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Exclusive: Lord Harley is appealing against his striking off

Tribunal’s decision now subject to High Court appeal

Jan 10 2017 1:37pm

Struck off Lord Harley badges himself ‘Pro bono senior counsel’ on LinkedIn

Exclusive: SRA has received complaint and is considering "next steps"

Jan 10 2017 11:25am

Withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights – the next Brexit?

Catgate PM talks of "clean break" with European court and convention

Jan 10 2017 9:20am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 10 January

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Jan 10 2017 7:52am

Judge who branded abusive defendant ‘a bit of a c**t’ cleared of misconduct

Judicial Conduct Investigations Office will not take formal action against Judge Patricia Lynch QC

Jan 9 2017 3:09pm

Chambers boost pay as pupillage applications open

Hardwicke, 2 Temple Gardens, Littleton and Doughty Street all up their awards

Jan 9 2017 2:09pm

Hardwicke barrister to create hipster-esque pop-up restaurant for charity

All proceeds from the five-course culinary experience go to Save the Children

Jan 9 2017 1:16pm

Top media lawyer rewrote Instagram’s T&Cs without the legal jargon and it makes for stark reading

One-page guidance far simpler than app's official 17-page privacy policy

Jan 9 2017 11:53am

Women will race to the top of the judicial ranks in 2017, says Joshua Rozenberg QC

Four female names put forward in predictions piece

Jan 9 2017 11:07am

Retiring judge confesses he once drew a ‘very large phallus’ on court messaging system

The cheeky doodle led to staff having pens confiscated

Jan 9 2017 10:28am

Morning round-up: Monday 9 January

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Jan 9 2017 7:57am

Legal Cheek talks… lawtech and legal education reform

Things to look out for in 2017

Jan 6 2017 4:57pm

Tribunal strikes off NQ solicitor for dishonesty, then fines his firm for lack of supervision

Same week young lawyer struggling under weight of 170 cases thrown out of profession

Jan 6 2017 11:20am

Mayer Brown keeps all its trainees while Trowers holds on to 11 out of 12

Retention off to a good start in 2017

Jan 6 2017 10:58am

MoJ’s criminal bar pay proposals under fire over fears baby barristers will lose out

Legal aid changes described as 'a nasty whack for junior hacks'

Jan 6 2017 9:43am

Four predictions for corporate law this year

What to expect in the City during 2017

Jan 6 2017 9:16am

Morning round-up: Friday 6 January

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Jan 6 2017 8:05am