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BSB In Data Protection Howler As It Divulges 1,268 Barristers’ Email Addresses

Just when you thought that the Bar Standards Board (BSB) had run out of embarrassing...

Apr 3 2013 1:18pm

Why Wannabe Lawyers Should Think Twice Before Publishing Poems Lampooning Women Drivers

As the editor of a gossipy, tabloid-ish website, my philosophy is that if anyone voluntarily...

Apr 3 2013 9:40am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 3 April

Carlos Tevez and “Merlin the Magician” (his lawyer) to attend court today where star faces...

Apr 3 2013 8:38am

End Of The Day Round-Up

How to represent yourself in court and get DIY justice [VICE] Student legal advice centre...

Apr 2 2013 5:30pm

Criminal Bar Association Takes Swipe At ‘Dickhead’ Law Student

On Easter Sunday, anonymous Twitter sensation @LawVicissitudes tweeted this cheekily blasphemous gag: What people don’t...

Apr 2 2013 9:43am

Legal Cheek High Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories

1. The Anonymous Twitter Account Causing A Storm Among Nation’s Law Students 2. ‘Having Your...

Mar 29 2013 10:19am

End Of The Day Round-Up

“Like the foot of Cinderella, the 1970 Act (as amended from time to time) has...

Mar 28 2013 5:33pm

‘Sticking To What You Love Is A Better Formula Than Even The Best Laid Plans’

Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...

Mar 28 2013 11:33am

Retiring Judge Delivers What May Be The Most Tortuous Equine Metaphor Ever

The Court of Appeal judgment in Colin Wright v Michael Wright Supplies Ltd and Turner...

Mar 28 2013 9:27am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 28 March

Ex-Herbert Smith partner Margaret Mountford presents ‘Pompeii: The mystery of the people frozen in time’...

Mar 28 2013 8:30am

End Of The Day Round-Up

One quarter believe City NQs not paid enough [Lawyer2B] Psychologists investigate mass delusion [Legal Bizzle...

Mar 27 2013 5:06pm

The 3 Step Guide To Launching A Social Media Hate Campaign Against A Law Firm

First start a blog – and call it ‘[insert law firm’s name here] SUCK’ Next, make...

Mar 27 2013 2:16pm

The Anonymous Twitter Account Causing A Storm Among Nation’s Law Students

Law students don’t get out much, preferring instead to pour their energies into work –...

Mar 27 2013 9:52am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 27 March

The Kardashians take legal advice over “vile” Ford ad [Glamour] Abu Qatada deportation ruling due...

Mar 27 2013 8:18am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Richard III’s distant relatives threaten legal challenge over burial [The Guardian] Because of the many...

Mar 26 2013 5:35pm

‘Who Breaks A Barrister Upon The Wheel Of An Eddie Stobart Lorry?

As I prepare to commence pupillage at a leading criminal law set in September, the government’s...

Mar 26 2013 11:59am

‘Churn That Bill Baby!’ Embarrassment As DLA Piper Billing Emails Emerge

There is embarrassment for DLA Piper this morning after emails emerged in a US court...

Mar 26 2013 9:59am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 26 March

‘Yet another “human Rights” barrister. The harm such people have done is incalcuable [sic]’ [The...

Mar 26 2013 8:33am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Solicitor ditches the law to launch Cocoretto Chocolates business [The Journal] Secret courts are already...

Mar 25 2013 6:36pm

Quote Of The Day

“Having your boobs out a little bit isn’t fake but it’s a little bit flirtatious...

Mar 25 2013 2:41pm