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Johnny Depp trial: 10 top advocacy tips we’ve learned so far…
Aspiring barristers should take note, advises Hardwicke's Jasmine Murphy

Tributes pour in for LSE law graduate who fell from bridge while escaping burning car
Azra Kemal was due to commence LPC

Freeths partner fined £4,000 for asking derogatory question to gay trainee
Also breached accountancy rules

Ropes & Gray bans TikTok on work devices following privacy concerns
Applies to lawyers and staff across US firm's global offices
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Former lawyer slams law firms for putting email addresses in order of hierarchy
Moiz Ali says he was 'admonished'

Walker Morris keeps NQs on £29k trainee pay until November
New qualifiers must wait two months for salary hike

Magic circle duo release financial results
Effect of COVID-19 shows up in Linklaters and Allen & Overy figures

Baker McKenzie to relocate City office
London move is part of long-term growth plans beyond COVID-19

The Sun deletes story revealing result of Shamima Begum case before judgment officially came out
Publishing the result of a case based on a draft judgment could be contempt of court

BPP students aren’t happy about having to do without hard copy course materials
Delay sending out textbooks caused by printer being closed due to COVID-19, says law school, which has moved all materials online

Former Doughty Street barrister ordered to cough up deleted tweets and author info from notorious Twitter account
High Court tells Daniel Bennett to reveal who was behind allegedly defamatory @arrytuttle tweets

Leeds Beckett music grad goes viral after sneaking into hungover mate’s Nottingham law lecture
'I was watching Suits at the time', Bradley Green tells Legal Cheek

Addleshaw Goddard keeps 33 out of 37 autumn qualifying trainees
Two on fixed-term contracts

Regulator apologises to BPTC students following exam booking chaos
Some spent several hours on the line only to be hung up on or told to call back later

Lawyers demand action on ‘Blackstone courts’ amid reports one will be in MoJ headquarters
The locations are still officially under wraps

ULaw to offer New York bar course for non-US law grads
Online programme includes an introductory consultation with a US attorney and on-demand lectures

Jones Day cuts London NQ pay by £5,000
Exclusive: Trainee solicitor salaries stay the same

Research: How employable are law graduates?
Around 5% of all law grads are unemployed 15 months later

Ropes & Gray retains all its trainees and keeps NQ pay at £130k
All five rookies stay on