Judge John Hack
Judge John Hack (pseudonym) is a journalist of many years standing with a penchant for legal profession gossip and speaking his mind. As much at home on Fleet Street as the Kingsland Road, The Judge traverses the gap between the old school and the new -- while stubbornly refusing to grasp how an iPhone works.
September picture caption competition
Escaping corporate law
The Judge Rules: Charlotte Proudman should never have let herself become the story
A cannier operator would have exposed ‘sexist’ message while keeping her identity hidden
The former MP, witchcraft and a big fat lawyer bust-up
An anti-child abuse crusader and a top criminal law barrister go hammer and tongs over definition of a witch hunt
The Judge Rules: Amal – she’s famous for being a film star’s wife. Get over it
Everyone is fascinated with Mrs Clooney precisely because she is Mrs Clooney
Northern powerhouse law firm stands by London’s ‘ugliest’ building
“Walkie Talkie” is now officially the City’s biggest eyesore, but DWF lawyers still love it
The Judge Rules: Bye-bye LPC and training contract, hello unified bar exam
Kaplan’s demise triggers speculation that a streamlined qualification process will arrive sooner than many anticipated
August picture caption competition
Legal Cheek revives its occasional series with a romantic image of a young barrister in London town
End of world nigh as City mega legal deals dry up, forecasts top conveyancing specialist
Kent-based high street lawyer who doubles as Law Society President paints gloomy picture of future
That Baroness Hale is a social media pop babe!
Are Supreme Court judges the new reality celebs?
The Judge Rules: Accelerated courses — students need to beware
How much sympathy should we feel for the seven students whose firms dropped training contract offers after they failed BPP’s speedy-LPC?
Working class hero leads strike against government legal aid cuts from the tee
Picket line or round of golf? Picket line or round of golf? That’ll be a round of golf, then …
Law comes to the Edinburgh Fringe
It’s not just arty luvvies galore in the Scottish capital at this time of year…
The Judge Rules: Anything less than a 100% qualifying lawyer retention is a law firm fail
Training contracts provide large global practices with a recruitment safety net — but that’s not good for their businesses
You can have rubbish A-levels and still succeed in legal profession
Legal Cheek Twitter hash tag generates rush of proud responses from those who pissed about at school but still became lawyers
University of Law’s new boss is a closet punk rocker
Chief executive by day, pogoing headbanger by night
Superhero update: The Caped Crusader has become a Texas lawyer
Corpus Christi-based personal injury specialist is the real deal — just check the surname
Wannabe solicitor loses £800k claim for missing out on training contract because of car crash
Judge doesn’t buy line that law firm’s alleged negligence caused loss of professional opportunity — but praises litigant-in-person’s legal skills
The Judge Rules: career-focused millennials spell doom for the GDL
Like James Blunt, the law conversion course is just so 2005
The Judge Reviews: Magna Carta mock trial was ‘Love Actually’ for lawyers
A high-powered bench acquitted a group of tax-dodging barons of treason, as the tills went into overdrive in the Palace of Westminster gift shop
The Judge Rules: This holiday, do the London Law Experience
Ministers shouldn’t allow the Royal Courts of Justice to lie fallow for two months — turn the buildings into a theme park
Rubbish press release: Big data creates a big row
Pompous claims that Moneyball-style analytics can unearth the best litigators leads to Twitter ruck