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Mysterious barrister lifts lid on cocaine-fuelled life at the bar
Courts are apparently full of coke-head lawyers ogling jury members
New Legally Blonde film could feature Elle Woods as a Supreme Court judge
Reese Witherspoon has serious ambitions for her character
Supreme Court hears joint enterprise case that could shake up criminal law syllabuses
Key legal principle could be overhauled -- and the whole process is being charted live via video and social media
Morning round-up: Wednesday 28 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Smart-dressing Royal Holloway law student slams ‘tracksuit slob’ classmates for judging her
Fresher goes public with pain at "passive-aggressive" remarks from casually-dressed peers
Author of criminal law bible profiled in Mail Online as relationship guru
Jonathan Herring -- of ‘Criminal Law: Texts, Cases and Materials’ fame -- has diversified
Junior corporate solicitor quits law to become boxing promoter
Former CMS Cameron McKenna legacy firm man, 29, to use legal skills to emulate Don King
Bristol corporate law firms club together to pay for a legal aid trainee
Michael Gove is going to love this
Most Lists 2016: There are lots of junior women solicitors, but everywhere else in legal profession is dominated by men
Being a partner, a QC or even a rookie barrister is largely a man's game
Morning round-up: Tuesday 27 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Charlotte Proudman blames uni drinking societies for lack of women lawyers
High profile junior barrister says boozey bonding blocks female influence -- but figures suggest other causes may be to blame
Why lawyers are so angry about the quiet change to the Ministerial Code
Government's continued disdain for the law raises temperature of human rights debate
Junior barrister becomes global hero after hopping off bike to challenge China supporters on human rights
Facebook goes wild for impromptu speech delivered by Ely Place rookie en route to work
Furnival Chambers barrister revealed as ‘crazy man who shouts at kids’ in viral YouTube video
Embarrassment as crime specialist recorded on camera phone
Morning round-up: Monday 26 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
‘Beautiful’ human rights animation goes viral (well, viral for a law video)
But will it save the Human Rights Act?
Freshfields is doubling its office space in Manchester
Magic circle giant gets serious about northshoring trainee-level work
White Book envy: ULaw students aghast as they get online version while BPP kids receive print edition
Exclusive: Part-time BPTC students want practitioner texts they can lug around
New official ‘online hub’ tells young barristers to lose weight and stop 5-day benders
Young Barristers' Committee venture does, however, contain some useful snippets of advice
Morning round-up: Friday 23 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Landlord issues owners of ‘Fuckoffee’ café with legal threat over ‘offensive’ sign
South London coffee shop told to remove sign from exterior of building immediately