Best of the blogs

Avatar photo

By Legal Cheek on

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Did No 10 break the rules? [A Lawyer Writes]

Did Boris Johnson break the law with the Downing Street party? [Barrister Blogger]

No, the Downing Street party probably didn’t break the law [The Spectator] (free, but registration required)

Why lawyers must lead the way on diversity [Legal Cheek]

London’s law firms should take heed of new threat from US rivals [Financial Times]

The Myth of the Dead Cats [The Law and Policy Blog]

The government is bringing in new laws to target people who take Class A drugs [New Statesman] (free, but registration required)

The legal battle against climate change [BBC Future Planet]

Prisoner of conscience [The Critic]

Whither goest the patent troll? [The IPKat]

Raab shows his hand on rights revision [The Law Society Gazette]

Related Stories

Minimum pupillage awards to rise next month

A little over £19k for baby barristers in London

Dec 9 2021 2:01pm

Former City law firm partner fined £15,000 for drink driving offences

Ex-Simmons & Simmons lawyer failed to report earlier conviction to regulator

Dec 9 2021 10:50am

A&O Shearman: A new Magic Circle mega-firm is born

Historic tie-up goes live today

16 hours ago
12

Barrister who ignored suspension disbarred

Originally suspended over 'hostile' emails to solicitors

16 hours ago
1
careers SQE Hub

Full video: A deep dive into SQE2

BPP’s Head of Outreach joins future trainees for an in-depth look at part two of the centralised assessment

2 days ago

AI and the rise of ‘music laundering’

LPC student Frederick Gummer analyses the legal implications of artificial intelligence on the music industry

3 days ago

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

3 days ago

SQE students told to wait in ‘quiet area’ for 2.5 hours before exam

Aspiring lawyers may welcome extra revision time, says SRA

6 days ago
43

Burgers Salmon lawyer makes MasterChef appearance

Narrowly misses out on quarter-final spot

6 days ago
1

Best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

6 days ago

Latest speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2024

High profile legal figures to address delegates at Legal Cheek’s annual in-person conference in just three weeks' time

6 days ago

Law school offers Taylor Swift module

Focus on entertainment law

7 days ago
2

Tackle backlog with pop-up pub courts, suggests former appeal judge

Other options include libraries, churches and supermarkets

7 days ago
6

‘From civil service to City law – will I secure at TC?’

Career changer seeks guidance

Apr 24 2024 8:47am
16

Barrister gender pay gap begins immediately after pupillage, report finds

19% earnings difference within two years

Apr 24 2024 8:47am
5

‘AI will do the heavy lifting so lawyers can do the heavy thinking’

LexisNexis’ Matthew Leopold discusses its latest AI offering and how it will likely impact the legal industry

Apr 23 2024 11:12am