Author: Thomas Connelly

Barrister training overhaul receives legal watchdog approval
Two-part BPTC a step closer

Paralegal who lied about having first class Oxford Brookes law degree fined £2,000
Hani Hussein also claimed to have completed the BPTC

Disgraced junior lawyer MP’s jail term not unduly lenient, Attorney General rules
Fiona Onasanya released from prison this morning after serving a third of her three-month jail sentence for perverting the course of justice

Legal Twitterati poke fun at lawyer’s incredible LinkedIn boast
'As humble as I am, very early on in my career I realised I was the best'

Introduce quotas to boost women partner numbers, says ex-magic circle lawyer
Dana Denis-Smith argues 'self-regulation doesn’t work'

Sheffield Hallam University launches student-staffed law firm
SHU Law will offer aspiring lawyers real-life work experience during their LLBs

Lord Chief Justice: ‘Call out’ sexism on the bench
As another barrister goes public with negative experience

Lawyer stages fake drink drive trial to propose to girlfriend
Stunned bride-to-be's family and friends acted as the jury

Ex-Linklaters director to stay silent over magic circle firm’s alleged ‘struggle with women in the workplace’
Agrees to destroy 'confidential documents'

London law firm announces cannabis department open for business
Growth industry?

#MeToo pioneer Charlotte Proudman reveals she received bottom spanking note on ‘judicial headed note paper’
It came shortly after the barrister went public with City solicitor's 'sexist' LinkedIn message

‘Vulnerable’ junior lawyers need greater protection from ‘toxic and uncaring’ law firms
JLD pens open letter to regulator in wake of controversial whistleblower decision

‘Don’t act like you’re on a stag-do’ or ‘make repetitive jokes about breasts or skirts’, junior barrister tells male colleagues
Joanna Hardy offers nine practical pointers to improving retention of women at the criminal bar

Pupil barrister has wig tin confiscated by court security – Twitter reacts
'What level of tinpot jobsworthery brings this about?'

Lady Arden: I was told I couldn’t be a barrister because solicitors would never instruct a woman
Supreme Court justice reflects on legal career in new interview

More action needed to tackle ‘hostile environment’ driving women from the bar
‘This stuff is not complicated, so let’s get on with it’, says Chris Henley QC

Applications to find next Lady Hale now open
Supreme Court looks to fill top judicial spots created by trio of 2020 retirements

University of Manchester students express concern over plan to merge Schools of Law and Social Sciences
Loss of 'identity and reputation' among issues raised by LLBers

Pupillage Gateway deadline extended AGAIN in wake of IT problems
Aspiring barristers now have until 11am Monday to submit applications