Category: News
Law chiefs battle spooks over client privilege
Bar associations and law societies across the UK line up to wave two fingers at security services and rozzers over Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
Morning round-up: Wednesday 10 December
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Legal pic of the day
Civil litigation meets home improvement
Sheffield criminal barrister arrested after successful Crimewatch appeal
Barrister Desmond Rosario was arrested last night and is set to appear before magistrates today on a serious sexual assault charge.
Bristol chambers axes pupillage place for next year — after wannabes had applied
Queen Square set's application required a week’s worth of toil -- and then the pupillage was cancelled
There is a City law firm version of monopoly
Corporate lawyer monopoly is officially a thing
Morning round-up: Tuesday 9 December
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Legal pic of the day
"Who are ya!? Who are ya!?" -- Intellectual property infringement leads to drastic action
Ex-St Johns Buildings barrister goes on the run after police seek to question him over sex attack on teen
Crimewatch appeal launched after Sheffield criminal barrister Desmond Rosario fails to turn up to Magistrates' Court
Tory councillor pleads not guilty to faking law degree and bar course qualification
Monika Juneja — who claimed to be a barrister despite never having been called to the bar — to fight charges against her
Clifford Chance charges living wage contractors 30 quid entry to Xmas party — lawyers get in free
Clifford Chance security guard's anonymous Twitter account reveals secrets of life as a magic circle 'second class citizen'
Morning round-up: Monday 8 December
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
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Coke lorry takes in, er, Teeside Crown Court on tour to "surprise consumers with festive treats"
Law graduate paralegal positions going at top City firms — deadlines near
Bumper load of roles at Hogan Lovells, Norton Rose Fulbright and Pinsent Masons on Legal Cheek Jobs this week
Demands for universities to shop extremist students will be red-tape nightmare, say law school chiefs
Ministers are keen for vice-chancellors to monitor students for fundamentalist leanings -- but senior law academics have their doubts over practicalities
A handy five-point plan on how to pull law students
Student website reckons it’s sussed how to cajole knackered, stressed and career-obsessed wannabe lawyers into the sack
Exclusive interview: Felipe from The Apprentice on why he quit City law to follow his dreams
Former Latham & Watkins and Slaughter and May man learned lots from private practice, but doesn’t miss it — he tells Legal Cheek
Morning round up: Friday 5 December
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
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Law school -- but not as we know it
The Apprentice Review: Bye-bye lawyers, it was fun, but in the end you were too clever by half
As legal profession interest in The Apprentice evaporates, our blogger looks back on the last hurrah of ex-Slaughter and May man Felipe as he follows family solicitor Lauren to the exit
Law student, 80, graduates from Liverpool Uni
80-year-old former copper picks up law master degree -- but he’s not the oldest ever