Category: News
The 19 stages of the BPTC
A journey through the sorrow and the joy of the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)...
Morning round-up: Thursday 24 October
Barristers wrestle defendant to ground after he escapes from dock at Teeside Crown Court [The...
End of the day round-up
Televising the courts: the time has come [The Guardian] 5 ways to call in sick...
How to broadcast your status as a free legal work champion to the nation’s road users
This personalised number plate — photographed last week by Alex Altman — doesn’t, somehow, seem...
Law student YouTube sensations mock Snapchat addiction of fellow legal hopefuls
The law students behind the viral parody of Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines have made a...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 23 October
12 ridiculous and outdated British laws that still exist [Buzzfeed] Law in Action: Chemical weapons...
End of the day round-up
Legal experts urge us to compose final “tweet” to go out after we’re dead [Mail...
Wannabe lawyer places photo of his penis online in protest at ‘tidal wave of social media firings’
Over the summer US law graduate Brian Zulberti achieved international fame after posting a bizarre,...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 22 October
A “legal assault” threatening the armed forces? Nonsense [The Guardian] From self-driving cars to man-made...
End of the day round-up
Devout Christian to mount landmark legal case for right to have Sundays off work [The...
14 berserk Mail Online comments about Judge Peter Bowers following his decision not to jail a sex offender
Last year Crown Court Judge Peter Bowers caused outrage by stating that burglary required courage....
Could competing in a beauty contest help you bag a training contract?
A Legal Practice Course (LPC) graduate who has reached the finals of Miss Great Britain...
Morning round-up: Monday 21 October
Tory MP says he felt zero hours contract pain…as a £250-an-hour barrister [The Mirror] Cherie...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. A guide to determining which type of fat cat lawyer the Daily Mail thinks...
End of the day round-up
“Slow, ignorant” lawyers charge by the hour to inflate bills, says Lord Neuberger [Evening Standard]...
The language of the legal directory: Decoded
Wigapedia reveals the harsh reality behind the euphemisms used by the Legal 500 and Chambers...
‘The painful truth is that there’s a lot of apathy and incompetence in the workplace’
Leading general counsel Tom Kilroy has, over time, learned to combine open-mindedness with a hard-headed...
Reed Smith partner tells blogger to ‘Go f@ck yourself and die’ in Twitter meltdown
A Reed Smith partner has proved that not all corporate lawyers are really boring on...
Morning round-up: Friday 18 October
Lawyers, beware lawyers [The Economist] Legal claims “could paralyse” armed forces [BBC News] President of...
End of the day round-up
New legal battle over gay adverts on London buses [The Telegraph] In praise of…Lord Neuberger...
‘Dozens’ of extra 2014 pupillages could be created by new Inns of Court subsidy scheme
The Inns of Court are to cover 50% of the cost of some pupillage awards...