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REVEALED: The BPTC providers with the highest chance of pupillage

Northumbria is the worst; BPP London is the best -- but overall rate is poor

Dec 1 2015 1:55pm

Goldsmith Chambers barrister in tears after being found NOT GUILTY of perverting course of justice in cricket Twitter libel case

Andrew Fitch-Holland was accused of asking a witness to give false evidence

Dec 1 2015 11:41am

Yorkshire solicitor struck off after charging magic circle rates

£750-an-hour for executing a will

Dec 1 2015 10:58am

Exeter law graduate launches public appeal for job at busy London train station

Wannabe lawyer relies on street performer past in bid to kick-start law career

Dec 1 2015 9:30am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 1 December

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Dec 1 2015 8:13am

Science is harder than law, says Lord Neuberger

Head of Supreme Court reveals that he became a barrister after failing to cut it as a chemist

Nov 30 2015 1:51pm

‘UK’s top barrister’ forced to defend accusations of being ‘wholly incompetent’

Convicted murderer unhappy with Michael Wolkind QC, whose incredible website seems to have raised expectations

Nov 30 2015 12:05pm

HHJ Dodds has been dubbed ‘Britain’s rudest judge’

Former head of 15 Winckley Square seems to have been heavily influenced by Kevin the Teenager and Alan Partridge

Nov 30 2015 10:01am

Morning round-up: Monday 30 November

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Nov 30 2015 7:59am

Criminology student troll commits career suicide as he is exposed by top QC

But leading solicitor backs student's right to tell anti-Semitic gags

Nov 27 2015 4:12pm

Could Obama’s small step for space law be a giant leap for wannabe space solicitors?

Asteroid mining is now legal, potentially opening up a new work stream for corporate lawyers

Nov 27 2015 1:16pm

The 20 most popular law memes on Legal Cheek’s Instagram

This week Legal Cheek hit 3,000 Instagram followers. To say thank you, we count down our top 20 most liked Instagram posts

Nov 27 2015 10:43am

Morning round-up: Friday 27 November

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Nov 27 2015 7:55am

Slater & Gordon’s stock price plummets by over 50% as George Osborne aims to end compensation culture

This may be why few law firms are listed on the stock market

Nov 26 2015 4:20pm

It’s official: law is harder than medicine

Bristol students swap lectures -- LLBer cracks medicine in a jiffy, while medic is baffled by contract law

Nov 26 2015 1:47pm

First female Asian High Court judge sworn in

Bobbie Cheema-Grubb QC is a state-school educated northerner who wanted to be an astronaut

Nov 26 2015 9:10am

Morning round-up: Thursday 26 November

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Nov 26 2015 8:07am

Beyoncé shakes up evidence and family law syllabuses

Lady Hale wants children to have a greater voice in court

Nov 25 2015 3:30pm

Addleshaw Goddard set to merge with Maclay Murray & Spens to create Anglo-Scottish megafirm

Combined firm could become one of the biggest sources of training contracts in the UK

Nov 25 2015 12:36pm