Tag: News
Morning Round-Up: Friday 12 April
Criminal barrister responds to Grayling’s idea that barristers’ legal aid fees should not exceed the...
End Of The Day Round-Up
David Wolfe QC has defended QASA, but Simon Myerson QC doesn’t rate what he had...
Did Rochman Landau Solicitor Use Firm Computer To Describe Himself As ‘UK’s Barack Obama’ On His Wikipedia Page?
Lawyers with political ambitions, beware… It has been revealed today that a Wikipedia description of...
The Company Charging Wannabe Lawyers Hundreds Of Pounds For Paralegal Job Interviews
As the odds of landing a training contract or pupillage grow longer, and wannabe lawyers...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 11 April
Breaking Bad could get spin-off based on criminal lawyer Saul Goodman [Unreality TV] A tracksuit...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Russell Brand goes on a tour of the Temple where he pretends to be Rumpole...
Should A Third Class LLB From Kent Uni Not Count As A Degree?
A Kent University LLB graduate has been denied access to the Canadian Bar – which...
‘I Think The Person Who Wrote The Bar Aptitude Test Got The Answers Wrong’
Barrister-to-be Sodslaw sits the practice version of the new Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT) –...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 10 April
Law graduate was the architect of anti-Thatcher party in Glasgow [Mail Online] Margaret Thatcher and...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Britain’s highest paid criminal lawyers are to have their fees slashed by 30% [Evening Standard]...
How (Not) To Be A Trainee Solicitor
Congratulations. You got the training contract. You are now going to be a trainee solicitor...
10 Reasons To Be Kind To Lawyers
It’s Tuesday 9 April, which is of course Be Kind To Lawyers Day. At a...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 9 April
Happy Be Kind To Lawyers Day! [Days Of The Year] Grayling to announce more legal...
Lawyer Who Fell Asleep In Court Blames Hippopotamus-Related ‘Spiritual Attack’ Originating In London
A human rights lawyer who fell asleep during a hearing in the Ghanaian Supreme Court...
Why Law Students Should Probably Not Tweet About Killing Politicians
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Indeed, among some people opposed...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 8 April
Romanian lawyer sues his bishop and four priests claiming they failed to properly exorcise flatulent...
End Of The Day Round-Up
I’m going to have to teach lesbian asylum seekers ‘how to act lezzer’ [Comment is...
He’s Got 284 Law Student Problems But A Twitter Follower Shortage Ain’t One
In just two months, with a mere 284 tweets, anonymous law student ‘LawVicissitudes’ has taken...
‘The Forces Of Conservatism In The Law Are Formidable But Not Unstoppable’
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 5 April
Chuka Umunna’s internet secrets from his solicitor days [Mail Online] Pressure on courts meant solicitor...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Mr Swindell the solicitor is struck off [Lancashire Telegraph] How I feel when reading a...