Author: legal-cheek
Morning round-up: Monday 14 October
GCHQ accused of monitoring privileged emails between lawyers and clients [The Guardian] We need a...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. Top judge tells solicitor that his romantic emails to glamour model ‘would not necessarily...
End of the day round-up
Ban on Oxbridge hopefuls applying to both Oxford and Cambridge may breach EU competition law...
Morning round-up: Friday 11 October
Leveson’s anger as MP questions him over lawyers’ affair [Mail Online] UK asylum seekers “told...
End of the day round-up
Female lawyers earn a third less than males [The Lawyer] War criminal Charles Taylor to...
If I knew then what I know now — at the Google Campus
This evening’s event is fully booked — but any returns will be available on the...
Morning round-up: Thursday 10 October
The hashtag for this evening’s ‘If I knew then what I know now — at...
End of the day round-up
Did you know it’s legal to smoke weed in North Korea? Dude, suddenly it all...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 9 October
EU bans packets of 10 and menthol cigarettes [The Telegraph] Human Rights attacked again — the...
End of the day round-up
Dechert lawyer Miriam González Durántez: Why I’m calling on brilliant British women to go back...
Dream, identify your passion…and then apply: how to bag a TC or pupillage as a non-law student
Earlier this year Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks urged students to make time to “dream” before...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 8 October
Human right to make a killing: Damning dossier reveals taxpayers’ bill for European court payouts...
End of the day round-up
Solicitor Shailesh Vara replaces Helen Grant as the new justice minister [The Mirror] More on...
End of the day round-up
Barrister’s CV lies come back to haunt him [The Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service] Judge...
Morning round-up: Friday 4 October
Chris Grayling has the look of a victorious poker player who would walk away with...
Morning round-up: Thursday 3 October
The Daniel Cleaver Cleave-Off [Your Barrister Boyfriend] UK’s most senior judge Lord Neuberger ducks question...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 2 October
Criminal barristers are threatening disruptive action if the Ministry of Justice goes ahead with cuts...
End of the day round-up
Six questions for Chris Grayling on human rights [New Statesman] Welshman Sir John Thomas takes...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 1 October
Barrister Hottie of the Week: The Mark Darcy Duel [YourBarristerBoyfriend] Barrister resigns from CPS sex...
End of the day round-up
Bridget Jones’ barrister heart-throb Mark Darcy has been killed off [Evening Standard] Barrister Hottie founders...
Morning round-up: Monday 30 September
Chris Grayling is 6′ 5″! [The Spectator] Conservative Party conference blog [Law Society Gazette] Shamed...