Tag: News
Spotted: another law graduate hustling London commuters for work
De Monfort LLB grad follows UWE law student in hitting the streets
All bets are off for the best legal profession Christmas tree of 2014
Now this is a law-themed Christmas tree
Morning round-up: Monday 15 December
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
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
Shadow Solicitor-General dismisses suggestions he made a ‘Thornberry-style’ tweet to train driver
“Please stick to driving trains” comment comes just weeks after “white van man” Twitter storm
17 City firms offering hungry vac schemers and law student liggers the best and worst of nosh
Our correspondent and his friends rank the law firm food they sampled during work experience and open days
Morning round-up: Friday 12 December
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Barristers extol delights of down-market shopping for Christmas booze
Lawyer wine experts recommend two German pile ‘em high supermarkets for deals on fizz and other fine wines
Harvard law professor’s legal threat to Chinese takeaway which slightly overcharged him goes viral
Ben Edelman has since apologised, but his terrifying emails remain out there for all to see
Newbie Shadow Solicitor-General takes Twitter fire for getting cold feet over legal aid cuts opposition
When on the backbenches, barrister Karl Turner wouldn’t shut up about the disastrous demise of the system; now he’s a bit quieter
Morning round-up: Thursday 11 December
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Law students bag first win for university pro bono projects as murder conviction is overturned
High judicial praise for Cardiff’s Innocence Project in a case that also sees a “hot” barrister in the limelight
US judge opens written ruling with a not-so-funny cartoon in possible bench first
Michigan courtroom is the scene of not quite unrivalled hilarity as Federal Court judge invokes bizarre drawing in insurance litigation trial
Law chiefs battle spooks over client privilege
Bar associations and law societies across the UK line up to wave two fingers at security services and rozzers over Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
Morning round-up: Wednesday 10 December
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Sheffield criminal barrister arrested after successful Crimewatch appeal
Barrister Desmond Rosario was arrested last night and is set to appear before magistrates today on a serious sexual assault charge.
Bristol chambers axes pupillage place for next year — after wannabes had applied
Queen Square set's application required a week’s worth of toil -- and then the pupillage was cancelled
There is a City law firm version of monopoly
Corporate lawyer monopoly is officially a thing
Morning round-up: Tuesday 9 December
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Ex-St Johns Buildings barrister goes on the run after police seek to question him over sex attack on teen
Crimewatch appeal launched after Sheffield criminal barrister Desmond Rosario fails to turn up to Magistrates' Court
Tory councillor pleads not guilty to faking law degree and bar course qualification
Monika Juneja — who claimed to be a barrister despite never having been called to the bar — to fight charges against her