temple, Anthony Arlidge QC...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 7 August
The most amoral man I ever knew: Charming yes. But as I was to discover,...
Cameron McKenna: Inhale The Good Shit, Exhale The Bullshit
Last week, The Lawyer reported that CMS Cameron McKenna is dropping the ‘CMS’ tag and...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 6 August
Law student tried to defraud British Airways – Evening Express An interview with the lawyer...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 3 August
“‘What would your advice be to anyone wanting a career in law?’ Answer is at:...
Pupillage Portal Gets The Year And The Day Wrong As Chambers Make Their Graduate Offers
There was widespread disbelief earlier this year when, for the first time in its three-year...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 2 August
Pinsent Masons solicitor who put trainee in a headlock after boozy work party and punched...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 1 August
Is breastfeeding right for women in big law firms? – Above the Law Hundreds of...
Dog Bite Judge Beatrice Bolton: ‘Judges Are Human And They Can Only Take So Much’
Former Crown Court judge Beatrice Bolton achieved fame when she stormed out of court after...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 31 July
Katie Holmes ‘mystery man’ named as her lawyer – Digital Spy Tom Cruise dines with...
Law Lecturer In Sex (And Other Stuff)-For-Grades Scandal
In the good old days, sleeping with a lecturer was sufficient to get your grades...