Tag: News
Stuttering BBC legal drama Silk is axed
Third series of BAFTA-winning Inns of Court drama will be its last.
Oscar Pistorius’ lawyer Barry Roux: the hip hop parodies
Televised murder trial turns South African barrister into cult figure.
‘I’ve often gone hungry and can’t afford a wig, gown or practitioner textbooks,’ admits pupil barrister
Baby barrister at civil legal aid set tells of bleak pupillage existence.
Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 was shot down by Chinese missile, claims practising barrister
Barrister who is registered to practise with the Bar Standards Board (BSB) is confident that he has unravelled mystery of flight MH 370.
Lyons Davidson trainee solicitor faces jail following dog’s death
Rookie pleads guilty after she left her dog to starve to death.
Doughty Street’s website is the loser in Amal Alamuddin’s budding friendship with George Clooney
The top human rights chamber's website goes down again after Doughty Street rookie Amal Alamuddin is pictured once more with George Clooney.
Has there been a stranger law student campaign than this?
In a world containing many injustices, why target Baleen Whales?
Confusing rules governing use of ‘barrister’ title produce their most absurd result yet
It's illegal to call yourself a barrister when you've never been called to the Bar, but a lack of appetite for enforcing the law means it's possible to do so and avoid sanction.
More than a slap-on-the-wrist: MoJ criticised for its barrister earnings stats
UK Statistics Authority issues blow to Ministry of Justice.
9 reasons why Britain’s top divorce lawyer is set to have Britain’s top wedding
Self-styled "Britain's top divorce lawyer" Ayesha Vardag has unveiled a new blog to disseminate information about her forthcoming nuptials to her colleague, Stephen Bence. Readers are left in no doubt of Vardag's commitment to attaining excellence in all things.
Lawyers coin new ‘Grayling Hearing’ expression
A wave of adjourned cases due to the unavailability of protesting barristers has spawned a new term.
Shock as top judge hit by ‘serious misconduct’ finding for making misleading entries in his Outlook diary
An unexpected statement by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office has left lawyers stunned.
This IP lawyer’s footnoted rap video could be the best thing on the internet
US intellectual property lawyer Eric Mirabel — aka legal rapper E.P.M. — has released a new version of his paean to IP. It's amazing.
Solicitor’s forging of colleagues’ signatures as a trainee comes back to haunt her
Katherine Edwards' legal career is over after "moment of madness" during her training contract.
10 pieces of advice for trainee City lawyers from Mumsnet readers
A Mumsnet thread offering advice to a prospective City lawyer contains some illuminating titbits of information.
Vice journalist pens article about gatecrashing a Birkbeck law lecture
Hack uses wiles to experience Birkbeck's 'Law Course Choices Day'...for free, but fails to access UCL and LSE.
Clarke Willmott partner to leave firm after calling for ‘dedicated Islamic airports and airlines’ on Twitter
EXCLUSIVE: Leading national firm condemns views expressed by partner Jamie Foster and reveals that he is to leave organisation.
The law students providing legal advice to the Silicon Roundabout
What's it like advising east London tech entrepreneurs about the law?
Which universities did the winners of Clifford Chance’s CV Blind competition attend?
Magic circle firm reveals where the successful 20 studied.
Rapper-turned-lawyer who thinks ‘like a criminal’ wins global fame with viral ad
Dramatised scenes of criminals thanking US lawyer Daniel Muessig before proceeding to commit further crimes rile legal profession but impress bloggers.
10 Vine messages for Chris Grayling
We asked protesters at today's demonstration against the legal cuts for their seven-second messages to Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.