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Law firm sent letters with Latin phrases including ‘ab initio’ and ‘prima facie’ to client with learning difficulty
Example of ‘poor service’ appears in Legal Ombudsman guidance

Two Barclays lawyers killed in Italian avalanche
Colleagues 'devastated by the loss'

Ayesha Vardag: From pregnant magic circle trainee to £845-an-hour Queen of Divorce
High-flying family lawyer reflects on incredible life in candid interview

Allen & Overy launches Belfast training contracts
Open to grads currently working in the magic circle outfit's Northern Irish centre

‘Terribly let down’: Whistleblowing trainee solicitor hits back at strike off decision
Emily Scott was struck off after reporting bosses' fraud

Law Society ups recommended trainee minimum salary by 2.6%
£22,121 in London and £19,619 elsewhere

Privately-educated continue to dominate the bar
Barristers remain reluctant to reveal schooling background, BSB report suggests
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

City law firms to offer training contract interviews to super-exam pilot candidates
Other perks up for grabs include open day invites, one-to-one coaching sessions and £500 in cash

The chambers with the best facilities in England — 2019 edition
The new Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey results — analysed

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Eviction row: Brighton University property law lecturer threatened to torch landlords’ home, court hears
While his lawyer wife allegedly armed herself with a foot-long metal pole during eviction row

DWF to push ahead with flotation in UK’s largest law firm listing
An important step for future growth, says global outfit's chief

Allen & Overy keeps 39 out of 47 qualifying trainees
Spring score of 83%

Husband and wife team sit on Supreme Court bench
Hale hails 'historic' occasion for Lady Arden and Lord Mance

House of Commons barista paid more than average legal aid barrister
Civil service role comes with a salary of £23,290 plus benefits

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Super-exam architect Julie Brannan on LLB-SQEs, new law schools and students teaching themselves
Scrapping the GDL and LPC is really gonna shake things up

Salad loving lawyers crowned UK’s ‘healthiest profession’
Legal professionals most 'selective eaters', Deliveroo data reveals

Law Society warns justice system at ‘breaking point’ as it releases animated film following defendant’s ‘nightmare journey’ through courts
'Poor Peter' is accused of a crime he didn't commit

Ex-SRA policy chief launches business to help law firms decipher super-exam shake-up
Crispin Passmore quit regulator last month

Junior lawyer MP jailed for lying to avoid speeding fine
Property law specialist Fiona Onasanya handed three-month custodial sentence