Author: Legal Cheek

End Of The Day Round-Up

Pryce guilty: The campaign by vengeful wife and “batty” barrister [The Independent] Judge Constance Briscoe...

Mar 7 2013 6:45pm

End Of The Day Round-Up

Inside the Supreme Court [Radio 4] Q&A: Legal aid changes [BBC News] Legal aid: Criminal...

Mar 5 2013 6:34pm

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 5 March

Michael Turner QC: “Once you get your young barristers being trained by Tesco’s you will...

Mar 5 2013 9:24am

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Secret courts: Former top judge Lord Woolf backs government changes [BBC News] Lawyer who was...

Mar 4 2013 6:40pm

Morning Round-Up: Friday 1 March

Rolling Stones threaten legal action over new swinging 60s musical Carnaby Street [The Independent] Judge...

Mar 1 2013 9:12am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Vatican’s plan to call retiring pontiff Benedict XVI “Pope Emeritus” hits snag as rapper who...

Feb 28 2013 6:34pm

Is The Criminal Bar Finally Eating Itself?

Forget the rights and wrongs of the decision by two Tooks’ barristers to start a...

Feb 28 2013 10:08am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 28 February

Parents in custody disputes spit and throw chairs at judges [The Guardian] CPS staff members...

Feb 28 2013 9:06am

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Youngest of the new silks is just a year older than Spurs’ rookie manager Andre...

Feb 27 2013 7:20pm

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 27 February

2013 QC appointments: full list [Crime Line] One solicitor makes grade in QC round [Law...

Feb 27 2013 9:26am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Three male Supreme Court justices appointed to top court [Legal Week] More evidence of the...

Feb 26 2013 6:25pm

End Of The Day Round-Up

Florida set to execute man tomorrow despite lawyer missing key appeal deadline [Amnesty] Know-it-all law...

Feb 25 2013 6:48pm

Law Students Release Parody Of ‘Payphone’ by Maroon 5

“I’m at a law school trying to crawl through all of the work that we...

Feb 25 2013 2:26pm

Morning Round-Up: Monday 25 February

Lawyer was left trapped and forgotten in a jail for hours after trying to visit...

Feb 25 2013 9:23am

Legal Cheek High Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories

1. The Best Explanation For Getting A 2:2 Ever 2. Tooks Chambers Barristers Start Company...

Feb 23 2013 1:53pm

End Of The Day Round-Up

Joey Barton explains how he has concluded that Oscar Pistorius is “guilty of murder” [Twitter]...

Feb 22 2013 6:43pm

Morning Round-Up: Friday 22 February

UK’s most senior female judge says UK is “out of step with rest of world”...

Feb 22 2013 9:09am

Courtroom Movie Mashup: Name That Film

How many of the films can you name in this freshly-posted law film medley from...

Feb 20 2013 4:07pm

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 20 February

US court delays execution of mentally disabled man Warren Hill [The Telegraph] Ten reasons why...

Feb 20 2013 8:46am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Britney Spears is dating a legal researcher called David [TMZ] Contrary to reports, the CPS...

Feb 19 2013 6:10pm

End Of The Day Round-Up

Tired of being confused with the popular electronic goods retailer, LG changes its name back...

Feb 14 2013 6:38pm