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

Dec 10 2014 9:14am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 10 December

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

Dec 10 2014 7:16am

Legal pic of the day

Civil litigation meets home improvement

Dec 9 2014 4:14pm

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.

Dec 9 2014 3:27pm

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

Dec 9 2014 11:17am

There is a City law firm version of monopoly

Corporate lawyer monopoly is officially a thing

Dec 9 2014 9:03am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 9 December

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

Dec 9 2014 8:09am

Legal pic of the day

"Who are ya!? Who are ya!?" -- Intellectual property infringement leads to drastic action

Dec 8 2014 4:47pm

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

Dec 8 2014 3:18pm

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

Dec 8 2014 10:21am

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'

Dec 8 2014 9:05am

Morning round-up: Monday 8 December

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

Dec 8 2014 7:55am

Legal pic of the day

Coke lorry takes in, er, Teeside Crown Court on tour to "surprise consumers with festive treats"

Dec 5 2014 5:36pm

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

Dec 5 2014 1:46pm

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

Dec 5 2014 12:43pm

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

Dec 5 2014 9:39am

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

Dec 5 2014 8:55am

Morning round up: Friday 5 December

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

Dec 5 2014 8:16am

Legal pic of the day

Law school -- but not as we know it

Dec 4 2014 3:56pm

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

Dec 4 2014 2:17pm

Law student, 80, graduates from Liverpool Uni

80-year-old former copper picks up law master degree -- but he’s not the oldest ever

Dec 4 2014 12:58pm