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This virtual tour of the Inns of Court is pretty cool
To brighten up your Monday morning, why not fly like an eagle around the Inns...
Morning round-up: Monday 18 November
Barristers’ strike threat over cuts to legal aid [Channel 4 News] Top solicitor accused of...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. The 18 stages of the LPC 2. Downton Abbey or The Judiciary? 3. Newspaper...
The end of the day round-up
Complex fraud trial threatened as barristers decline work at reduced rate [The Guardian] Top judge:...
‘I applied to every firm in my home town for a training contract and they all rejected me without interview’
Rejection has proved a source of motivation for BPP chief Carl Lygo on his journey...
Twitter trolls take over the Law Society
Escalating tensions at the Law Society — which is facing dissent from its members over...
Morning round-up: Friday 15 November
Legal drama Silk wins Writers’ Guild drama award [BBC News] Strong opposition to switching to...
The end of the day round-up
Lesbian couple “refused IVF” take legal action [The Telegraph] Criminal legal aid specialists meet Grayling...
Named: The law firms with the most female lawyers and the law firms with the fewest
A comprehensive diversity survey contains some eye-catching results While women account for, on average, 56.5%...
Preliminary hearing takes place in a Magistrates Court car park with accused sitting in a taxi
On Tuesday, in what is believed to be a legal first, an entire Magistrates’ Court —...
Morning round-up: Thursday 14 November
Jesus’ crucifixion was legal, scholar says [Time] Ex-City lawyer outsourcers grow 400% and plot to...
The end of the day round-up
John McCririck loses his age discrimination case against Channel 4 [The Telegraph] Charlie Sheen “anus...
Why are so many law students selling their pants online?
It wouldn’t be very scientific to attempt to draw conclusions about the indebted state of...
Why money for pupil barristers is too tight not to mention
It is hard to support a young professional’s lifestyle on just £12,000-a-year, writes OccupyTheInns One...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 13 November
Too little too late as Daily Mail “corrects” bogus human rights splash [UK Human Rights...
The end of the day round-up
David Allen Green: Does the United Kingdom need a written constitution? [Financial Times] Diversity League...
The 18 stages of the LPC
A journey through the sorrow and the joy of the Legal Practice Course (LPC) It...
Pupillage-less Bar grad can’t call himself a ‘barrister’ anymore after he endangered helicopter with laser pen
An “unregistered barrister” has been struck off for the somewhat unconventional professional faux pas of...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 12 November
Nancy Dell’Olio reveals she’s launched legal action over Sven-Goran Eriksson’s tell-all book [Mail Online] Burglar...
The end of the day round-up
The Bar pays tribute to Hardwicke Building barrister Steven Weddle who died in his sleep...
Downton Abbey or The Judiciary?
Downton Abbey addicts in need of a period drama fix after the end of series...