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Wannabe barrister wins £20k damages from his uni over false ‘criminal behaviour’ claim
Damages obtained by Geoffrey Robertson QC working pro bono should cover the cost of the BPTC nicely
DLA Piper silent on rumours that partner who described women as ‘gash’ is under investigation by the SRA
Firm's refusal to comment on matter gives credence to gossip
Key litigant in person charity sees incredible 900% rise in clients helped
Personal Support Unit assisted 5,000 clients in 2008 -- now number is a terrifying 50,000
Morning round-up: Friday 16 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Protesting Palestinian lawyer becomes unlikely star of Reddit Photoshop battle
Geeks try to bring some light relief to the escalating conflict in the Middle East
18% of lawyers would quit their job to go on The Apprentice
Figure is down from 25% in 2011
The best advocates are ‘simply born that way’, claims ex-Court of Appeal judge on his new blog
Third rate barristers can become second rate -- but not great, says Sir Henry Brooke
Morning round-up: Thursday 15 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Hogan Lovells denies joining movement to allocate work blindly to junior lawyers
But the firm has made contact with the guru attempting to revolutionise working patterns at rivals
Suing your 12 year-old nephew theoretically possible in England — but no lawyer would take case on
US aunt v nephew birthday hug case would require a litigant-in-person on these shores … or an English Saul Goodman
A major law firm has been dramatically shut down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority
Move comes after Legal Aid Agency referred Blavo & Co to the police
No more 85ft Helter Skelter rides: Law firm with coolest office in Britain moves on
Sheffield IP solicitors bid farewell to office with three storey high spiral slide
Morning round-up: Wednesday 14 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
The Charlotte Proudman generation backs quotas, but Lord Justice Leveson says they are ‘demeaning’
Top judge wades into gender diversity row
TV barrister Judge Rinder urges ‘serious’ law students to lighten up in order to succeed
Celeb lawyer claims aspiring solicitors and barristers are better off watching his show than attending boring law lectures
Lord Sumption’s take on ethnic diversity is as disappointing as his approach to gender
Supreme Court judge's recent remarks on women judges make his past diversity pronouncements -- which have been highlighted to defend his current stance on gender -- worth revisiting
The law from 1835 that bans ‘hoverboards’
Police tweet reminder of section 72 of the Highway Act 1835 amid rise of new craze
Morning round-up: Tuesday 13 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
1920s cartoon predicts that first women barristers would hilariously modify their wigs
Horsehair extensions and evening wear-style gowns yet to materialise
Over 340 lawyers and former judges blast UK refugee policy in full-page newspaper ad
Top lawyers use The Times to lambast government over "deeply inadequate" Syrian refugee policy
Computer glitch tells London BPP students they’ll have to go to Manchester to graduate
But law school's boss pledges there'll be space at ceremonies in the capital