Author: alex
This is how broke criminal barristers are
A divorce law barrister has posted a series of tweets laying bare just how broke...
Three lawyers feature in The Independent’s ‘Pink List’ 2013
The legal profession is healthily represented in this year’s ‘Pink List’, with three of its...
Why trying to persuade a judge that the authority of the law doesn’t apply to you isn’t such a good court tactic
Since enjoying a flurry of publicity after this memorable attempt to arrest a judge (see...
Cocaine-fuelled bullying incident comes back to haunt Kingsley Napley solicitor
Dave Rowntree, the former Blur drummer who recently qualified as a solicitor at Kingsley Napley,...
High Court judge mocks solicitor-turned-pornstar’s romantic prose style in ‘hunny bunny’ dispute
A struck-off tax solicitor who has earned millions making porn films — some of which...
Stephenson Harwood’s ‘red hot litigator’ makes First Capital Connect pay for overcharging him for his commute
Rail operator First Capital Connect (FCC) is rueing Andrew Myers’ 2012 move from SNR Denton’s...
‘F*ckwad’ emails led (somewhat indirectly) to the biggest law firm collapse in history
The New Yorker has revealed a series of previously unseen abusive emails which arguably set...
‘Barrister Hottie Experts’ crash Young Bar Anniversary Dinner
On Friday evening the “Barrister Hottie Experts” behind Tumblr sensation Your Barrister Boyfriend defied the...
‘Courtroom anarchy’ barrister who was slammed by Lord Judge hits back with disputed facts claim
Tooks barrister Lawrence McNulty has responded to the outgoing Lord Chief Justice’s strongly-worded criticism of...
International law firm announces re-brand…with help from Google Translate?
Paris-based international law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel has sent out what may be the most...
Exclusive interview: Founder of Facebook sensation ‘Things Law Students Don’t Say’ reveals all (apart from his identity)
If the Midlands-based LLB student behind ‘Things Law Students Don’t Say’ was to mobilise the...
BPP boss tweets — then deletes — photo of him and ‘BPP Law School parent’ Tony Blair
Yesterday BPP chief Carl Lygo tweeted this photo of himself grinning next to a less...
Former Law Society Council member jailed after bizarre series of assaults described by judge as ‘of the utmost depravity’
Followers of legal news may recall a memorable 2011 assault committed by a solicitor which...
The first day of the legal year: as documented via the smartphones of the nation’s top lawyers
Yesterday was, of course, the first day of the legal year. As is tradition, the...
Barrister crosses that not-so-fine line between ‘fearless advocacy’ and ‘courtroom anarchy’
The juicy content of the final Court of Appeal judgment of outgoing Lord Chief Justice...
Legal typo of the week
From a recently-filed document in Frazier v Honeywell Pension and Savings Plan… The howler, which...
The 11 most glistening pearls of wisdom from #AskATrainee
Yesterday between 5-6pm the latest #AskATrainee session took place on Twitter. Not all of the...
Tooks chief Michael Mansfield: 3 more chambers ‘in equal trouble and likely to go in next few months’
Michael Mansfield QC has claimed that “at least three” chambers are in similar difficulties to...
Corporate lawyer who released rap about securing first job returns with personal life-themed R&B follow-up
Last year Mike Lickver celebrated getting a foot on the ladder at a top Canadian...
Law student told he can’t board EasyJet flight after slamming airline on Twitter
A Strathclyde University PhD law student has sparked a PR nightmare for easyJet after a...
The legal profession’s first tweets
It’s easy to forget that today’s highly-accomplished legal Twitterati members were once callow social media...