Tag: News
Barrister Who Named Lord McAlpine On His Blog Removes Post And Braces Himself For Possible Legal Action
One of the bloggers who named Lord McAlpine in the wake of Newsnight’s report wrongly...
The Bar Conference In Tweets: Most Retweeted, Most Eye-Catching, Most Amusing
Amid the mutual back-slapping at Saturday’s 27th annual Bar conference, there was gossip, intrigue and...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 12 November
Police arrest man for posting picture of burning a poppy [Kent Police via David Allen...
End Of The Day Round-Up
“Barrister quotes Shakespeare while trying to chat up attractive Probation officer. Didn’t catch the quote,...
Privileged Colleagues Who Don’t Need To Self-Publicise ‘Will Always Resent You For It’
Ed note: This is the third in a series of posts where leading members of...
Leaving Clifford Chance: A Mother’s Departure Email
The email reproduced below, by a female associate departing from Clifford Chance’s Washington DC office,...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 9 November
Star of lawyer documentary The Briefs Franklin Sinclair cheats death in ‘freak waves’ horror on...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Law produces the most psychopaths of any profession [Huffington Post] Bored lawyers break into a...
Lawyer Jailed After Allegedly Drawing Penis Graffiti All Over The Walls Of His Former Law Firm
A disbarred personal injury lawyer, who has been charged with stealing clients’ money, has been...
Junior Barrister Follows In Obama’s Footsteps By Becoming Top Ranked Post In Reddit’s ‘IAmA’ Section – But Who Is He?
Yesterday, an anonymous junior barrister (whose ID card is pictured below) found himself the talk...
Is This The Least Professional ‘How To Become a Solicitor’ Video Ever Made?
In this clip placed on YouTube on Monday, which charts the required steps to becoming...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 8 November
Barrister celebrates 90th birthday in…court [Joshua Rozenberg via Twitter] UK’s relationship with the Council of...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Teen escapes jail after vile April Jones Facebook jibe [Worcester News] Justice Secretary Chris Grayling...
The Cyberbullying Perils Of Having a Wikipedia Page When You’re a Law Student
Julian Dibbell is an author and writer for Wired, The New York Times and Village...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 7 November
Alternative careers: Obama wins battle of the law graduates – full transcript of his election...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Ched Evans appeals rape conviction [The Telegraph] Barrister: Cocaine smuggling plot allegations are revenge for...
Secretaries Rage At Firm’s ‘Nazi’-Style Fingerprint Regime
Secretaries at the Canadian affiliate of UK giant DAC Beachcroft are fuming after the law...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 6 November
The presidential race: a heavily weighted coin flip [The Economist] Democrats, Republicans lawyer-up for US...
End Of The Day Round-Up
No. 10 said to be looking for a judge after Tom Watson alleges “concerted establishment...
Bar Course Aptitude Test Delayed Yet Again
Legal Futures, 25 July 2012, on the introduction of the Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT):...
A City Lawyer Remembers It’s National Pro Bono Week…
There’s a list of the events taking place this week at ProBonoUK.