Category: News

Judiciary needs to be more diverse so public don’t view us as ‘beings from another planet’, says Lady Hale
As profession gears up to celebrate 100 years of women in law

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
Uber drivers are workers, says Court of Appeal
Next stop, the Supreme Court?

Lords uphold findings against Blackstone barrister Lord Lester
Veteran equality champion self-reports to Bar Standards Board

Newcastle Uni law society issues warning to members after they ‘waved money’ and ‘clicked fingers’ at staff during boozy Xmas bash
Vomiting at the bar, according to email

You can now help The Secret Barrister collect Xmas presents in new online game
Navigate levels without getting caught by MPs and journalists

Introducing the Legal Cheek Android app
Available to download from the Google Play Store

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

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

National law firm pursues ex-trainees for £9,000 LPC fees
Rookies left after Veale Wasbrough Vizards was unable to accommodate their qualification preferences

‘I went into the office on Tuesday morning and didn’t leave until Sunday,’ claims ex-magic circle trainee solicitor ‘Max Johnson’
The Guardian publishes astonishing claim by anonymised source

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

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?

City law diversity schemes criticised for ‘box-ticking’
Chair of high profile programme hits back with strong-worded response

You don’t have to call me ‘learned’, top judge tells lawyers
Lady Justice Rafferty says brevity is best

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

Norton Rose Fulbright launches innovation-focused grad scheme
Training contract alternative to start in March 2019

AI isn’t about cutting solicitor numbers, says SRA
While regulator attacked over SQE for doing 'violence to the law'