Category: News

Hull University law student who tragically killed himself awarded posthumous first-class LLB

Phil Taylor found dead at his home earlier this year, inquest hears

Oct 28 2019 10:18am

10 month suspension for barrister who posted ‘offensive’ comments on Facebook

Less than a week after regulator issued fresh guidance on social media etiquette

Oct 28 2019 8:30am

Legal Cheek student events in Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh and London

Featuring Addleshaw Goddard, BCLP, Burges Salmon, CMS, Gowling WLG, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hill Dickinson, Irwin Mitchell, Linklaters, Osborne Clarke, Pinsent Masons, Ropes & Gray, Squire Patton Boggs and more

Oct 27 2019 8:32am

Meet the lip-syncing lawyer with nearly 2 million TikTok followers

Be sure to follow Legal Cheek on the latest platform to take the social media world by storm

Oct 25 2019 8:57am

Lawyers caught gossiping about employment case in the pub let off the hook

Discussion of how to 'manage out' man bringing discrimination claim not allowed into evidence

Oct 24 2019 1:06pm

Lawyers joining Extinction Rebellion protests risk disciplinary action, solicitor warns

Leigh Day associate Gideon Habel advises legally-minded protestors to carry out 'risk analysis' before hitting the streets

Oct 24 2019 10:41am

‘Not as smart as he thought’: government lawyer jailed for contempt of court in insurance scam

Muhammad Bilal staged car accident and then represented the other driver in insurance claim

Oct 24 2019 8:48am

BSB to barristers: avoid getting drawn into ‘heated’ social media spats

Regulator's fresh guidance covers content posted in both a 'professional and personal capacity'

Oct 23 2019 11:02am

BBC to showcase solicitor apprenticeships programme at LegalEdCon North

BBC legal apprenticeships manager Maria Kell and solicitor apprentice Georgie Yates will be joined by ULaw's Ceri Evans at 30 January event at Media City, Manchester

Oct 23 2019 9:26am

ULaw revamps bar course as it slashes cost by over 30%

New course priced at £13,000 will compete with Inns of Court venture

Oct 22 2019 1:38pm

Top spots for Baker McKenzie, Linklaters and CMS on 2019 law firm brand power list

Rankings based on the opinions of nearly 350 in-house lawyers

Oct 22 2019 11:51am

Freshfields considers fining mega-earning partners 20% of their income for misconduct

Reported plan follows resignation of scandal-hit Ryan Beckwith

Oct 22 2019 9:01am

Twitter users adding ‘QC’ to their name could be committing a crime, junior barrister warns

'I’m a barrista (sic) -- the QC stands for Quality Coffee'

Oct 21 2019 1:12pm

The Glasgow Uni boffins trying their hands at designing law-themed board games

Family law lectures are out, family law board games are in

Oct 21 2019 10:16am

KCL partners with national law firm to launch student-staffed legal advice centre

Latest pro bono initiative to cover range of family law issues

Oct 21 2019 9:13am

Slaughter and May distances itself from ‘Slaughtered and Dismayed’ corporate law meme account

Insta page, until recently, used a modified version of magic circle outfit’s logo

Oct 18 2019 8:53am

Ashurst becomes latest City firm to launch fintech accelerator programme

Follows similar moves by the likes of Addleshaw Goddard, Simmons & Simmons and Slaughter and May

Oct 17 2019 2:12pm