Author: katie-king

Judge allows pet cat to ’emotionally’ support defendant at court

Defendant's feline friend observed court proceedings from a shopping trolley

Dec 2 2015 11:29am

Criminology student troll commits career suicide as he is exposed by top QC

But leading solicitor backs student's right to tell anti-Semitic gags

Nov 27 2015 4:12pm

Could Obama’s small step for space law be a giant leap for wannabe space solicitors?

Asteroid mining is now legal, potentially opening up a new work stream for corporate lawyers

Nov 27 2015 1:16pm

The 20 most popular law memes on Legal Cheek’s Instagram

This week Legal Cheek hit 3,000 Instagram followers. To say thank you, we count down our top 20 most liked Instagram posts

Nov 27 2015 10:43am

It’s official: law is harder than medicine

Bristol students swap lectures -- LLBer cracks medicine in a jiffy, while medic is baffled by contract law

Nov 26 2015 1:47pm

Beyoncé shakes up evidence and family law syllabuses

Lady Hale wants children to have a greater voice in court

Nov 25 2015 3:30pm

Katie Hopkins seems to be styling herself as a legal commentator

Reality TV star loves writing about the law in her mad Mail Online columns

Nov 24 2015 4:01pm

Amal Clooney thinks £450,000 engagement ring is too fancy for legal London

A-lister's rock costs more than many of her Doughty Street colleagues' homes

Nov 24 2015 9:26am

Top lawyers are ten times more likely to be privately educated than anyone else

The legal profession just can’t seem to shake its ‘old boys’ club’ reputation -- for good reason

Nov 23 2015 1:48pm

Durham law student YouTube star set to forsake Zoella-style fame for the magic circle

Second year is a global social media hit -- but wants to be a City solicitor

Nov 20 2015 10:37am

The mood shifts from targets to quotas

Well-meaning pronouncements on gender diversity are so 2010

Nov 19 2015 9:45am

White & Case ups trainee intake again as it reveals plan to challenge magic circle

Only ten firms in UK now offering more TCs than London office of US giant

Nov 18 2015 2:03pm

Is Gladbury actually High Wycombe? BPP to reveal identity of fictional law seminar town that has acquired cult following

Mystique around imaginary town that has inspired tribute parties to be shattered

Nov 18 2015 9:47am

Scrap law degrees, urges top QC

Courtenay Griffiths wants legal education to be postgraduate only

Nov 17 2015 10:52am

Legal aid lawyers are running rings around plodding civil servants in latest cuts battle

By hiring people with no legal expertise to put its new post-cuts framework in place, the Ministry of Justice has left itself exposed

Nov 16 2015 1:45pm

Ode to the wig: Barrister pays tribute to his Harry Potter-style ‘invisibility cloak’

At a time of high-profile opposition to legal headgear, one lawyer has gone public with his love for the horsehair

Nov 13 2015 3:36pm

Judge inserts Taylor Swift lyrics into judgment as she dismisses copyright claim against singer

"The Court is not saying that Braham can never, ever, ever get his case back in court"

Nov 12 2015 5:08pm

Incredible Pro Bono Week stories show huge impact that lawyers can make

From injustice in India to parking problems in Essex, the widespread benefits of pro bono trumpeted during celebratory week

Nov 12 2015 1:27pm