Polly Botsford, Author at Legal Cheek

Journal

Social media sackings ignore rights to privacy and free expression

UK courts are unduly harsh on employees sacked for their foolish social media posts, argues UCL Professor Virginia Mantouvalou

3 days ago
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High Court blocks ex-Linklaters director from revealing what he called firm’s ‘struggle with women in the workplace’

Injunction stops former employee disclosing information concerning three incidents

Feb 6 2019 12:30pm
Law professor pens self-help book on how to do less tedious life admin

Turn yourself into a ‘super doer’, says Columbia Law School’s Elizabeth Emens

Feb 6 2019 8:50am
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Attorney General: ‘I would be no lawyer at all if I allowed my private or political view to obtrued my legal judgement’

Geoffrey Cox QC rallies to defend himself — and the need for legal professional privilege in ‘exquisitely sensitive’ circumstances

Jan 23 2019 2:11pm
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Law second most popular degree choice after psychology, data reveals

As lecturers call for UCAS deadline application overhaul

Jan 17 2019 11:38am
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Solicitor General calls for free vote on Brexit as MPs count down to no confidence vote

D-Day for May?

Jan 16 2019 1:36pm
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Oxford University students launch petition calling for top law professor’s removal over alleged homophobia

Legal Twitterati condemns ‘snowflake students’

Jan 10 2019 8:59am
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Ex-army MP calls Leigh Day chief ‘dishonest’, claiming he has ‘completely destroyed’ lives of British soldiers

Tense committee session pits Iraq torture lawyer against parliamentarians

Jan 9 2019 3:25pm
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Legal Entrepreneurs Podcast: There’s a lot of excitement and freedom to running your own show

Goodwill can come your way if you start your own business, says Legal Cheek founder Alex Aldridge

Dec 20 2018 8:42am
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AI isn’t about cutting solicitor numbers, says SRA

While regulator attacked over SQE for doing ‘violence to the law’

Dec 12 2018 11:26am
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May the force be with the Baroness! Lady Hale to star as Yoda in space-themed play at Gray’s Inn

All Hale the new Jedi master

Dec 11 2018 11:12am
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DWF to offer earn-while-you-learn solicitor apprenticeships

Rookies rotate through eight seats as part of intense training programme

Dec 10 2018 8:44am
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Government publishes Brexit legal advice in full

Just a day after MPs found it in contempt of parliament

Dec 5 2018 1:05pm
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‘Alexa, who dunnit?’ Amazon Echo could be pivotal evidence in double murder trial in the US

Judge orders disclosure of device’s recordings

Nov 30 2018 11:05am
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Brexit case that ‘could decide the fate of the nation’ heard by 27 judges in Luxembourg

Opinion due on 4 December

Nov 28 2018 11:39am
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Cost of super-exam is a ‘major concern’, says Junior Lawyers’ Division

SQE fees could hit £4,500, but prep course prices remain unknown

Nov 22 2018 10:23am
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Final legal advice on Brexit to be disclosed to MPs

‘Legal professional privilege’ gets rare airtime in Commons

Nov 14 2018 2:30pm
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Ofsted criticises BPP’s apprenticeship programme

Education giant hits back; says systems for tracking legal apprentices are ‘robust’

Nov 9 2018 9:04am
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Nevermind lawtech, courts often don’t even have working photocopiers: Bar Council fights back against legal aid cuts

While Lord Neuberger warns UK legal system ‘is in danger of falling over’

Nov 5 2018 9:35am
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Latest Brexit challenge gets date in High Court’s diary

BUT the case has already been rejected once

Nov 2 2018 12:52pm
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Law school offers Harry Potter LLB module

A degree in the dark arts?

Oct 18 2018 11:14am
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Lords call for clarity over role of ECJ post-Brexit

As over 1,000 lawyers sign letter to PM on People’s Vote

Oct 18 2018 9:50am
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Peak Millennial? Doughty Street barrister argues for a NEW human right to personal ‘airspace’

Airborne intrusions can trigger psychological distress, says Nick Grief

Oct 17 2018 1:16pm
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BBC to broadcast lectures on law and politics by Lord Sumption

Outspoken Supreme Court justice will be the 2019 Reith Lecturer

Oct 4 2018 8:46am
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