Category: News
‘Arrogant and led by his ego’: Feminist campaigner slams The Secret Barrister over John Worboys article
Star law blogger defends position, amid strong support from legal profession
Law Society abandons plan for exclusive solicitor training deal
Another embarrassment for Chancery Lane bigwigs
Law on driving with mobile phones a ‘confusing mess’, top criminal barrister says
The rules are tricky for lawyers even to find, let alone understand
Young solicitor who faked documents to hide mistake is struck off
She’d only been qualified for three years
Bar student multiple choice fears prove unfounded
A slight dip on last year, but disaster exam produces far-from-disaster results
LPC pass rate among non-white students falls yet again
GDL success rate also dropping for ethnic minorities
Number of BPTC students soars unexpectedly
Up by 14% after years of decline
Government splashes the cash on posh consultants to help make courts more techy
While eyebrows raised about judiciary’s closeness to modernisation programme
Lawyers spend nearly £30k on work clothes and three months planning what to wear
More stress codes than dress codes
Warwick University law careers adviser cleared of intentional racism after student allegations
But she was found to have ‘exercised poor judgement’
Sex in the Supreme Court: Two Irish barristers caught having ‘steamy romp’
'Oral submissions' after boozy Christmas bash
Judges are not workers, Court of Appeal rules
District Judge fails in claim Uber drivers continue to win
QC appointments among ethnic minority lawyers hit record high
Over half of BME applicants successful this year
Clifford Chance trainee blogging as The Lean Lawyer goes viral with anti-diet Instagram post
Future corporate lawyer has 61,000 followers
Kim Kardashian says she’s going to do a vac scheme
Plans to follow in lawyer dad’s footsteps when schedule slows down
RPC launches ‘earn-while-you-learn’ paralegal programme with solicitor prospects
Bristol-based scheme follows similar moves by Freshfields, Hogan Lovells and Pinsent Masons
Gain points for hitting judges with snowballs in new barrister-developed game
‘Baroness Hale’ is currently in top ten on leaderboard
Trump’s judicial nominee withdraws after struggling to answer basic legal questions
It makes for painful viewing
Lawyer turned MP David Lammy asks government to set judicial diversity targets, government says no
‘Disappointed’ politician says ‘more of the same will not work’
Criminal barrister suspended for giving client £2,300 for ‘food and clothes’
Furnival Chambers' Roy Headlam also fined £1,250