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‘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
Extract from Lord Denning book describing Sir William Blackstone as ‘too fat’ surfaces online
Statute books' namesake apparently did 'no exercise' and 'ate too much'
Morning round-up: Friday 17 March
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Glasgow Law School #bakeyourresearch event throws up jury biscuits and family law wedding cakes
But who was declared the winner?
Linklaters completes magic circle’s spring retention season with solid 86% result
The outfit's new associates will be based in London, Hong Kong and Dubai
You have to read this Hawaii judge’s Donald Trump smack-down
President’s latest immigration ban has been temporarily blocked
Norton Rose Fulbright unveils spring retention rate of 83%
Twenty trainees have accepted full-time associate roles at the global giant
EU citizens should be given ‘unrestricted access’ to UK jobs after Brexit, the Bar Council says
Bar chiefs urge negotiators to protect the free movement of people
Morning round-up: Thursday 16 March
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Osborne Clarke posts perfect 100% spring retention score
All six March qualifiers have committed their future to the international firm
‘F*CK LAWYERS!’: Hill Dickinson’s office daubed with rude graffiti
International outfit's HQ targeted by vandals
15 hilarious Legal Cheek Facebook posts to celebrate hitting 50,000 likes
A big thank you to all our readers for helping us reach this social media milestone
Supreme Court backs three animal charities over struggling daughter on benefits in a row about her dead mum’s will
We spoke to a Cambridge law academic about the controversial decision
Revealed: The shortlist for the Trainee and Junior Lawyer Firm of the Year 2017
Ahead of the Legal Cheek Awards tomorrow evening in London, the final shortlist is unveiled
Morning round-up: Wednesday 15 March
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Scanning a defendant’s brain can establish mens rea, claim neuroscientists
Will the results be used in the courtroom?
This judge looks like Ursula from The Little Mermaid
And it got us thinking about our own Supreme Court's Disney look-alikes
An open letter to future lawyers, from a future lawyer
A trainee at a top City outfit has something she wants to share
Morning round-up: Tuesday 14 March
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‘There is no incentive for junior lawyers to qualify into criminal law’, says Junior Lawyers Division
And there will be even less incentive after MoJ pay reforms