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Anglo-Aussie break up: Stock market-listed Slater and Gordon confirms split from UK arm

Decision follows a string of disappointing financial results

Aug 31 2017 3:50pm

Two robot lawyers have ‘hooked up’ in legal software ‘relationship’ first

Tech bubble alert as ‘LISA’ gets together with ‘Billy Bot’

Aug 31 2017 10:35am

The demise of family law? Courts now ‘largely inaccessible’ and ‘unintelligible’, says court president

As solicitor is lambasted for ‘extremely serious professional errors’ in complex child abuse case

Aug 31 2017 9:29am

Morning round-up: Thursday 31 August

The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Aug 31 2017 7:10am

Suited and booted lawyer with 150k followers sets pulses racing across the globe

‘What type of lawyer are you so I can know what type of crime to commit’

Aug 30 2017 1:03pm

Edinburgh law student in massive row with his uni over ‘mocking ISIS’ claim

University of Edinburgh says it's investigating 'complaints alleging misconduct'

Aug 30 2017 9:30am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 30 August

The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Aug 30 2017 7:49am

Parking company sues top QC, loses

Doughty Street barrister achieves what fish and chip shop owner Barry Beavis couldn’t

Aug 29 2017 12:49pm

The best law books that aren’t To Kill a Mockingbird

Legal Cheek team's picks

Aug 29 2017 9:35am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 29 August

The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Aug 29 2017 7:56am

‘Karate lawyer’ promises to take out corrupt judges using martial arts expertise in hilarious spoof advert

‘What I lack in formal legal qualifications, I make up for in karate moves’

Aug 25 2017 11:19pm

Eight tech start-ups set to join Allen & Overy’s hipster-esque ‘Fuse’ innovation hub

Well-known AI system and asylum advice app among successful applicants

Aug 25 2017 11:53am

Anger as City law’s only Michelin-starred chef ‘forced out’ of Watson Farley & Williams

The famous Philippe Roth exits after 14 years at firm

Aug 25 2017 9:12am

Morning round-up: Friday 25 August

The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Aug 25 2017 7:02am

Regulator issues ‘what not to do’ social media guide for solicitors amid rise in complaints

Just days after a law firm partner was sanctioned following anti-Semitic Facebook rant

Aug 24 2017 12:09pm

Will studying at the Open University limit my training contract chances?

Its status among solicitors is a worry

Aug 24 2017 10:31am