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Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 11 January
Divorce lawyers: the January winners – The Guardian Mum faces eviction from council flat as…
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Legal Sector’s January Recovery Looks Brittle
Fundamentals behind recent improved trainee retention rates and pay rises are questionable, says Alex Aldridge…
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File-Sharers Start Religion to Exploit Legal Loophole
Follow @DiaryofaGDL Huffington Post columnist David Woodall wonders what will happen if Kopimism catches on…
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Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 10 January
Lawyer shoots himself at news briefing – Sky News Government’s ‘kamikaze’ legal aid cuts ‘will…
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Julian Assange’s ex-Lawyer Re-Brands as Fitness Guru
Yesterday, it was with considerable surprise that I happened upon ‘Jogging with the FT: Mark…
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Errors, Unhappy Staff & Mediocre Students: BPTC Monitoring Results
Legal Cheek brings you the parts of the Bar Standards Board report the providers won’t…
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How Would Stephen Hawking Have Fared as a City Lawyer?
Follow @legalaware The professor’s arrival would have delighted a corporate law firm PR team, but…
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Morning Round-Up: Monday 9 January
Liverpool lawyer named in US fraud class action – Liverpool Daily Post Legal Aid bill…
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The Most Dysfunctional Law Firm Ever?
The recently released testimony of dodgy American lawyer Scott Rothstein – sentenced to 50 years…
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#RoundMyKitchenTable: Do the Inns of Court Need Modernising?
Why do the Inns of Court make public their combined £4.7m scholarship fund, but refuse…
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Morning Round-Up: Friday 6 January
Authorities taking steps to evict regional Occupy protesters – BBC and Sheffield Star Maldives president…
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Cash-Strapped Legal Aid Lawyers Top Up with Part-time Work
Solicitor takes on paper-round, as barrister’s fitness dominatrix sideline flourishes Recent cuts to legal aid…
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AUNTIE EM’S HOMESPUN ADVICE FOR LAWYERS: ‘I got drunk and told my colleagues I hate them’
Dear Auntie Em, At last month’s office Christmas party I got very drunk and told…
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Don’t Believe the Law School Scholarship Hype
Yesterday a press release from the College of Law appeared in my inbox, headed COLLEGE…
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Morning Round-Up: Thursday 5 January
Judge ticks off lawyers after ‘blah, blah, blah’ court note – Metro Apple ‘threatens legal…
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Judge Hears Cases in a Pub
A pub is being used as a makeshift courtroom due to a shortage of official…
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Accutrainee Chief Hits Back at Critics
Follow @Accutrainee Founder of new cut-price training contract scheme responds to recent criticism from Legal…
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The Big Fight: David Allen Green vs Charon QC
Legal Cheek reports as the blogging heavyweights go head-to-head in a spectacular Twitter bust-up Still…
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Trials of The 1%’ To Begin As Occupy Allowed To Stay In Shoreditch Courthouse For 3 More Weeks
Occupy London protesters have been granted the right to continue squatting a disused Old Street…
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Judge With The Wild Dogs and The Bad Attitude Retires
Judge and owner of fearsome alsatians Beatrice “fucking travesty” Bolton has retired before the disciplinary…
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Can Tension Between Legal Aid and Pro Bono Be Resolved?
Rather than criticise pro bono charities for “overselling” themselves, legal aid lawyers need to work…