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‘Way Too Busy For Sex’ Mariella Frostrup Publicly Laments Solicitor Husband’s Bedroom Demands
Doubtless marriage to a celebrity has its charms. On hanging out with wife Mariella Frostrup’s...
GDL Route ‘Made Me a Damn Sight More Rounded Than If I Had Read An LLB’
OccupyTheInns backs Lord Sumption’s recent pro-GDL comments, and draws paralells between drug shame pupil Henry...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 10 July
Jailed corporate lawyer sues after being told he can’t order jigsaw puzzles because pieces could...
Having Your Training Contract Delayed By 12 Months Is An ‘Opportunity’, Claims Wragge & Co Managing Partner
On Saturday, I received this private message on Twitter.
EXCLUSIVE: Drug Possession Pupil Barrister Henry Mostyn Is Rejected For Tenancy
In May, 4 New Square chambers opted not to sack one its pupils, Henry Mostyn,...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 9 July
Three lawyers make Management Today’s ‘35 Women Under 35’ list – Management Today Serena Williams...
‘How Will I Ever Come Out In Front Of Partners Who Say: ‘I Can’t Watch One Foot In The Grave Because That Richard Wilson Is Gay’?’
The words of solicitor-advocate and Law Society council member Keith Etherington, as he recalls how...
Yet Another No Show: The ‘Personal Reasons Beyond Their Control’ Blighting Celeb Lawyers’ Lives
“Ooh, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC will be speaking,” I thought as I read the flyer...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 6 July
‘Slow-moving, celebrity-infatuated’ Lord Justice Leveson – The Guardian Slippery Uncle Sam spawned the vultures of...
Disillusioned Barrister Unveils Groundbreaking New Advocacy Regulation Regime
The Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) doesn’t impress The Law Horse. So he is...
‘Employees Too Stressed To Eat Or Sleep’: Ex-Freshields Lawyer Goes Public On Life In The Magic Circle
The high wages paid by City law firms are a kind of “risk money” to...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 5 July
How Katie Holmes’ lawyer father helped ‘orchestrate split’ that blindsided Tom Cruise – People Can...
Does The Criminal Bar Really Still Look Down On The CPS?
Whenever I write about the criminal Bar these days, I find myself thinking of that...
Allen & Overy Solicitor Says It’s OK To Lie On Your CV
Allen & Overy solicitor Sheila Fahy has unwittingly provided wannabe magic circle lawyers with an...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 4 July
A lawyer should run Barclays – Law Society Gazette How a legal blog survived traffic...
Advocacy Standards: ‘The Unsatisfactory Must Go’ (But They Probably Won’t)
The Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) is ostensibly designed to ensure that criminal advocates...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 3 July
Serial burglar raids house of his barrister’s daughter by mistake – Evening Chronicle Wiltshire solicitor...
‘Do You Want To Be Kodak Or Instagram?’
Legal Cheek tech columnist i@n davison reviews Friday’s LawTechCampLondon. Do you want to be Kodak...
Lawyers, Did You Ever Wish You Had Become Rappers? Well, It’s Not Too Late: You Could Still Do a Rap About Law
And as Eminem wannabe Michael Bossone proves in this video of his new single ‘Push’...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 2 July
Retired judge among Britons facing extradition to Italy on ‘Mafia money laundering’ charges – The...
ADVICE: ‘Which Training Contract Offer Should I Accept?!’
UPDATE 4pm: XXX chose the London firm LPC graduate XXX XXXX (name removed) is facing...