Tag: News

Mystery As English Solicitor Found Dead In Yemen

Roger Stokes, an English solicitor with the Yemeni law firm Sheikh Tariq Abdullah, has died...

Oct 12 2012 1:04pm

‘Senior Partners At Major Law Firms Can’t Afford To Live In Central London’, Claims Top US Lawyer

Mark Herrmann, a senior in-house lawyer at multinational company Aon, has recently moved to London...

Oct 12 2012 9:18am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 12 October

Ambulance chasing company boss jailed over £12million cash scam which hired one man to stage...

Oct 12 2012 8:10am

End Of the Day Round Up

Dechert’s Miriam Gonzalez v 39 Essex Street’s Justine Thornton [Mail Online] Manchester Metropolitan University law...

Oct 11 2012 5:35pm

Barrister Who Was Rebuked For Impersonating Top QC Points Finger At BSB After He’s Fined For Working Illegally

Cardiff-based barrister David Leathley, who spent almost £50,000 unsuccessfully fighting claims he posed as Joel...

Oct 11 2012 1:58pm

It’s Official: City Lawyers Hate Their Jobs

At last night’s Life With Law talk on ‘finding your path and making things happen’,...

Oct 11 2012 10:17am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 11 October

“If you ever call me again on my cell phone, I’ll strangle you”: Angry judge...

Oct 11 2012 8:35am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Lawyer hits the waves [The Oban Times] Why did Justin Lee Collins get such a...

Oct 10 2012 6:00pm

Through The Keyhole Of Matrix Barrister Thomas Kibling’s Spectacular East London Home

Matrix employment law barrister Thomas Kibling has a very cool pad…

Oct 10 2012 1:53pm

Entry To The Bar: ‘Let The Cream Rise To The Top’

OccupyTheInns disagrees with the call made by Mr Justice Burton at Saturday’s Young Bar Conference...

Oct 10 2012 10:10am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 10 October

Justin Lee Collins jokes with his barrister, Sonia Woodley QC, moments after abuse conviction [The...

Oct 10 2012 8:34am

End Of The Day Round-Up

The Who guitarist Pete Townshend “would have leapt out and killed” prosecuting QC [BBC] “I...

Oct 9 2012 5:23pm

Constance Briscoe Is Arrested

Judge and author Constance Briscoe, who is a prosecution witness in the Huhne trial, has...

Oct 9 2012 2:21pm

‘They Were Lovely!’ Bar Students Suck Up To Wills And Kate

Yesterday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Middle Temple, their first public outing since...

Oct 9 2012 8:24am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 9 October

Golden eagles of the legal world: meet London’s star lawyers [Evening Standard] Sri Lanka protests...

Oct 9 2012 8:05am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Trainee lawyer, 22, who sued cruise firm after being hit by flying sun lounger is...

Oct 8 2012 5:43pm

The Solicitors Who Pre-Plan Their Tweets a Week In Advance

A legal PR has revealed that solicitors at his law firm are demanding a weekly...

Oct 8 2012 1:17pm

Observer Hints That Solicitor Called ‘Chris’ May Have Been Involved In Civil Procedure Rules Breach. But Who’s ‘Chris’?

Yesterday may not have been the most relaxing Sunday for a mystery media law partner...

Oct 8 2012 10:09am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 8 October

Lawyer cries foul after tale of how she threw her knickers at the judge goes...

Oct 8 2012 8:25am

Legal Cheek Top Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories

1.Amateur Porn Filmed In Top Law School Library 2. ADVICE: ‘How Can I Get a...

Oct 6 2012 10:26am