Legal Cheek’s big fat quiz of the year 2018 — answers


January — C

Ita Farrelly became a first-tier tribunal judge at the age of 32.

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February — B

An artist hit headlines in February after unveiling plans to build a bronze statue of May Donoghue.

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March — B

A junior solicitor quit the legal rat race in March to pursue a career as a clown.

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April — D

The Bar Professional Training Course handbook recommended students avoid wearing “kinky boots”, wear double-breasted or three-piece jackets and avoid showing cleavage.

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May — A

Slaughter and May terminated the training contract offers of two future trainees for failing modules on the Legal Practice Course (LPC).

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June — B

Junior solicitor Rosie Williams hit headlines for her appearance on Love Island.

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July — D

A “highly-regarded” QC placed an advertisement online seeking an aspiring barrister to walk his dog.

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August — D

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) selected Kaplan to run the new super-exam.

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September — C

Kim Kardashian is a “law student”, according to Kanye West.

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October — C

Legal history was made in October with the Supreme Court’s first ever female majority bench.

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November — B

A partner at Hogan Lovells was suspended in November for allegedly watching porn in his office.

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December — A

A law firm in Australia hit headlines for photoshopping champagne glasses out of trainees’ hands over fears it gave off the wrong impression.

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