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Iraq torture case: Leigh Day cleared of ALL misconduct following longest solicitor disciplinary tribunal in history
Two partners and a junior solicitor faced charges including pursuing false claims against British troops
CEO of BPP Law School steps down
Land law barrister at the university’s helm for 20 years
General election: Human Rights Act ‘safer now than it has been for years’, says top LSE human rights professor Conor Gearty
Exclusive: Conor Gearty tells Legal Cheek why he thinks our rights are secure under brand new Tory-led coalition
What the hell does this election result mean for Brexit?
Social media rush as lawyers debate hung parliament’s impact
Slaughter and May freezes lawyer pay as UK hit by hung parliament uncertainty
But salaries will remain under review, says elite magic circle outfit
Over a third of new law students are from ethnic minority backgrounds
Law far more ethnically diverse than other humanities-based subjects
Morning round-up: Friday 9 June
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
RPC lawyer crowned British martial arts champion
Finance solicitor by day, Jiu-Jitsu pro by night
Merger down under: Norton Rose Fulbright in late-stage talks with Aussie law firm Henry Davis York
As Ince & Co's hunt for a tie-up continues
Election survey: Law students overwhelmingly back Labour
Latest Legal Cheek poll reveals even lawyers are giving the Conservatives the cold shoulder
Supreme Court launches new competition, first prize is tea with a justice
And a £100 voucher
Morning round-up: Thursday 8 June
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Senior partner fined £5,000 after branding litigant-in-person a ‘fisherwoman’ in fiery email
SDT said the comments were 'completely unacceptable'
#HumanRightsBabies: Doughty Street’s Amal Clooney gives birth to twins
They have surprisingly normal names
Lawyers divided: Has Theresa May made a U-turn on human rights?
Keeping the Human Rights Act is a Tory manifesto pledge
There are rumours that Education Secretary Justine Greening will be our next Lord Chancellor
A straight swap with Liz Truss? Joshua Rozenberg and LBC’s Iain Dale speculate
Politics ‘governs the very air that we breathe’, says former property litigator hoping to topple Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
Green Party candidate talks politics, her time studying law at Oxford, and her law firm being targeted by terrorists
Morning round-up: Wednesday 7 June
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Law Society will launch panel of lawyers to help London Bridge terror victims
News follows outpouring of pro bono support in Manchester
Solicitor turned Tory candidate produces incredible Alan Partridge-esque election video
Sir Greg Knight's campaign clip has gone viral
Law well-being charity asks students, trainees and young lawyers to help man its phonelines
LawCare also seeks peer supporters this Volunteers’ Week