Category: News

Junior lawyer MP guilty of perverting the course of justice in speeding ticket case

Property law specialist Fiona Onasanya lied to police to avoid prosecution

Dec 20 2018 10:06am

Uber drivers are workers, says Court of Appeal

Next stop, the Supreme Court?

Dec 19 2018 5:09pm

Lords uphold findings against Blackstone barrister Lord Lester

Veteran equality champion self-reports to Bar Standards Board

Dec 19 2018 2:31pm

You can now help The Secret Barrister collect Xmas presents in new online game

Navigate levels without getting caught by MPs and journalists

Dec 19 2018 11:26am

Introducing the Legal Cheek Android app

Available to download from the Google Play Store

Dec 18 2018 1:13pm

Super-exam: ‘The SRA is replacing one gamble with a worse one’

Multiple-choice exams aren’t the most effective way of judging ability, argues Durham Law School dean

Dec 18 2018 10:34am

Westminster Uni law grad to launch AI tool to help non-profits identify legal issues

Fraser Matcham came under fire last year from lawyers over ‘McKenzie Friends Marketplace’ website

Dec 17 2018 11:18am

National law firm pursues ex-trainees for £9,000 LPC fees

Rookies left after Veale Wasbrough Vizards was unable to accommodate their qualification preferences

Dec 14 2018 12:32pm

Exeter University law society to be disbanded, 8 months after students’ racist WhatsApp messages surfaced online

Investigation resulted in expulsions, suspensions and the termination of a training contract offer

Dec 13 2018 5:09pm

SRA spent £3.1 million on failed Leigh Day case — here’s what it could have bought instead

Yacht, private island or a seemingly endless supply of Nando's?

Dec 13 2018 3:17pm

City law diversity schemes criticised for ‘box-ticking’

Chair of high profile programme hits back with strong-worded response

Dec 13 2018 2:16pm

You don’t have to call me ‘learned’, top judge tells lawyers

Lady Justice Rafferty says brevity is best

Dec 13 2018 1:13pm

Lord Denning once told Lord Sumption becoming a barrister would be a ‘big mistake’

The revelation came during the Supreme Court judge's farewell ceremony this morning

Dec 12 2018 3:55pm

Norton Rose Fulbright launches innovation-focused grad scheme

Training contract alternative to start in March 2019

Dec 12 2018 2:08pm

AI isn’t about cutting solicitor numbers, says SRA

While regulator attacked over SQE for doing 'violence to the law'

Dec 12 2018 11:26am