Tag: News
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What would happen if Paddington Bear tried to immigrate to the UK today [BuzzFeed] The...
Prank-loving solicitors in escaped snake near miss
A solicitor arrived at work yesterday morning to discover a snake in her office —...
‘There is a life after the criminal Bar’
Weber Shandwick head of public affairs Alex Deane doesn’t regret his time scraping a living...
Morning round-up: Friday 17 January
Law firms: charging more, getting less [The Economist] 1 Pump Court criminal barrister: “I sometimes...
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King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin paying Tory MP Jonathan Djanogly £5,000-a-month for one day’s...
Can an Oxbridge law degree put you off becoming a lawyer?
Earlier this week a leaked email revealed that law students were the worst performers at...
Magistrates Court poem of the week
Spotted earlier this week on the sign-in sheet at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court.
Morning round-up: Thursday 16 January
Top judge Constance Briscoe “lied to police in order to bring down Chris Huhne”, court...
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Headline of the day: “Dental law specialists win plaque for their work” [Derby Telegraph] Woman...
Why the City law training contract recovery may take place up north
Last month, while killing some time after a meeting in Leeds, I went for a...
Law student sells soul
The soul of a law student has been placed on Gumtree…
Morning round-up: Wednesday 15 January
Topless photos atop Empire State Building spark lawsuit [BBC News] Human rights row: UK quitting...
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Judge raps teenagers after photo of pair grinning in dock was posted on Facebook [Leicester...
Law students hit hardest by Oxford Uni email error revealing worst performers
A fifth of the students identified in an email listing the worst-performers in last term’s...
Breaking Bad lawyer Saul Goodman has a website
In anticipation of the launch of Breaking Bad spin-off ‘Better call Saul’ later this year,...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 14 January
Courts becoming clogged as legal aid cuts affect separating couples seeking mediation [The Independent] Geoffrey...
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10 gaffes and indiscretions from the famously outspoken former justice secretary Kenneth Clarke [The Telegraph]...
A journey into the mind of a lawyer-hating troll
Ever wondered what the lawyer-hating commenters on high quality forums such as the Mail Online...
Law Society chief’s tax affairs probed by Private Eye
Private Eye has published an article in which it alleges that Des Hudson, the big-earning...
Morning round-up: Monday 13 January
The case of confused copyright: Elderly heiress threatens to sue BBC over ownership of Sherlock...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. Why do so many BPTC students have 2:2s? 2. Lawyers sued for not advising...