Tag: News
Why are so many law students selling their pants online?
It wouldn’t be very scientific to attempt to draw conclusions about the indebted state of...
Why money for pupil barristers is too tight not to mention
It is hard to support a young professional’s lifestyle on just £12,000-a-year, writes OccupyTheInns One...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 13 November
Too little too late as Daily Mail “corrects” bogus human rights splash [UK Human Rights...
The end of the day round-up
David Allen Green: Does the United Kingdom need a written constitution? [Financial Times] Diversity League...
The 18 stages of the LPC
A journey through the sorrow and the joy of the Legal Practice Course (LPC) It...
Pupillage-less Bar grad can’t call himself a ‘barrister’ anymore after he endangered helicopter with laser pen
An “unregistered barrister” has been struck off for the somewhat unconventional professional faux pas of...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 12 November
Nancy Dell’Olio reveals she’s launched legal action over Sven-Goran Eriksson’s tell-all book [Mail Online] Burglar...
The end of the day round-up
The Bar pays tribute to Hardwicke Building barrister Steven Weddle who died in his sleep...
Downton Abbey or The Judiciary?
Downton Abbey addicts in need of a period drama fix after the end of series...
Newspaper columnist at heart of plagiarism row is a solicitor working at HBJ Gateley
A solicitor with a sideline writing newspaper columns is at the centre of a plagiarism...
Morning round-up: Monday 11 November
Gianni Sonvico: Body found in search for barrister [The Independent] Christian coronations of future monarchs...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. QC dad of Made in Chelsea’s Hugo Taylor stars in weirdest law firm video...
The end of the day round-up
Schoolgirl aged 12 stuns sister by calling in lawyer over contract to borrow her trainers...
This is not just footage of Middle Temple. This is M&S footage of Middle Temple
Large chunks of the new Marks and Spencer’s Christmas ad, which debuted on TV last...
‘If you recognise fear in yourself you are more able to see it in others’
At first, Caspar Glyn QC assumed the terror he felt before appearing in court was...
Morning round-up: Friday 8 November
David Blunkett recordings “discovered in lawyer’s safe” [BBC News] Ex-police officer jailed for “offering to...
The end of the day round-up
Europe will get more influence over British affairs, to the detriment of Parlaiment and British...
Do barristers really ‘christen’ their wigs?
In the Evening Standard today an unnamed criminal barrister discusses a ritual called “christening the...
What do Bar graduates think of the new Inns of Court scheme to create ‘dozens’ of extra pupillages next year?
The new Inns of Court subsidy scheme to help publicly-funded chambers offer more pupillages caused...
SJ Berwin’s very embarrassing merger video in 6 animated gifs
Haven’t had time to view the incredible Benny Hill sound-tracked video made by SJ Berwin...
Morning round-up: Thursday 7 November
Joshua Rozenberg: Phrasing the question on prisoner votes [The Guardian] The greatest courtroom dramas of...