Category: News

Lord Neuberger’s Judicial Assistant Lifts The Lid On Supreme Court Life

Amid the glow of the UK Supreme Court’s psychedelic carpets (the work of Sgt Pepper’s...

Jan 30 2013 1:17pm

What Supreme Court Justices Read In Their Spare Time…

Encouraging to see Private Eye making an appearance in the UK Supreme Court Justices’ library....

Jan 30 2013 10:04am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Baroness Scotland QC told by school careers adviser that best she could hope for was...

Jan 23 2013 6:10pm

Law Society President: Women Lawyers Who Work Flexibly At City Firms Are ‘Put Onto The Slow Stream’

Law Society president Lucy Scott-Moncrieff raised eyebrows in the City last week when she suggested...

Jan 23 2013 4:28pm

Women Lawyers Earn £50K Less Than Their Male Counterparts

The average female lawyer is paid £51,396 less per year than the average male lawyer,...

Jan 23 2013 1:54pm

Court Of Appeal Dismisses Latest Case Of Litigant-In-Person Bar Graduate

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a libel case brought by a pupillage-less Bar graduate...

Jan 23 2013 11:03am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 23 January

Lindsay Lohan’s new lawyer is sponsored by ‘foodie socialite’ to allow him to represent her...

Jan 23 2013 9:24am

Fired Allen & Overy Lawyer-Turned-Sex Novelist Tells Of New Life in 2 Room Cabin Rented By The Night On Her Credit Card

Pursuing your dreams can come at a price. Deidre Dare (real name: Deidre Clark) used...

Jan 21 2013 10:58am

A Corporate Lawyer’s Guide To Leaving The Office

Brilliant stuff from former Skadden associate Rob Pollak. There’s more from Pollak on his blog,...

Jan 21 2013 9:57am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 21 January

Threat to the courts system as barristers google jurors then alter speeches to win sympathy...

Jan 21 2013 9:18am

Legal Cheek High Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories

1. The Definitive Way To Decide Whether You Should Become A Barrister Or A Solicitor...

Jan 19 2013 11:21am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Two lawyers admit posting rants under pseudonyms on newspaper website about active cases and sitting...

Jan 18 2013 6:18pm

PODCAST: How To Schmooze Your Way To Partnership Riches

When pushed to get out and flaunt their wares, many lawyers tend to think (but...

Jan 18 2013 4:02pm

Top Barristers’ Chambers in National Newspaper ‘Pupilage’ Spelling Howler

An ad in yesterday’s law section of The Times contained a rather embarrassing spelling mistake…

Jan 18 2013 10:01am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 18 January

A lawyer’s amazingly detailed analysis of Bilbo’s contract in The Hobbit [Wired] Former Leeds University...

Jan 18 2013 9:18am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Thom Yorke threatens to “sue the living shit” out of David Cameron if the prime...

Jan 17 2013 6:22pm

Students Point Finger At ‘Stingy’ City Law Firms As Donation-Starved FRU Hikes Adviser Training Price By 23%

Law students signing up as Free Representation Unit (FRU) advisers have been surprised to find...

Jan 17 2013 1:16pm

Will The Next Generation Of Apprentice Lawyers Become Solicitors Or Legal Executives?

Over Christmas, the announcement by minister for skills Matthew Hancock that school-leavers students will soon...

Jan 17 2013 10:51am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 17 January

In defence of the existing law on social media [UK Criminal Law Blog] High street...

Jan 17 2013 9:17am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Residents’ legal action over chicken factory smell [Northampton Chronicle & Echo] ‘Why did the US...

Jan 16 2013 6:22pm