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Ex-solicitor-turned-pornstar fined for pretending to work for HMRC
Tax expert fined for impersonating tax man
Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts who appeared as litigant-in-person in private dispute suffers High Court defeat
Alastair Pitblado and his fiancée suffer £150k planning row loss
Freshfields becomes first magic circle firm to launch apprenticeships
It could be set to offer training contracts in new Manchester office too
Lawyers vs Grayling: Supreme Court case concluded halfway through hearing in shocking legal first
Was the government’s policy so bad the court didn’t even wait until the end of the hearing to strike it down?
Simons, Muirhead & Burton partner admits he looks like a ‘f*cking nutter’ in ‘kufr’ YouTube video
Top employment lawyer opens up after footage of him speaking at extremist group rally in Trafalgar Square surfaced on the internet
Even Lord Neuberger thinks EU cases are boring
The hearings are “unexciting to the point of being soporifically leaden”
Morning round-up: Tuesday 19 April
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Linklaters’ latest partner promotion round features a notable lack of women
Global titan falls short of its gender diversity target
Criminal lawyers warn against chemsex death barrister’s pre-sentence media appearances
Is mitigation better advanced by counsel?
Legal Cheek readers’ ultimate nightmare law exam revealed
Can you guess what it is?
Is a 2:1 the new 2:2 for law students?
Miss out on Oxbridge and it's increasingly a first class degree or bust if you want to make it to the bar or the magic circle
Career ‘tragedy’ for junior barrister as he’s jailed for conspiracy to supply cocaine
Rookie criminal lawyer sent to slammer for over three years
Morning round-up: Monday 18 April
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Disbarred: Constance Briscoe’s legal career is officially over
She had quite a ride
Baker & McKenzie and Pinsent Masons reveal contrasting trainee retention rates
Bakers keeps most as Pinsents says farewell to half
Aged 16 I took part in a mock trial for state school kids, now I’m a pupil barrister at a top commercial chambers
The Citizenship Foundation's Bar National Mock Trial Competition helped launch Sophia Hurst's career
Morning round-up: Friday 15 April
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Depressed law student blew loan on replica football shirts and showered for up to six hours a day, but is now back on his feet
University provides “the perfect conditions for depression to thrive”, says Queen’s University Belfast second year
Spiritual healer advertises legal services at Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court
Mr Madiba guarantees "quick results"