Category: News
Brexit: Lords contemplate new ‘UK treaty court’ to sit above Supreme Court
Interesting options for post-withdrawal dispute resolution

Suspended chemsex junior barrister fined £250 after posting on Facebook that he’d had lunch at Middle Temple
Exclusive: Henry Hendron tells Legal Cheek he intends to challenge sanction
Second batch of speakers released for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference ahead of midnight early bird ticket deadline
Featuring big names from Deliveroo, the Universities of Leeds and Birmingham, Pinsent Masons and Hogan Lovells

Cambridge wrestles ‘best law school in the country’ crown from Oxford
Oxford had taken the top spot for past two years

White & Case keeps 13 out of 16 spring NQs
Demand for English-qualified lawyers continues to grow, says US titan

Russian oligarch’s ex-lawyer loses appeal over hidden art collection in largest ever divorce settlement case
£453 million ancillary relief

Wannabe barrister who lied about masters degree and work experience in pupillage application is disbarred
She claimed to have helped ten prisoners escape the death penalty

Macfarlanes reveals 100% spring retention score
‘Silver circle’ outfit keeps all six rookies due to qualify next month

Number of privately-educated law students falls as state school kids increase by thousands
Exclusive: Profession's social mobility problem not reflected at university level

Mystery man spotted with Princess Beatrice in Los Angeles is former Clifford Chance lawyer
Leeds law grad counts Floyd Mayweather Jr and Robbie Williams among his celebrity pals

Herbert Smith Freehills becomes first law firm to pay for lawyers’ gender reassignment surgery
Time off work on offer for those transitioning and for those whose family members are transitioning

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner: Transatlantic merger deal confirmed
New global outfit will be led by two women

Allen & Overy becomes final magic circle firm to boost LPC maintenance grant to £10,000
Future trainees pocket extra £3,000

It’s only the cost of a posh bottle of plonk: Bar Pro Bono Unit urges barristers to donate in practising certificate renewal push
What else would £30 get you in legal London?

Derby law student calls on EU know-how in bid to show government’s tuition fee policy is unlawful
Has Theresa May's review come about because of his actions?

High Court strikes off depressed solicitor who stabbed wife in murder-suicide bid
It overturns a more lenient tribunal decision to suspend him indefinitely

Vlogging junior solicitor shares training contract tips on YouTube channel
Chrissie Wolfe speaks to Legal Cheek about what the future holds for 'Law and Broader'