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Morning round-up: Thursday 10 October
The hashtag for this evening’s ‘If I knew then what I know now — at...
End of the day round-up
Did you know it’s legal to smoke weed in North Korea? Dude, suddenly it all...
High Court judge mocks solicitor-turned-pornstar’s romantic prose style in ‘hunny bunny’ dispute
A struck-off tax solicitor who has earned millions making porn films — some of which...
Stephenson Harwood’s ‘red hot litigator’ makes First Capital Connect pay for overcharging him for his commute
Rail operator First Capital Connect (FCC) is rueing Andrew Myers’ 2012 move from SNR Denton’s...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 9 October
EU bans packets of 10 and menthol cigarettes [The Telegraph] Human Rights attacked again — the...
End of the day round-up
Dechert lawyer Miriam González Durántez: Why I’m calling on brilliant British women to go back...
‘F*ckwad’ emails led (somewhat indirectly) to the biggest law firm collapse in history
The New Yorker has revealed a series of previously unseen abusive emails which arguably set...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 8 October
Human right to make a killing: Damning dossier reveals taxpayers’ bill for European court payouts...
End of the day round-up
Solicitor Shailesh Vara replaces Helen Grant as the new justice minister [The Mirror] More on...
‘Barrister Hottie Experts’ crash Young Bar Anniversary Dinner
On Friday evening the “Barrister Hottie Experts” behind Tumblr sensation Your Barrister Boyfriend defied the...
‘Courtroom anarchy’ barrister who was slammed by Lord Judge hits back with disputed facts claim
Tooks barrister Lawrence McNulty has responded to the outgoing Lord Chief Justice’s strongly-worded criticism of...
End of the day round-up
Barrister’s CV lies come back to haunt him [The Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service] Judge...
‘This generation of lawyers has been unbelievably lucky…the next will pay the price unless they heed the signs’
Karl Chapman, the chief executive of one of the most well-known new legal businesses, Riverview...
‘This generation of lawyers has been unbelievably lucky…the next will pay the price unless they heed the signs’
Karl Chapman, the chief executive of one of the most well-known new legal businesses, Riverview...
Law student posts semi-naked selfies on Twitter in bid to fund legal textbook costs
A London-based law student has come up with an unconventional way of funding the cost...
Morning round-up: Friday 4 October
Chris Grayling has the look of a victorious poker player who would walk away with...
End of the day round-up
Justin Bieber escapes criminal charges after judge deems him ‘immature’ for allegedly spitting in neighbour’s...
International law firm announces re-brand…with help from Google Translate?
Paris-based international law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel has sent out what may be the most...
Exclusive interview: Founder of Facebook sensation ‘Things Law Students Don’t Say’ reveals all (apart from his identity)
If the Midlands-based LLB student behind ‘Things Law Students Don’t Say’ was to mobilise the...
BPP boss tweets — then deletes — photo of him and ‘BPP Law School parent’ Tony Blair
Yesterday BPP chief Carl Lygo tweeted this photo of himself grinning next to a less...
Morning round-up: Thursday 3 October
The Daniel Cleaver Cleave-Off [Your Barrister Boyfriend] UK’s most senior judge Lord Neuberger ducks question...