Author: legal-cheek

Morning round-up: Monday 13 January

The case of confused copyright: Elderly heiress threatens to sue BBC over ownership of Sherlock...

Jan 13 2014 7:56am

Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories

1. Why do so many BPTC students have 2:2s? 2. Lawyers sued for not advising...

Jan 11 2014 9:33am

The end of the day round-up

“There’s nothing wrong or illegal in favouring Oxbridge candidates” [Legal Cheek comments] Garden Court pupil...

Jan 10 2014 4:54pm

Morning round-up: Friday 10 January

Law firm Clifford Chance adopts “CV blind” policy to break Oxbridge recruitment bias [The Independent]...

Jan 10 2014 8:23am

The end of the day round-up

Spending a night in Tottenham after the Mark Duggan inquest [Vice] Mark Duggan Inquest: The...

Jan 9 2014 4:38pm

Morning round-up: Thursday 9 January

Mark Duggan’s family reacts with fury to inquest verdict of lawful killing [The Guardian] The...

Jan 9 2014 8:02am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 8 January

Two guilty over abusive tweets to Caroline Criado-Perez [BBC News] Was South Square barrister Lucy...

Jan 8 2014 7:55am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 7 January

Is there a case for the legal system to turn to European-style justice? [The Telegraph]...

Jan 7 2014 8:01am

WalkOut4Justice: In pictures

This is how the first strike in the Bar’s history looked

Jan 6 2014 1:29pm

Morning round-up: Monday 6 January

Lawyers protesting outside courts over legal aid cuts [BBC News] Criminal barristers should have justice,...

Jan 6 2014 7:39am

The law firm at the heart of the Nick Griffin bankruptcy

Today it has been widely reported that BNP leader Nick Griffin has been declared bankrupt....

Jan 3 2014 12:59pm

Morning round-up: Friday 3 January

One thousand lawyers paid at least £100k a year from public purse…as they threaten strike...

Jan 3 2014 8:14am

Morning round-up: Thursday 2 January

Murderers could get hundreds of years in jail to get round European Court ban [The...

Jan 2 2014 7:46am

Happy Christmas!

Dec 24 2013 3:13pm

Morning round-up: Tuesday 24 December

M&S, Muslim employees and the tricky issue of reasonable accommodation [UK Human Rights Blog] M&S...

Dec 24 2013 8:02am

Morning round-up: Monday 23 December

Oxford University wins claim against Oxford Law School [BBC News] Former criminal barrister Anna Soubry...

Dec 23 2013 7:43am

Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories

1. This is what happens when UCL law students who share a flat have a...

Dec 21 2013 12:40pm

Morning round-up: Friday 20 December

Leveson lovers off the hook after “whitewash”: Legal panel dismisses claims about press inquiry barristers...

Dec 20 2013 8:21am

Memorably-named law firm of the week

At the risk of appearing puerile, may we draw your attention to one of Turkey’s...

Dec 19 2013 12:30pm

Morning round-up: Thursday 19 December

Simon Hughes appointed justice minister in place of Lord McNally in surprise reshuffle [The Guardian]...

Dec 19 2013 8:19am