The 15 most popular Legal Cheek stories of 2016

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By Thomas Connelly on

A look back on the top posts that hauled in the most hits

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In reverse order, we count down the 15 most popular Legal Cheek stories of the year…

15. Lord Harley booted out of profession — 14,040 page views

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14. Britain’s first black female High Court judge opens up about racism at the bar — 14,128 page views

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13. Woman with law degree, masters and PhD becomes the country’s most successful female Olympian — 14,891 page views

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12. 8 types of law student Disney characters you’ll see during the exam period — 15,784 page views

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11. Boris Johnson’s barrister wife is NOT the Waterloo sex QC — 16,422 page views

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10. Full transcript: Man calls judge a ‘c*nt’ on Facebook, appears before him in court the following week — 18,064 page views

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9. ‘I will no longer support your Chambers’: Top judge’s incredible letter to elite set Blackstone emerges in bias row — 18,458 page views

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8. Supreme Court vicarious liability decisions to hit law syllabuses — 19,550 page views

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7. Law student launches his own ‘law practice’ and charges himself out at £25 an hour — 19,895 page views

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6. Lawyers assure upset Bremainers that Vote Leave victory is NOT legally binding — 24,975 page views

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5. Revealed: Top law firms average arrive and leave the office times — 38,407 page views

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4. ‘You are a bit of a c*** yourself’: Judge slams defendant after court outburst — 38,135 page views

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3. 11 reasons why you should avoid dating a lawyer at all costs — 82,425 page views

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2. University of Liverpool EU law lecturer’s incredible out-of-office email response in wake of Brexit abuse — 111,077 page views

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1. King’s College law student uses 1930s case law to demand lifetime supply of chocolate after getting eight KitKats with no WAFER — 162,802 page views

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Thank you to all our readers who have visited the site in 2016. Here’s to another year of Legal Cheek.