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BPP grad denied licence to practise law over LLM plagiarism
Applied for foreign lawyer status

Legal Cheek global economy of the 2020s student events in Edinburgh and London this week
We’re in the Scottish capital at Addleshaw Goddard on Wednesday evening and in the City of London with Osborne Clarke on Thursday

Super-exam pass rates could be higher than LPC, says boss of new SQE mega provider
Comments come after Linklaters training chief revealed fear that more magic circle rookies could fail SQE

Kim Kardashian recreates Elle Woods’ iconic Harvard Law School admission video essay
World’s most famous law student wins Halloween with Legally Blonde tribute

City Law School latest to offer two-part bar course following regulatory shake-up
It's much cheaper, too

Swansea Uni-backed legal lab scoops £4 million in EU funding
New hub to support research and develop advances in lawtech, Welsh government says

You’ve ‘wrecked’ my dream of becoming a lawyer: French LPC student blasts Boris’ Brexit vision in emotional open letter
PM is putting party and ego before national interests, Royal Holloway law grad claims

Lord Keen QC cleared of professional misconduct after firearms conviction
Top Scottish lawyer appeared before a disciplinary tribunal

Fifth of law firms fail on money laundering rules, says SRA
Regulator to ramp up compliance checks in wake of review

Law firm flotations could help attract top lawyer talent through mega-money share options, survey findings suggest
As rumours surrounding Mishcon IPO continue

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

10 month suspension for barrister who posted ‘offensive’ comments on Facebook
Less than a week after regulator issued fresh guidance on social media etiquette

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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

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