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Russian oligarch’s ex-lawyer loses appeal over hidden art collection in largest ever divorce settlement case
£453 million ancillary relief

Morning round-up: Thursday 1 March
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Wannabe barrister who lied about masters degree and work experience in pupillage application is disbarred
She claimed to have helped ten prisoners escape the death penalty

Macfarlanes reveals 100% spring retention score
‘Silver circle’ outfit keeps all six rookies due to qualify next month

Two wrongs don’t make a copyright — how I took on the Daily Mail and won
Oxford University grad Louis Geary sued the newspaper giant after it published his naked calendar photos without permission

Number of privately-educated law students falls as state school kids increase by thousands
Exclusive: Profession's social mobility problem not reflected at university level

Morning round-up: Wednesday 28 February
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Mystery man spotted with Princess Beatrice in Los Angeles is former Clifford Chance lawyer
Leeds law grad counts Floyd Mayweather Jr and Robbie Williams among his celebrity pals

Herbert Smith Freehills becomes first law firm to pay for lawyers’ gender reassignment surgery
Time off work on offer for those transitioning and for those whose family members are transitioning

Oxford academic who lost her 18-year-old son while he was under NHS care shares tragic fight for justice
She was represented at son's inquest by legal dream team she met on Twitter

Morning round-up: Tuesday 27 February
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner: Transatlantic merger deal confirmed
New global outfit will be led by two women

Allen & Overy becomes final magic circle firm to boost LPC maintenance grant to £10,000
Future trainees pocket extra £3,000

It’s only the cost of a posh bottle of plonk: Bar Pro Bono Unit urges barristers to donate in practising certificate renewal push
What else would £30 get you in legal London?

Derby law student calls on EU know-how in bid to show government’s tuition fee policy is unlawful
Has Theresa May's review come about because of his actions?
Morning round-up: Monday 26 February
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High Court strikes off depressed solicitor who stabbed wife in murder-suicide bid
It overturns a more lenient tribunal decision to suspend him indefinitely

Vlogging junior solicitor shares training contract tips on YouTube channel
Chrissie Wolfe speaks to Legal Cheek about what the future holds for 'Law and Broader'

Morning round-up: Friday 23 February
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