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Law suit threat hangs over student unions banning pro-lifers at freshers fairs

Leading Catholic barrister warns universities they are responsible for student groups that breach discrimination and human rights legislation

Sep 22 2014 11:30am

The Ministry of Justice has done one of the worst tweets ever seen on Twitter

"This might be funny if these were not the people running our justice system"

Sep 22 2014 9:05am

Morning round-up: Monday 22 September

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Sep 22 2014 7:51am

Legal pic of the day

Anyone for a cuppa?

Sep 19 2014 2:53pm

Court slaps lawyer for pretending to be chummy with the stars

A Hollywood lawyer is in hot water with local legal authorities and a California court after claiming that she’s just a little bit too Hollywood

Sep 19 2014 11:55am

Small claims update: horse sh*ts in court

Whether it was a comment on the quality of the legal argument or just an...

Sep 19 2014 8:59am

Morning round-up: Friday 19 September

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Sep 19 2014 7:59am

Legal pic of the day

Fantasy world

Sep 18 2014 3:49pm

A gavel and a Marilyn Monroe wig — one university’s idea of the legal system

Marketing gurus at Bedford University claim implanting US iconography in promotional materials is simply “light-hearted” fun -- while creating a barrister straight out of fright night

Sep 18 2014 12:03pm

5 reasons why today’s vote won’t matter to the legal profession because Scottish lawyers already do things so very differently

There’s going to be some sort of democratic bonanza in a place made famous by an American-Australian actor in a Hollywood epic — but as far as the Scottish legal profession is concerned, it’s already independent

Sep 18 2014 9:12am

Morning round-up: Thursday 18 September

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Sep 18 2014 7:49am

Legal pic of the day

Probably the most appropriately-named law firm in the potentially soon to be dis-United Kingdom

Sep 17 2014 4:13pm

11 amusing Court News UK tweets — illustrated

Visualising the reportage of must-follow Twitter account @CourtNewsUK

Sep 17 2014 12:04pm

Lawyer advice to students pondering career in publicly-funded legal sector: don’t

Law Society-arranged Twitter hashtag conversation spawns depressing assessment of the future of legal aid and public law work

Sep 17 2014 8:57am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 17 September

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Sep 17 2014 7:51am

Legal pic of the day

A wing and a prayer

Sep 16 2014 4:06pm

Legal Twittersphere mocks Law Society claims to be at the heart of Whitehall

Chancery Lane marketing campaign trumpeting lobbying efforts elicits jibes over failure to halt legal aid...

Sep 16 2014 12:53pm

Lawyers can’t be stressed – they don’t drink coffee

Research reveals legal profession to be out of the top-10 groups addicted to the caffeine rush, suggesting all this talk of hard work is exaggerated

Sep 16 2014 9:13am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 16 September

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Sep 16 2014 7:45am

Legal pic of the day

No laughing matter

Sep 15 2014 4:17pm

Solicitor watchdog deals with 9,000 ethics calls annually – but doesn’t take a note of any of them

Junior lawyer highlights inner workings of Solicitor Regulation Authority helpline

Sep 15 2014 12:12pm