Tag: News
Is It OK For Barristers To Call Their Client a ‘Slag’?
This morning, I tweeted a story about a barrister who’d described his client as a...
Blackmail, Inappropriate Touching And Assault, Amongst Some Other Offences: Annual Judicial Roll Of Shame Released
Most of the 79 members of the judiciary disciplined for misconduct last year were magistrates,...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 16 July
Lawyer fined for licking 21-year-old female client’s ear – Mail Online Woman accused of plotting...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 13 July
57.5% of Linklaters associates were privately educated, research reveals – Legal Week Solicitor flips plane...
Bar Social Mobility Week: Northerners Need Not Apply
This week is Bar social mobility placement week, with 69 high-achieving students from low-performing state...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 12 July
‘Aspiring’ law student claims reputational damage from leaked lingerie photos – Above the Law Matthew...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 11 July
Why I don’t play games with law students – Bitter Lawyer Tom Cruise’s lawyers in...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 10 July
Jailed corporate lawyer sues after being told he can’t order jigsaw puzzles because pieces could...
Having Your Training Contract Delayed By 12 Months Is An ‘Opportunity’, Claims Wragge & Co Managing Partner
On Saturday, I received this private message on Twitter.
EXCLUSIVE: Drug Possession Pupil Barrister Henry Mostyn Is Rejected For Tenancy
In May, 4 New Square chambers opted not to sack one its pupils, Henry Mostyn,...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 9 July
Three lawyers make Management Today’s ‘35 Women Under 35’ list – Management Today Serena Williams...
Yet Another No Show: The ‘Personal Reasons Beyond Their Control’ Blighting Celeb Lawyers’ Lives
“Ooh, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC will be speaking,” I thought as I read the flyer...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 6 July
‘Slow-moving, celebrity-infatuated’ Lord Justice Leveson – The Guardian Slippery Uncle Sam spawned the vultures of...
‘Employees Too Stressed To Eat Or Sleep’: Ex-Freshields Lawyer Goes Public On Life In The Magic Circle
The high wages paid by City law firms are a kind of “risk money” to...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 5 July
How Katie Holmes’ lawyer father helped ‘orchestrate split’ that blindsided Tom Cruise – People Can...
Does The Criminal Bar Really Still Look Down On The CPS?
Whenever I write about the criminal Bar these days, I find myself thinking of that...
Allen & Overy Solicitor Says It’s OK To Lie On Your CV
Allen & Overy solicitor Sheila Fahy has unwittingly provided wannabe magic circle lawyers with an...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 4 July
A lawyer should run Barclays – Law Society Gazette How a legal blog survived traffic...
Advocacy Standards: ‘The Unsatisfactory Must Go’ (But They Probably Won’t)
The Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) is ostensibly designed to ensure that criminal advocates...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 3 July
Serial burglar raids house of his barrister’s daughter by mistake – Evening Chronicle Wiltshire solicitor...
Lawyers, Did You Ever Wish You Had Become Rappers? Well, It’s Not Too Late: You Could Still Do a Rap About Law
And as Eminem wannabe Michael Bossone proves in this video of his new single ‘Push’...