Tag: News

Small claims update: horse sh*ts in court

Whether it was a comment on the quality of the legal argument or just an...

Sep 19 2014 8:59am

Morning round-up: Friday 19 September

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

Sep 19 2014 7:59am

A gavel and a Marilyn Monroe wig — one university’s idea of the legal system

Marketing gurus at Bedford University claim implanting US iconography in promotional materials is simply “light-hearted” fun -- while creating a barrister straight out of fright night

Sep 18 2014 12:03pm

5 reasons why today’s vote won’t matter to the legal profession because Scottish lawyers already do things so very differently

There’s going to be some sort of democratic bonanza in a place made famous by an American-Australian actor in a Hollywood epic — but as far as the Scottish legal profession is concerned, it’s already independent

Sep 18 2014 9:12am

Morning round-up: Thursday 18 September

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

Sep 18 2014 7:49am

11 amusing Court News UK tweets — illustrated

Visualising the reportage of must-follow Twitter account @CourtNewsUK

Sep 17 2014 12:04pm

Lawyer advice to students pondering career in publicly-funded legal sector: don’t

Law Society-arranged Twitter hashtag conversation spawns depressing assessment of the future of legal aid and public law work

Sep 17 2014 8:57am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 17 September

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

Sep 17 2014 7:51am

Legal Twittersphere mocks Law Society claims to be at the heart of Whitehall

Chancery Lane marketing campaign trumpeting lobbying efforts elicits jibes over failure to halt legal aid...

Sep 16 2014 12:53pm

Lawyers can’t be stressed – they don’t drink coffee

Research reveals legal profession to be out of the top-10 groups addicted to the caffeine rush, suggesting all this talk of hard work is exaggerated

Sep 16 2014 9:13am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 16 September

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

Sep 16 2014 7:45am

Solicitor watchdog deals with 9,000 ethics calls annually – but doesn’t take a note of any of them

Junior lawyer highlights inner workings of Solicitor Regulation Authority helpline

Sep 15 2014 12:12pm

Now this is how you deal with an abusive defendant

Best bail judgment ever

Sep 15 2014 9:26am

Morning round-up: Monday 15 September

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

Sep 15 2014 7:53am

Could ‘divorce hotel’ idea take off in UK? — ‘Er, no,’ says family law solicitor

Leading English divorce specialist slams mini-break mediation venture, describing it as unworkable and potentially dangerous

Sep 12 2014 1:47pm

11 things I wish I could tell my law student fresher self

As I enter my third and final year studying law at Leeds University, this is what I'd do if I had my time over again as a fresher

Sep 12 2014 9:57am

Morning round-up: Friday 12 September

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

Sep 12 2014 8:13am

Legal pic of the day

Doctors v Lawyers

Sep 11 2014 4:38pm

In defence of ‘avizandum’: the most magical sounding legal phrase of them all

Solicitors hit back after Scots law phrase is branded “Harry Potter” language

Sep 11 2014 1:40pm

Judge sacked after he orders defendant to be electrocuted

US judge removed from the bench after he instructs police to zap accused with a 50,000 volt electric shock

Sep 11 2014 9:59am

Morning round-up: Thursday 11 September

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

Sep 11 2014 8:03am