Tag: News

Spotted: another law graduate hustling London commuters for work

De Monfort LLB grad follows UWE law student in hitting the streets

Dec 15 2014 12:14pm

All bets are off for the best legal profession Christmas tree of 2014

Now this is a law-themed Christmas tree

Dec 15 2014 9:27am

Morning round-up: Monday 15 December

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Dec 15 2014 7:51am

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

Dec 12 2014 12:30pm

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

Dec 12 2014 10:54am

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

Dec 12 2014 9:34am

Morning round-up: Friday 12 December

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Dec 12 2014 8:03am

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

Dec 11 2014 2:00pm

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

Dec 11 2014 10:21am

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

Dec 11 2014 9:15am

Morning round-up: Thursday 11 December

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Dec 11 2014 8:10am

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

Dec 10 2014 2:09pm

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

Dec 10 2014 11:25am

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

Dec 10 2014 9:14am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 10 December

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Dec 10 2014 7:16am

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.

Dec 9 2014 3:27pm

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

Dec 9 2014 11:17am

There is a City law firm version of monopoly

Corporate lawyer monopoly is officially a thing

Dec 9 2014 9:03am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 9 December

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Dec 9 2014 8:09am

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

Dec 8 2014 3:18pm

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

Dec 8 2014 10:21am