Author: legal-cheek
Morning round-up: Friday 15 November
Legal drama Silk wins Writers’ Guild drama award [BBC News] Strong opposition to switching to...
Morning round-up: Thursday 14 November
Jesus’ crucifixion was legal, scholar says [Time] Ex-City lawyer outsourcers grow 400% and plot to...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 13 November
Too little too late as Daily Mail “corrects” bogus human rights splash [UK Human Rights...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 12 November
Nancy Dell’Olio reveals she’s launched legal action over Sven-Goran Eriksson’s tell-all book [Mail Online] Burglar...
Morning round-up: Monday 11 November
Gianni Sonvico: Body found in search for barrister [The Independent] Christian coronations of future monarchs...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. QC dad of Made in Chelsea’s Hugo Taylor stars in weirdest law firm video...
Morning round-up: Friday 8 November
David Blunkett recordings “discovered in lawyer’s safe” [BBC News] Ex-police officer jailed for “offering to...
Do barristers really ‘christen’ their wigs?
In the Evening Standard today an unnamed criminal barrister discusses a ritual called “christening the...
What do Bar graduates think of the new Inns of Court scheme to create ‘dozens’ of extra pupillages next year?
The new Inns of Court subsidy scheme to help publicly-funded chambers offer more pupillages caused...
Morning round-up: Thursday 7 November
Joshua Rozenberg: Phrasing the question on prisoner votes [The Guardian] The greatest courtroom dramas of...
11 things not to say at a law fair
With the law fair season in full swing, we persuaded Norton Rose Fulbright’s graduate recruitment...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 6 November
Criminal defendants could “phone in” court appearances from home using Skype and FaceTime to cut...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 5 November
Search still on for missing Islington barrister last seen in Tower Hill [Islington Gazette] Retiring...
Law students release legal parody of Lorde’s number 1 hit ‘Royals’
Since Lorde’s number one hit ‘Royals’ stormed the charts last month, it has inspired a...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. Doughty Street barrister Amal Alamuddin goes out for dinner with George Clooney 2. 9...
Morning round-up: Friday 1 November
“We have issued warrants for their arrest. But they have evaded the short arm of...
Cash-strapped BPTC students turn to practitioners texts for fitness needs
A group of Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) students has shown how wannabe lawyers can...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. How can you tell what type of lawyer you’re destined to be? 2. 14...
Morning round-up: Friday 25 October
Ambitious defence of the week: £40,000 worth of cannabis grown in Littledean home “was for...
Morning round-up: Thursday 24 October
Barristers wrestle defendant to ground after he escapes from dock at Teeside Crown Court [The...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 23 October
12 ridiculous and outdated British laws that still exist [Buzzfeed] Law in Action: Chemical weapons...