Author: Thomas Connelly

Hedge fund lawyer ‘repeatedly punched’ fellow opera-goer in row over seat, court hears
Matthew Feargrieve denies assault by beating

Leading media chambers One Brick Court to close following ‘unexpected departures’
It will dissolve on 24 June

Protesters storm Attorney General’s office
Incident was streamed live on Facebook

‘I am innocent’: Junior lawyer MP appeals to voters in bizarre YouTube video featuring New York skyline
Fiona Onasanya released from prison last month
£3,000 fine for barrister who put hand down woman’s skirt and squeezed her bum
Incident occurred at a bar, according to tribunal decision

Firm falsely advertises services of commercial barrister jailed over £600,000 VAT fraud
Fails to mention he was stripped of QC status

Email reveals decision on Allen & Overy and O’Melveny & Myers transatlantic mega-merger due in ‘coming weeks’
US outfit suspends training contract applications

University of London law student stabbed 23 times by ex-boyfriend completes law degree
Khadija Siddiqi is now studying the BPTC

We aren’t quite up there with Kim Kardashian, says Lord Reed on Supreme Court’s social media status
Deputy president in pop culture reference

Peter Crisp to head up ULaw’s Hong Kong campus
Legal education heavyweight lands new gig

LinkedIn row: Former magic circle lawyer slams barrister’s TV entertainment show
Sham Uddin's videos show he has 'no regard or respect' for his own legal career, says ex-Allen & Overy solicitor Melanie Daniels

The Secret Barrister once used the words ‘squirrel sex’ to justify a poor exam result during a pupillage interview
Anonymous super-blogger drops biggest hint to true identity so far

International human rights lawyer faces jail after spitting at flight attendant during drunken racist rant
Simone Burns flew into a rage after being refused booze, court hears

Spoof news site jokes that barristers can now end cross-examination with a ‘mic drop’
NewsBiscuit mocks archaic legal profession

40% of AI start-ups don’t use AI
Businesses who use the techy-buzzword tend to attract greater levels of investment, report finds

Lawyers launch UK’s first animal protection law firm
Veganism for the legal profession?

Ex-law firm partner struck off after failing to report cocaine conviction to regulator
Gave 'misleading information to the police', according to agreed outcome

Clifford Chance offers lawyers two months unpaid holiday
Pilot part of a more flexible approach to work, says magic circle player
Aspiring barristers offered chance to win £12,000 pupillage bonus
Pupils vying for ICLR’s cash bonus will be judged on financial need and merit