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Judicial chill out lounges are the future says law reform group
Judges' private chambers could make way for "judicial hubs"
BPP law students help tackle rogue landlords with launch of free advice clinic
New pro bono scheme will assist those facing a number of residential property legal issues including unfair rent increases
Morning round-up: Thursday 19 May
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Mr Justice Peter Smith is BARRED from hearing Addleshaw Goddard cases
The battle continues as list of firms and lawyers over whom he can no longer adjudicate grows and grows
Lawyers try their hand at law-themed poetry, with hilarious results
#barristerpoetry brings light-hearted fun to steely profession
University of East Anglia law students advised to mime throwing graduation hats in the air in move branded as ‘ridiculous’ by personal injury lawyers
Mortar boards are the new mortar bombs
Boris Johnson’s barrister wife is NOT the Waterloo sex QC
Says “a pal of Boris”
Mr Justice Peter Smith v Blackstone — ‘shocking and indefensible’ letter annotated
Legal Cheek reads between the lines to try and discern what the combative Judge was really trying to say in trenchant missive
City law firm brings in emotional intelligence training to ward off threat from robots
EQ to trump IQ in age of AI
Morning round-up: Wednesday 18 May
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
‘More still needs to be done’ says regulator as latest stats reveal almost a QUARTER of lawyers attended fee paying schools
This rises to 37% for partners in large law firms
The best pictures from the London Legal Walk
Policemen on stilts and lots and lots of dogs
Telly quiz show barrister accused of deliberately answering questions wrongly on charity special of The Chase
Quiz fans accuse criminal barrister of foul play so celebs can land charity jackpot
Exam cock-up sees Bristol land law paper accidentally uploaded online and left there for SEVEN hours
Undergrads left angry as staff scramble to draft new paper in time for May exam
Advocacy charity launches Teach First for wannabe lawyers
Brand new grad scheme launched for barrister hopefuls
‘I will no longer support your Chambers’: Top judge’s incredible letter to elite set Blackstone emerges in bias row
The full letter by Mr Justice Peter Smith revealed, as he is barred from hearing Blackstone barristers' cases
Morning round-up: Tuesday 17 May
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Junior barrister who supplied drugs that killed teenage boyfriend accepts his legal career is over
Last week Strand Chambers’ Henry Hendron was sentenced to 140 hours of unpaid work and an 18-month supervision order
Revealed: Britain’s most influential law student, as voted for by you
Hundreds of Legal Cheek readers cast their vote, but who’s nabbed the crown?
Law groups unify to create mental health taskforce
The move comes as research earlier this year revealed more than a third of calls to charity helpline were from stressed-out junior lawyers
The life of a law student as seen through Snapchat: Exam season special
Factortame pain and judgments with pictures in