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Morning round-up: Tuesday 14 January
Courts becoming clogged as legal aid cuts affect separating couples seeking mediation [The Independent] Geoffrey...
The end of the day round-up
10 gaffes and indiscretions from the famously outspoken former justice secretary Kenneth Clarke [The Telegraph]...
A journey into the mind of a lawyer-hating troll
Ever wondered what the lawyer-hating commenters on high quality forums such as the Mail Online...
Law Society chief’s tax affairs probed by Private Eye
Private Eye has published an article in which it alleges that Des Hudson, the big-earning...
Morning round-up: Monday 13 January
The case of confused copyright: Elderly heiress threatens to sue BBC over ownership of Sherlock...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. Why do so many BPTC students have 2:2s? 2. Lawyers sued for not advising...
The end of the day round-up
“There’s nothing wrong or illegal in favouring Oxbridge candidates” [Legal Cheek comments] Garden Court pupil...
‘Unless your dad is senior partner you are the only person in your firm who truly cares about your career’
With work thin on the ground after the 2008 crash, corporate lawyer Danvers Baillieu found...
7 things that you should know about Clifford Chance’s ‘CV blind’ programme
This morning Clifford Chance created a stir with news of its ‘CV blind’ policy, which...
The strange case of the vanishing pupillages
In the most recent pupillage application round Weir House Chambers advertised for “up to two...
Morning round-up: Friday 10 January
Law firm Clifford Chance adopts “CV blind” policy to break Oxbridge recruitment bias [The Independent]...
The end of the day round-up
Spending a night in Tottenham after the Mark Duggan inquest [Vice] Mark Duggan Inquest: The...
This lawyer sounds just like Kermit the Frog
Can you tell the difference between the voice of Alfred Kwinter (“Canada’s premier legal expert...
Lawyers sued for not advising woman that divorce would end her marriage
An appeal of the dismissal of a professional negligence claim against several London divorce lawyers...
Morning round-up: Thursday 9 January
Mark Duggan’s family reacts with fury to inquest verdict of lawful killing [The Guardian] The...
The end of the day round-up
Peers set to block law on being annoying in public [BBC News] The extremely wide...
Before submitting your BPTC application you should read this…
Wannabe barristers who are due to submit their Bar Professional Training Course (BTPC) applications tomorrow...
This Facebook post doesn’t inspire confidence in the jury system
Defendants (and their lawyers) appearing at Teeside Crown Court next week may be interested to...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 8 January
Two guilty over abusive tweets to Caroline Criado-Perez [BBC News] Was South Square barrister Lucy...
The end of the day round-up
“No one is a bad public speaker, only untrained” (via @jamiesusskind) [The Guardian] At last,...
How to get the Daily Mail onside
If demonstrating your desperation through a strike doesn’t change the mind of your foes, simply...