Category: News

Judge sacked for watching porn in his ‘private chambers’ reprimanded by SRA

Solicitor turned district judge was removed from judicial office in March 2015

May 25 2016 10:17am

Fake lawyer who was jailed for tricking high-ranking judges BANNED from profession

Mohammed Kabba received a 16 month custodial sentence last summer for pretending to be a solicitor during an immigration case

May 24 2016 1:26pm

Supreme Court REFUSES to hear Belgium-based White & Case lawyer’s case on why she should be able to vote in EU referendum

EU competition partner at US giant has no right to vote because she has lived outside the UK for more than 15 years

May 24 2016 12:45pm

Juries of the future could be ‘transported’ to crime scenes using virtual reality headsets

Staffordshire University-led research hopes to revolutionise the way lawyers present criminal cases in court

May 24 2016 12:17pm

Law is the hardest degree, says a law student

BAs are “so much easier”, according to the Oxford student who infected herself with typhoid

May 24 2016 10:02am

Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, King’s and Queen Mary top latest law school league table

Annual comprehensive rankings produced by The Guardian examine standards of teaching, level of feedback and overall quality of the course

May 23 2016 3:16pm

Study slams BSB and chambers for failing to reveal diversity data

Damning study comes as top black judge launches campaign to address racism on the bench

May 23 2016 2:38pm

Lawyers jump to Amal Clooney’s defence after she’s ripped to shreds by national press

Barristers: 1, “Well-known human rights experts” at the Daily Mail: 0

May 23 2016 12:02pm

Pissed off criminal barristers have been tweeting about how rubbish their jobs are

A stark glimpse of the “glamorous” reality of the criminal bar

May 20 2016 4:48pm

Bad news for paralegals: High Court says predictive coding can be used for document review

Artificial intelligence-based technique given green light

May 20 2016 3:09pm

Top Manchester QC questions Andy Burnham’s claim that it’s harder for northerners to become lawyers

It's grim up north for law students, indicates Manchester mayoral hopeful

May 20 2016 12:16pm

History to be made as gay judge looks set to swipe Lord Denning’s old job title

Sir Terence Etherton would be the first openly gay Master of the Rolls

May 20 2016 11:31am

LSE law professor’s joy as ‘Silicon Valley’ themed exam question goes viral in the US

Fans of hit American TV show go crazy over English IT law problem

May 20 2016 10:19am

Major EU overhaul on smoking laws comes into force today

Say goodbye to 10 packs and menthols

May 20 2016 9:30am

Today’s controversial Supreme Court decision is tomorrow’s media law module

As lawyers scramble to offer insight into top court’s celebrity injunction decision, students brace themselves for new media law lecture content

May 19 2016 3:19pm

10 City lawyers named in ‘Power 100 Women’ list

List celebrates Square Mile's most influential women

May 19 2016 12:47pm

York Uni law students’ letter of protest at EU referendum exam question

Over 100 sign an open letter of complaint arguing referendum isn’t on the syllabus

May 19 2016 11:53am

Judicial chill out lounges are the future says law reform group

Judges' private chambers could make way for "judicial hubs"

May 19 2016 10:01am

BPP law students help tackle rogue landlords with launch of free advice clinic

New pro bono scheme will assist those facing a number of residential property legal issues including unfair rent increases

May 19 2016 9:00am