Category: News
City University BPTC grad who stole cash from colleagues’ bags BARRED from legal profession
Mahnoor Choudhury was working as a paralegal at the time
Pay trainees and NQs less; pay mid-level associates more, argues influential commentator
Rookie lawyer remuneration in London may have reached unsustainable levels
Clifford Chance lawyer set to become 173rd president of the Law Society
Litigation specialist Simon Davis to take over top spot in 2019
SDT publishes judgment that saw Clyde & Co hit with record £50,000 fine for money laundering and accounting rule breaches
Three partners also told to cough up £10,000 each
Law students and rookie lawyers set to vote Lib Dem on 8 June
Legal Cheek snap election survey reveals Labour are out of favour
Diversity isn’t working, says Somali refugee who beat odds to become a barrister
Hashi Mohamed was raised exclusively on state benefits, and he believes open recruitment has made ‘little if any difference’
Serial offender with 460 convictions smashes a law firm’s windows (again) in bid to be sent to prison
He said 'Champion! Thanks' when told he was going inside
Man allowed to bring cat into courtroom with him avoids prison for stalking DLA Piper lawyer
He was given an 18-month supervision order
200 ex-KWM staff given go-ahead to bring employment claim following firm’s collapse
Just a week after the defunct EUME arm's debts were laid bare
Debate about Bristol law school’s name continues as two opposing petitions race to 1,000 signatures
More than 600 supporters want building’s links with slave trade erased, more than 600 do not
Southampton law student found guilty of Valentine’s Day manslaughter
He’s been sentenced to six years for killing father-of-ten Gary Stacey
Leeds Metropolitan law grad who claimed he ‘attended’ Yale University on CV fined £2,000 by regulator
He had actually submitted a research paper, which wasn't even published
Edinburgh Napier LLB-er petitions Scottish parliament to end ‘extreme discrimination’ against English students
Rebecca Jeynes wants to train to be a lawyer in Scotland, but she can’t get any funding because she’s from North Yorkshire
‘Donkeys’ and ‘trolls’: Judge sacked for using alias to criticise online commenters who disagreed with his decisions
Jason Dunn-Shaw says he will appeal the decision
Liz Truss backs a fellow northerner for Lord Chief Justice position, weeks after she barred judiciary’s favourite candidate Leveson from applying
But will her love of Sir Ernest Ryder matter after the summer Cabinet reshuffle?
Aspiring barrister denied an Inner Temple scholarship raises BPTC funds (and more) after ‘mystery person’ donates £12,500
Leila Taleb starred in a new BBC programme about her law school plans
Research: Over 90% of young lawyers are suffering from work-related stress
Almost half blame law firm partners
Justices to play in front of their biggest crowd yet as Supreme Court confirms Edinburgh tour dates
Scottish sittings set to be the hottest ticket in town