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Morning round-up: Thursday 16 January

Top judge Constance Briscoe “lied to police in order to bring down Chris Huhne”, court...

Jan 16 2014 8:12am

The end of the day round-up

Headline of the day: “Dental law specialists win plaque for their work” [Derby Telegraph] Woman...

Jan 15 2014 4:26pm

The end of the day round-up

10 gaffes and indiscretions from the famously outspoken former justice secretary Kenneth Clarke [The Telegraph]...

Jan 13 2014 4:01pm

Before submitting your BPTC application you should read this…

Wannabe barristers who are due to submit their Bar Professional Training Course (BTPC) applications tomorrow...

Jan 8 2014 2:24pm

Morning round-up: Tuesday 7 January

Is there a case for the legal system to turn to European-style justice? [The Telegraph]...

Jan 7 2014 8:01am

The end of the day round-up

Corporate solicitor turned away from Ashes test match due to alleged inappropriateness of her dress...

Jan 6 2014 4:30pm

The end of the day round-up

Councillor claims she is a barrister but she has never been called to the Bar...

Dec 23 2013 4:05pm

‘Training contracts were hard to come by: 147 applications resulted in 147 rejections’

The 90s recession proved a blessing in disguise for Lancaster University senior law lecturer Angus...

Dec 20 2013 1:37pm

The 2013 Legal Cheek end of year quiz

2013 has been jam-packed with legal news and gossip. But how much of it do...

Dec 19 2013 9:36am

Morning round-up: Thursday 19 December

Simon Hughes appointed justice minister in place of Lord McNally in surprise reshuffle [The Guardian]...

Dec 19 2013 8:19am

A Publicly Funded Christmas Carol: The Barrister Hottie Ghost of Christmas Past

Waitrose Law returns with the second instalment of her legal profession festive fable (part one...

Dec 16 2013 11:59am

Morning round-up: Friday 13 December

How has this escaped Twitter’s attention? [Shit places I go to in pupillage] Queen angry...

Dec 13 2013 8:13am

12 of the least glamorous court buildings in England and Wales

Certain courts will never grace the pages of glossy law school brochures — with good...

Dec 12 2013 9:05am

The end of the day round-up

Scientology is a religion, rules Supreme Court [The Telegraph] Paul Hastings lawyer pays £75 million...

Dec 11 2013 2:16pm

A Publicly Funded Christmas Carol

A Festive Fable PART ONE The legal profession was dead, to begin with. Christopher Scrooge...

Dec 11 2013 12:23pm

The end of the day round-up

Christian woman loses legal challenge over right not to work on Sundays [The Independent] Women...

Dec 5 2013 4:12pm

The story of a law lecture: in 15 (possibly ill-judged) smartphone photos

The law students of England and Wales have tweeted some amazing pictures of what they...

Dec 5 2013 8:58am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 4 December

Attorney General to publish guidance on Twitter to help prevent social media users from committing...

Dec 4 2013 7:57am

The end of the day round-up

The first televised appeal court hearing outside London takes place at Nottingham Crown Court [Sky...

Nov 29 2013 4:01pm

Bedford Row silks in battle to be the UK’s top/best/leading barrister

How do you compete when your chambers colleague bills himself as the “UK’s Top Barrister”?...

Nov 27 2013 10:20am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 27 November

Sony files patent for “SmartWig” [BBC News] Labour seizes on £56.4m under-spend on legal aid...

Nov 27 2013 8:05am