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Teenager behind website which allows kittens to punch Donald Trump in the face receives cease and desist letter
It’s ‘fucking outrageous’, says creator of KittenFeed.com
Soon-to-retire Lord Chief Justice absolutely slammed Liz Truss in parliament this morning
Lawyers question whether his outburst was unprecedented
Deutsche Bank refuses to pay for external legal work completed by trainees and newly-qualified lawyers
And City law firm partners are not happy
There are a lot of barristers running in this Thursday’s City of London elections
Over half of the 22 candidates vying for Farringdon Without ward are lawyers
Morning round-up: Wednesday 22 March
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang reveal combined pre-merger spring retention score of 76%
Four new associates will be on fixed-term contracts
Colombian law firm ‘falsely’ claims to be Linklaters’ agent in arbitration letters
Regulator issues warning over magic circle mimic
We asked the chairman of the Justice Committee what he thinks about Liz Truss
Bob Neill MP also discusses challenges facing legal profession and shares views on Brexit
Cambridge-educated law lecturer uses contract HE DRAFTED to force Tesco security brother out of £750,000 Hampstead flat
Filip Saranovic is a maritime law specialist at the University of Southampton
Morning round-up: Tuesday 21 March
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
It will cost you over £500 more to do the LPC this year than it would have done last year
2017/2018 price list shows fees up by as much as 11% at some universities
Click here for ‘Guilty’ plea: Automated convictions legislation in Commons today
MPs to debate proposed online procedures, virtual hearings and much, much more
Escort turned Southampton Solent law student banned from driving for 18 months after smashing into motorcyclist
But her lecturer insists she's a 'model student'
If there was an election tomorrow, who would you vote for?
With rumours of a snap election on 4 May gathering pace, take Legal Cheek’s survey here
House of Lords fears Brexit uncertainty is already having a detrimental impact on UK legal services
Baroness Helena Kennedy QC tells Tories to ‘urgently’ adopt interim measures to help stop this
Morning round-up: Monday 20 March
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Double trouble: Cocaine conspiracy lawyer who was disbarred last month has now been struck off by SDT
Omar Khan slapped with a three-year prison term last spring
Average BPTC fee drops by just £72 as law schools release 2017/18 prices
ULaw cuts course cost by 8% but Northumbria and Cardiff increase theirs by 6%
And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards are…
Osborne Clarke and Baker McKenzie each bag brace as Burges Salmon scoops overall award and Slaughter and May wins ‘Most Admired’
‘Ambulance chasing’ lawyer Phil Shiner declared bankrupt, weeks after he sold house to Middlesex University law lecturer daughter
Bethany Shiner and sister Leisha both used to work for their dad’s now defunct law firm