Author: legal-cheek
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12 ridiculous and outdated British laws that still exist [Buzzfeed] Law in Action: Chemical weapons...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 22 October
A “legal assault” threatening the armed forces? Nonsense [The Guardian] From self-driving cars to man-made...
Could competing in a beauty contest help you bag a training contract?
A Legal Practice Course (LPC) graduate who has reached the finals of Miss Great Britain...
Morning round-up: Monday 21 October
Tory MP says he felt zero hours contract pain…as a £250-an-hour barrister [The Mirror] Cherie...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. A guide to determining which type of fat cat lawyer the Daily Mail thinks...
Morning round-up: Friday 18 October
Lawyers, beware lawyers [The Economist] Legal claims “could paralyse” armed forces [BBC News] President of...
Morning round-up: Thursday 17 October
Michael Mansfield QC calls for legal profession to strike against legal aid cuts [Justice Gap]...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 16 October
Top solicitor who specialises in motoring “loophole” cases is caught at twice the drink-drive limit...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 15 October
Attorney General: Britain’s “economic, physical and ethical well-being” depends on it playing an “active part”...
End of the day round-up
Baroness Hale to speak at (free) social mobility in legal aid event on Wednesday 30...
A guide to determining which type of fat cat lawyer the Daily Mail thinks you are
Blackfriars Chambers criminal barrister John Mack has created this useful cut-out-and-keep guide (click on image...
Morning round-up: Monday 14 October
GCHQ accused of monitoring privileged emails between lawyers and clients [The Guardian] We need a...