Skip to content

Morning round-up: Monday 13 January

Avatar photo

By Legal Cheek on

The case of confused copyright: Elderly heiress threatens to sue BBC over ownership of Sherlock Holmes characters [Mail Online]

Simon Hughes: “Legal profession must do more to reflect modern Britain” [The Independent]

The criminal Bar: “Ending up a hobby for the rich is the last stage before extinction” [Financial Times]

Chris Grayling on the Sunday Politics [BBC iPlayer]

Why do we need the people in wigs? [The Independent]

South East Cambridgeshire Conservatives vote to keep South Square barrister Lucy Frazer as parliamentary candidate after miscount claims [Cambridge News]

I’m beginning to think Jesus was a Bethlehem divorce lawyer [The Telegraph]

Open justice and the Rule of Law [ICLR]

Plebgate affair: Police Federation launches legal action [BBC News]

Related Stories

Top barristers and rappers unite to challenge use of rap lyrics in criminal trials

Concerns over conflating 'art with evidence'

Feb 10 2026 9:07am
15

Law graduate rejected for a paralegal role vents frustration on LinkedIn

'While I respect the firm's selection process...'

Jan 3 2025 9:41am
45

Charlotte Proudman’s incredible David v Goliath win

The Legal Cheek team discusses the big legal news stories of last week -- listen now 🎙️

Dec 16 2024 8:31am
2