Posts By: Legal Cheek

Morning round-up: Wednesday 22 January

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Freshfields to remove criminal record box from applications [Law Society Gazette] West Brom won't give Anelka legal help to fight FA charge over "quenelle" gesture [Mail Online] Lord Rennard: injustice all round [Head of Legal] Solicitor's stab wounds may have been self-inflicted, coroner hears [The Northern Echo] Hacking trial QC's "This is not Carry On... Read more »

Morning round-up: Tuesday 21 January

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Gran punched solicitor at club after being branded a "gyppo" [This is Lancashire] Lord Rennard row: Harassment claim woman hints at legal action [BBC News] Why are so many novelists former lawyers? [Lit-Bits] Lots more people are representing themselves in the family courts [Pink Tape] Criminal lawyers consider further protest action [Law Society Gazette] Constance... Read more »

Morning round-up: Monday 20 January

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Man arrested at Croydon Crown Court for "impersonating solicitor" [Croydon Advertiser] Long-serving barrister quits her job to open a B&B saying government cuts to legal aid mean she can no longer pay the bills [Mail Online] Vice meets Glenn Greenwald [Vice] Bar chief urges cap on BPTC numbers [Law Society Gazette] Matthew Ryder QC: You... Read more »

Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories

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1. Law students hit hardest by Oxford Uni email error revealing worst performers 2. 7 things that you should know about Clifford Chance’s ‘CV blind’ programme 3. A journey into the mind of a lawyer-hating troll 4. Can an Oxbridge law degree put you off becoming a lawyer? 5. ‘There is a life after the... Read more »

Can an Oxbridge law degree put you off becoming a lawyer?

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Earlier this week a leaked email revealed that law students were the worst performers at an Oxford University college. Given the more challenging nature of a law degree relative to most arts degrees, perhaps this should come as no surprise. But it does beg the question whether studying law in the high-pressure surroundings of Oxford... Read more »

Morning round-up: Wednesday 15 January

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Topless photos atop Empire State Building spark lawsuit [BBC News] Human rights row: UK quitting would be disaster — ECHR head [BBC News] Law firms make up 10 per cent of Stonewall top 100 [The Lawyer] Jury sworn to try barrister accused of lying in Huhne point swap scandal [Court News UK] City solicitors struck... Read more »

Morning round-up: Tuesday 14 January

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Courts becoming clogged as legal aid cuts affect separating couples seeking mediation [The Independent] Geoffrey Robertson QC steps in to defend four students who face being thrown out of university [The Argus] Hughes considers cash for legal diversity [Law Society Gazette] More than 6,000 law firms have yet to submit their workforce diversity data [Legal... Read more »

Morning round-up: Monday 13 January

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The case of confused copyright: Elderly heiress threatens to sue BBC over ownership of Sherlock Holmes characters [Mail Online] Simon Hughes: "Legal profession must do more to reflect modern Britain" [The Independent] The criminal Bar: "Ending up a hobby for the rich is the last stage before extinction" [Financial Times] Chris Grayling on the Sunday... Read more »

Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories

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1. Why do so many BPTC students have 2:2s? 2. Lawyers sued for not advising woman that divorce would end her marriage 3. Interview: Glamour model and law student Vanessa Knowles on her quest to bag a training contract 4. This is why criminal lawyers are striking 5. 7 things that you should know about... Read more »

The end of the day round-up

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"There's nothing wrong or illegal in favouring Oxbridge candidates" [Legal Cheek comments] Garden Court pupil barrister: No legal aid, no justice [Lawyer2B] Fiona Bruce bags training contract?! [Twitter] A picture of, er, Fiona Bruce to illustrate a story in the @Independent about Clifford Chance http://t.co/V1DIMj8E2c pic.twitter.com/dgt063O7sU — Legal Cheek (@legalcheek) January 10, 2014 Ian Paisley:... Read more »