Tag: Solicitors

EXCLUSIVE: Mr Loophole Closes Down His Law Firm, All Staff Made Redundant

Freeman Keep On Driving, the specialist drink driving law firm owned by Nick “Mr Loophole”...

Sep 27 2012 2:10pm

Law Firm Exclaims ‘Delight’ At Having 43,000 Twitter Followers; Fails To Mention They’re Almost All Fake

In its September newsletter, Blavo & Co Solicitors professes itself “excited and delighted by our...

Sep 26 2012 1:29pm

Twitter Set To Drive ‘Free-Of-Charge Ferrari Through The Horse And Cart World Of Law’

A Twitter legal advice experiment taking place today could prove a turning point for the...

Sep 26 2012 9:22am

For The Millionth Time, It’s MiddlesBROUGH! – London Lawyer Named And Shamed By Two Local Newspapers For Spelling Town’s Name Wrong

Adam Chapman, the head of public law at top London firm Kingsley Napley, has found...

Sep 25 2012 10:05am

Rookie Solicitor Who Once Won The Premier League Nets Spot On John Terry FA Disciplinary Panel

Life for most two-year qualified solicitors revolves around photo-copying, filing and tea-making. However, when you’ve...

Sep 24 2012 11:19am

Lawyers Are Among The Most Dangerous Drivers In Britain (Or Are They Just Better At Filling-Out Insurance Forms?)

Barristers and solicitors have a higher probability of being involved in an accident behind the...

Sep 24 2012 9:44am

In Which Country Do Lawyers Earn The Most? (Clue: It Isn’t Britain)

First, the good news: British lawyers pull in more cash than their counterparts in economic...

Sep 21 2012 9:28am

London Office Of King & Wood Mallesons Evacuated After Solicitor Sent a Cheque Covered In Dog Sh*t

A court has heard today that the London office of King & Wood Mallesons legacy...

Sep 20 2012 3:55pm

At Last, Some Good News For Jobless LPC Graduates: If You’re Convicted Of a Crime, You’ll Get a Lighter Sentence Than Other People

Last month, BPP Law School Legal Practice Course (LPC) graduate Victoria Lawson admitted stealing more...

Sep 20 2012 9:25am

How ‘Statement’ Can Male Lawyers Be With Their Choice Of Footwear?

As Christian Louboutin prepares to open a new dedicated men’s footwear store on London’s Dover...

Sep 14 2012 10:31am

Fifty Shades Of Gray’s Inn: Mini-Pupillage…On a Sunday

At first, GDL student Anastasia Steal doubts the wisdom of Christopher Grey QC’s insistence that...

Sep 13 2012 2:14pm

Blogger: ‘At #WSSocialMedia & Law Event. Panel Includes Lawyer Who Threatened To Jail Me For Reporting The Truth’

Legal Cheek roving reporter Cat Pond reviews yesterday’s Weber Shandwick ‘Social Media & the Law’...

Sep 13 2012 10:29am

How Sticklers For The Norm Could Find Themselves Out Of Luck In The Training Contract Hunt

Earlier this year I got a training contract at a small, reputable firm in Buckinghamshire...

Sep 12 2012 12:29pm

Edicts From The Ivory Tower: The Troubling Disconnect Between The SRA’s ‘Sophisticated’ Decision-Makers And Its ‘Over-Zealous’ Prosecutor Foot-Soldiers

A “wholly unjustified and unreasonable” decision to prosecute a small law firm for supposed failure...

Sep 11 2012 1:11pm

DLA Piper Trainee Solicitor Convicted Of Making Homophobic Remarks And Attacking Two Students

A second-year trainee at the Edinburgh office of DLA Piper has been found guilty of...

Sep 10 2012 9:00am

Inn The Know: Gossip That’s Too Scurrilous To Publish In Full, But Too Juicy To Waste

Editorial note: welcome to Legal Cheek’s new gossip column. It’ll run every time we get...

Sep 7 2012 10:00am

Chris Grayling Appointment: Top Ten Horrified Reactions

News of the first non-lawyer appointment to the role of Lord Chancellor since the Archbishop...

Sep 5 2012 10:12am

Chakrabarti Household’s Main Breadwinner Upgrades To The Magic Circle

One of the downsides of making loads of money as a top City lawyer is...

Sep 4 2012 3:27pm

Reality TV Star Gabilicious Swaps Made In Chelsea For London Law Firm

To date, one of the great tragedies of E4 reality show Made In Chelsea is...

Sep 4 2012 10:52am

Woman Killed By Falling Window Frame In Mayfair Was Keystone Law Solicitor Amanda Telfer

On Thursday, a woman was crushed to death by a falling window frame in Hanover...

Sep 4 2012 10:03am