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...

Nov 12 2012 2:19pm

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...

Nov 12 2012 10:06am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 12 November

Police arrest man for posting picture of burning a poppy [Kent Police via David Allen...

Nov 12 2012 9:31am

End Of The Day Round-Up

“Barrister quotes Shakespeare while trying to chat up attractive Probation officer. Didn’t catch the quote,...

Nov 9 2012 6:51pm

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...

Nov 9 2012 11:39am

Leaving Clifford Chance: A Mother’s Departure Email

The email reproduced below, by a female associate departing from Clifford Chance’s Washington DC office,...

Nov 9 2012 9:50am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 9 November

Star of lawyer documentary The Briefs Franklin Sinclair cheats death in ‘freak waves’ horror on...

Nov 9 2012 9:12am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Law produces the most psychopaths of any profession [Huffington Post] Bored lawyers break into a...

Nov 8 2012 6:48pm

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...

Nov 8 2012 3:45pm

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...

Nov 8 2012 12:30pm

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...

Nov 8 2012 10:36am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 8 November

Barrister celebrates 90th birthday in…court [Joshua Rozenberg via Twitter] UK’s relationship with the Council of...

Nov 8 2012 9:31am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Teen escapes jail after vile April Jones Facebook jibe [Worcester News] Justice Secretary Chris Grayling...

Nov 7 2012 6:28pm

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...

Nov 7 2012 3:21pm

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 7 November

Alternative careers: Obama wins battle of the law graduates – full transcript of his election...

Nov 7 2012 8:55am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Ched Evans appeals rape conviction [The Telegraph] Barrister: Cocaine smuggling plot allegations are revenge for...

Nov 6 2012 6:52pm

Secretaries Rage At Firm’s ‘Nazi’-Style Fingerprint Regime

Secretaries at the Canadian affiliate of UK giant DAC Beachcroft are fuming after the law...

Nov 6 2012 11:18am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 6 November

The presidential race: a heavily weighted coin flip [The Economist] Democrats, Republicans lawyer-up for US...

Nov 6 2012 9:26am

End Of The Day Round-Up

No. 10 said to be looking for a judge after Tom Watson alleges “concerted establishment...

Nov 5 2012 7:35pm

Bar Course Aptitude Test Delayed Yet Again

Legal Futures, 25 July 2012, on the introduction of the Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT):...

Nov 5 2012 5:51pm

A City Lawyer Remembers It’s National Pro Bono Week…

There’s a list of the events taking place this week at ProBonoUK.

Nov 5 2012 2:55pm