Author: katie-king

Lawyers form united front against Supreme Court double-murderer decision backlash

Legal profession flexes its muscles, at the expense of freedom of speech

Jan 28 2016 2:01pm

We spoke to a top barrister about the effect of spiralling court fees on frontline legal practice

Hardwicke's Jasmine Murphy tells Katie King about behind-the-scenes attempts to keep the cases flowing

Jan 28 2016 9:52am

Stock market listed law firm whose share price has tanked by 90% cuts jobs but not training contracts

Slater & Gordon's future lawyers unaffected by redundancies

Jan 27 2016 12:46pm

12 delightful photos of cats behaving like lawyers

People love dressing up their cats as lawyers -- it’s just a thing

Jan 27 2016 9:19am

Court fees row reveals huge rift between government and judiciary

It’s the worst it’s ever been

Jan 26 2016 1:03pm

Amal Clooney’s human rights campaign trail snuffed by paps who just wanted to see what she was wearing

Could Amal follow in the footsteps of Cherie Blair and quit chambers?

Jan 25 2016 4:28pm

Stop chasing the pot of gold: there’s no future for wannabe criminal lawyers

You’ll earn more money working down the pub

Jan 25 2016 11:24am

Psychoactive Substances Bill could become the worst piece of law in Britain

The notoriously awful Dangerous Dogs Act may soon have a rival

Jan 21 2016 11:57am

Bar Nursery North: Second crèche opens up for barristers’ babies in bid to boost gender diversity

Leeds childcare scheme follows success of legal London venture

Jan 21 2016 10:26am

London College of Fashion unveils first of its kind law course

University of the Arts moves into legal education

Jan 20 2016 9:37am

Banning things is ‘curse of our age’

Brits seem to want to ban everything nowadays

Jan 19 2016 2:09pm

Junior lawyers open up about stress

Challenges of the job becoming less of a taboo

Jan 19 2016 9:50am

We spoke to a London human rights lawyer about China locking up human rights lawyers

He describes the arrests as “obviously unjustified”

Jan 18 2016 12:34pm

‘Making a Murderer’: could we see an English version?

Don’t hold your breath, says top criminal barrister

Jan 15 2016 12:01pm

Man banned for life from going within four metres of a bike rack in legal first

Criminal Behaviour Orders inject scope for creativity in judges' sentencing

Jan 14 2016 4:19pm

Durham student rape acquittal sparks talk of criminal law reform

Should we bring back anonymity for accused rapists?

Jan 14 2016 12:33pm

Nosy bosses CANNOT read your private WhatsApp conversations due to ECHR ruling

Reporters can't resist getting a human rights story wrong

Jan 13 2016 4:22pm

Lord Chief Justice says judges are feeling stressed out at work

Even judges aren’t immune from the stresses and strains of the working world

Jan 13 2016 2:08pm

Top judge calls for lawyerless courts

Bad news for law students

Jan 13 2016 12:28pm