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Judge Rinder helps to promote the 10th anniversary party of the London Legal Support Trust
Learn Welsh — regulator demands of newly-qualified solicitors
Don’t panic England -- the latest suggested edict from the Solicitors Regulation Authority will apply only to those poor buggers actually practising in the Principality
Law suit threat hangs over student unions banning pro-lifers at freshers fairs
Leading Catholic barrister warns universities they are responsible for student groups that breach discrimination and human rights legislation
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Anyone for a cuppa?
Court slaps lawyer for pretending to be chummy with the stars
A Hollywood lawyer is in hot water with local legal authorities and a California court after claiming that she’s just a little bit too Hollywood
Small claims update: horse sh*ts in court
Whether it was a comment on the quality of the legal argument or just an...
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Fantasy world
A gavel and a Marilyn Monroe wig — one university’s idea of the legal system
Marketing gurus at Bedford University claim implanting US iconography in promotional materials is simply “light-hearted” fun -- while creating a barrister straight out of fright night
5 reasons why today’s vote won’t matter to the legal profession because Scottish lawyers already do things so very differently
There’s going to be some sort of democratic bonanza in a place made famous by an American-Australian actor in a Hollywood epic — but as far as the Scottish legal profession is concerned, it’s already independent
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Probably the most appropriately-named law firm in the potentially soon to be dis-United Kingdom
Lawyer advice to students pondering career in publicly-funded legal sector: don’t
Law Society-arranged Twitter hashtag conversation spawns depressing assessment of the future of legal aid and public law work
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A wing and a prayer
Legal Twittersphere mocks Law Society claims to be at the heart of Whitehall
Chancery Lane marketing campaign trumpeting lobbying efforts elicits jibes over failure to halt legal aid...
Lawyers can’t be stressed – they don’t drink coffee
Research reveals legal profession to be out of the top-10 groups addicted to the caffeine rush, suggesting all this talk of hard work is exaggerated
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No laughing matter
Solicitor watchdog deals with 9,000 ethics calls annually – but doesn’t take a note of any of them
Junior lawyer highlights inner workings of Solicitor Regulation Authority helpline
Now this is how you deal with an abusive defendant
Best bail judgment ever
Could ‘divorce hotel’ idea take off in UK? — ‘Er, no,’ says family law solicitor
Leading English divorce specialist slams mini-break mediation venture, describing it as unworkable and potentially dangerous
Judge sacked after he orders defendant to be electrocuted
US judge removed from the bench after he instructs police to zap accused with a 50,000 volt electric shock
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Not quite a free lunch
Former SOAS law student thrown in Iranian jail for trying to watch the chaps play volleyball
Facebook protest campaign takes off in bid to free London law graduate