Category: News

There is an English court where gavels are actually used

Small wooden hammer is not restricted to the US, it emerges

Dec 16 2014 11:16am

A solution to the Band Aid lyrics controversy: apply them to lawyers

As the 'Do they know it's Christmas' single is criticised for its "cultural ignorance", WaitroseLaw wonders if its message would be better-suited to stressed-out lawyers

Dec 16 2014 9:03am

Legal pic of the day

The Iron Throne: coming to a courtroom near you?

Dec 15 2014 5:08pm

Spotted: another law graduate hustling London commuters for work

De Monfort LLB grad follows UWE law student in hitting the streets

Dec 15 2014 12:14pm

All bets are off for the best legal profession Christmas tree of 2014

Now this is a law-themed Christmas tree

Dec 15 2014 9:27am

Morning round-up: Monday 15 December

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Dec 15 2014 7:51am

Legal pic of the day

Obscenity lawyer backs face-sitters

Dec 12 2014 3:53pm

Gavels, gavels and more gavels — and a dodgy wig

Yet another entry for Legal Cheek’s soon to be bursting gavel hall of shame -- and this time from our favourite public service broadcaster

Dec 12 2014 12:30pm

Shadow Solicitor-General dismisses suggestions he made a ‘Thornberry-style’ tweet to train driver

“Please stick to driving trains” comment comes just weeks after “white van man” Twitter storm

Dec 12 2014 10:54am

17 City firms offering hungry vac schemers and law student liggers the best and worst of nosh

Our correspondent and his friends rank the law firm food they sampled during work experience and open days

Dec 12 2014 9:34am

Morning round-up: Friday 12 December

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Dec 12 2014 8:03am

Legal pic of the day

A hanging matter

Dec 11 2014 4:34pm

Barristers extol delights of down-market shopping for Christmas booze

Lawyer wine experts recommend two German pile ‘em high supermarkets for deals on fizz and other fine wines

Dec 11 2014 2:00pm

Harvard law professor’s legal threat to Chinese takeaway which slightly overcharged him goes viral

Ben Edelman has since apologised, but his terrifying emails remain out there for all to see

Dec 11 2014 10:21am

Newbie Shadow Solicitor-General takes Twitter fire for getting cold feet over legal aid cuts opposition

When on the backbenches, barrister Karl Turner wouldn’t shut up about the disastrous demise of the system; now he’s a bit quieter

Dec 11 2014 9:15am

Morning round-up: Thursday 11 December

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Dec 11 2014 8:10am

Legal pic of the day

Magic mushrooms

Dec 10 2014 4:25pm

Law students bag first win for university pro bono projects as murder conviction is overturned

High judicial praise for Cardiff’s Innocence Project in a case that also sees a “hot” barrister in the limelight

Dec 10 2014 2:09pm

US judge opens written ruling with a not-so-funny cartoon in possible bench first

Michigan courtroom is the scene of not quite unrivalled hilarity as Federal Court judge invokes bizarre drawing in insurance litigation trial

Dec 10 2014 11:25am