Category: News

End Of The Day Round-Up

Barrister who will represent Wills and Kate in Paris acted for John Galliano over racist...

Sep 17 2012 5:31pm

‘In The Years I Have Known Him, He Has Always Been An Arrogant Lawyer’: Is This The Worst Reference Letter Ever?

On Friday, a struck-off lawyer who used to work for the US law firm of...

Sep 17 2012 9:40am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 17 September

The lawyer who represented massacre monster Anders Breivik reveals someone tried to kill him – by...

Sep 17 2012 8:19am

How ‘Statement’ Can Male Lawyers Be With Their Choice Of Footwear?

As Christian Louboutin prepares to open a new dedicated men’s footwear store on London’s Dover...

Sep 14 2012 10:31am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 14 September

Baroness Deech calls on BSB to take to social media to combat negative stories [Legal...

Sep 14 2012 8:23am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Lawyer causes mistrial in murder case by posting photo of her client’s leopard print underwear...

Sep 13 2012 5:46pm

Fifty Shades Of Gray’s Inn: Mini-Pupillage…On a Sunday

At first, GDL student Anastasia Steal doubts the wisdom of Christopher Grey QC’s insistence that...

Sep 13 2012 2:14pm

Blogger: ‘At #WSSocialMedia & Law Event. Panel Includes Lawyer Who Threatened To Jail Me For Reporting The Truth’

Legal Cheek roving reporter Cat Pond reviews yesterday’s Weber Shandwick ‘Social Media & the Law’...

Sep 13 2012 10:29am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 13 September

Zatman & Co rebrands as BBS Zatman and reveals new structure [Manchester Evening News] Solicitor...

Sep 13 2012 8:23am

End Of The Day Round-Up

‘The full, damning, Hillsborough report’ [independent.gov.uk via @adamwagner1] Hillsborough families have the truth. Justice will...

Sep 12 2012 5:43pm

How Sticklers For The Norm Could Find Themselves Out Of Luck In The Training Contract Hunt

Earlier this year I got a training contract at a small, reputable firm in Buckinghamshire...

Sep 12 2012 12:29pm

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 12 September

More than 200 schools have CCTV in toilets and changing rooms [The Telegraph] Postmortem reveals...

Sep 12 2012 8:28am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Union “wealth creators” give ex-City lawyer Chuka Umunna £24,500 [Guido Fawkes] Assange lawyer: “All Julian...

Sep 11 2012 5:50pm

Edicts From The Ivory Tower: The Troubling Disconnect Between The SRA’s ‘Sophisticated’ Decision-Makers And Its ‘Over-Zealous’ Prosecutor Foot-Soldiers

A “wholly unjustified and unreasonable” decision to prosecute a small law firm for supposed failure...

Sep 11 2012 1:11pm

Ladies, This Could Be Your Big Chance: Rugby-Playing Law Student Seeks ‘Fun’ This Sunday In London

Spotted yesterday on Craigslist… The post continues: “Hey 🙂 I’m a good looking, rugby playing...

Sep 11 2012 9:10am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 11 September

Law firm departure letter of the week: “If one million angels sang a chorus of...

Sep 11 2012 8:18am

End Of The Day Round-Up

‘It is inconceivable that Mr Cruise would have difficulty getting a girlfriend’: Church of Scientology’s...

Sep 10 2012 5:03pm

Conservative MP Philip Davies Slams ‘Pompous’ ‘Out Of Touch’ Legal Profession In Anti-Lawyer Twitter Diatribe

It began last Thursday, when right-wing Tory MP Philip Davies labelled Judge Peter Bowers (of...

Sep 10 2012 12:31pm

DLA Piper Trainee Solicitor Convicted Of Making Homophobic Remarks And Attacking Two Students

A second-year trainee at the Edinburgh office of DLA Piper has been found guilty of...

Sep 10 2012 9:00am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 10 September

‘Litigation culture’ is making Britain less safe, says report [The Independent] It really DIDN’T fit:...

Sep 10 2012 8:18am