Category: News

Cornerstone Barristers ups pupillage award by 25% to £50,000

Chambers responsible for saving Fabric nightclub chucks extra cash at its pupils

Apr 3 2017 10:22am

The case of the missing comma: Court of Appeal judgment is all about the grammar

Lack of the so-called Oxford comma leads to truckers' victory in overtime payment case

Mar 31 2017 9:21am

Law firm that handed back controversial £300,000 grant is closed down by SRA

It's been a busy few weeks for Asons Solicitors

Mar 30 2017 5:25pm

Bolton law firm hands back controversial £300,000 council grant under threat of legal action

Asons Solicitors ceased trading on Friday after it was purchased by Coops Law

Mar 30 2017 10:36am

Students campaign for Bristol law school to be renamed over its links with slave trade

They claim Henry Wills, who the building is named after, is a ‘slave profiteer’

Mar 30 2017 9:11am

Article 50 has been triggered

Theresa May has done the deed, despite confusion about its revocability

Mar 29 2017 12:27pm

Trial of Southampton law student accused of Valentine’s Day manslaughter begins

Russell Group LLB-er alleged to have killed a father-of-ten with one punch

Mar 29 2017 10:24am

Young solicitor struck off after accountant boyfriend put £36k of stolen cash into her account

Naomi Jane Barnes was convicted of one count of acquiring criminal property in 2015

Mar 28 2017 3:54pm

Allen & Overy offers free office space to legal tech start-ups

‘Fuse’ innovation hub will be based in the magic circle outfit’s London HQ

Mar 28 2017 1:12pm

‘Fresh start’: Bolton law firm at centre of £300,000 council grant row under new ownership

Former Asons chief executive once boasted that he was on his sixth Lamborghini in four years

Mar 28 2017 11:23am

U-turn: Westminster law student behind ‘rent a final year’ website no longer allowing ‘active students’ to give legal advice

Fraser Matcham has released a statement following criticism from lawyers and Legal Cheek commenters

Mar 28 2017 10:36am

Exclusive: LSE students outraged after property law exam is brought forward by a whole month

And then moved back to its original date days later

Mar 27 2017 2:30pm

Plymouth High School for Girls pupils crowned Bar Mock Trial champions

Devon sixth formers emerge victorious in final presided over by Sir Brian Leveson

Mar 27 2017 12:19pm

Backlash against tax QC who said the legal system allows men to ‘rape almost with impunity’

Criminal lawyers described the comment as ‘ill judged’, ‘unfair’ and ‘poor’

Mar 27 2017 11:02am

BSB approves radical reforms that could see BPTC split in two and law school attendance made OPTIONAL

Over 500 barristers signed an open letter in support of the proposals

Mar 24 2017 12:33pm