Tag: News
Morning Round-Up: Friday 15 June
Met pays lawyer £210k for libel claim – The Independent From biglaw to boutique: you...
In-House Solicitor Makes Euro 2012 Debut
Sometimes the only way lawyers can sate their thirst for applying rules is by taking...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 14 June
Crisis deepens over legal team detained in Libya – The Guardian What laptop to get,...
Conflict Of Interest? Leveson Silk Robert Jay QC Is Ed Miliband’s Wife’s Head Of Chambers
As you may or may not know, Ed Miliband’s wife, Justine Thornton, is a barrister...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 13 June
Made In Chelsea star Kimberley thought to have been axed from show for calling in...
Another Facebook ‘Reverse Auction’ For An LPC Place Ends Instantly – With Minimal Savings For Winning Bidder
The National College of Legal Training (NCLT)’s first Facebook ‘reverse auction’, which took place last...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 12 June
Athlete seeks legal advice following Olympic omission – BBC Chinese law firms snub politician’s wife...
Law Among The Jobs Most Likely To Lead To Weight Gain, Says New Survey
The sea of pot-bellies and teams of medics waiting nervously on stand-by at last month’s...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 11 June
Barrister admits leaving over 120 “creepy” and “sexually intimidating” messages on younger colleague’s phone –...
How To Go From Corporate Law Into Human Rights Academia
Most people don’t stay at the law firms they join as trainees all that long....
‘He Daubed The Word “Bitch” On Wall In My Garden, Which Doesn’t Seem Like Something The DPP Would Do’
The words of a former girlfriend of Paul Bint, the conman famous for posing as...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 8 June
Wannabe barrister denies conspiracy to supply £224,000 of cocaine – Northampton Chronicle & Echo Barrister...
BPP Law School CEO Says Avoid Criminal Bar; Bar Council Chief Voices ‘Great Concern’ At Number Of Barrister Wannabes – Yet Still Students Keep Flocking To The BPTC
On Sunday BPP Law School chief executive Peter Crisp became the latest – and most...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 7 June
Most students at law school have ‘no hope of a job’ – Evening Standard Should...
Kate Middleton’s In-House Lawyer Ex-Boyfriend To Marry Marquess’ Daughter
When St Andrews University law student Rupert Finch pulled a hot first year called Kate...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 1 June
Legal ‘hell’ over stunts staged by explorer Fiennes – Yorkshire Post So Butler-Sloss, our women...
What Effect Will The Eurozone Crisis Have On Wannabe Lawyers?
Yesterday, I attended a conference organised by the European Commission in Brussels. It was called,...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 30 May
Millionaire parked his Range Rover outside solicitor’s office with posters claiming he ‘charged £4,000 for...
‘Train To Be a Lawyer In Just One Year’: Too Good To Be True?
In February, I mentioned an advert for the London College of Law (not to be...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 29 May
Henry Mostyn: Reaction Barrister son of top judge who left wife for widow of divorce...
Law Grad Who Attempted To Pass Himself Off As a Barrister From His Pop Up Office In a Pub Is Jailed
Earlier this month, Legal Cheek brought you news of the strange case of Marious Pimm,...