Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Don’t let the Jack Shepherd stories on legal aid distract you from the government’s cynical agenda [The Secret Barrister]
Arrogant, rude, sexist (and at times barely literate): The Ministry of Justice — we all deserve much, much better [Civil Litigation Brief]
Can the government use the royal prerogative to extend Article 50? [UK Constitutional Law Association]
Passing The Brief: Sarah Vine interviews Julia Smart [Counsel Magazine]
A new year’s resolution for the legal profession: to look like the country it serves [The New Statesman]
Britain’s justice system close to meltdown with judges ‘in despair at what they face’ [Daily Star]
‘There is a clear connection between unresolved legal problems and ill health’ [Justice Gap]
11 times John Bercow did care about Parliamentary precedent [The Spectator]
The coming of the age of AI in the law [Legal Cheek Journal]
“I work in a manic chambers. Internal communications are one of the biggest issues we’re facing. The way our chambers used to email — non-stop chains, unimportant announcements and request from solicitors at ungodly hours.” [Legal Cheek comments]
Event: The battle for high margin work: why US law firms in London keep winning market share — with Shearman & Sterling [iamgoing]
Jobs jobs jobs! [Legal Cheek Hub]