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Should legal crowdfunding be regulated?

Lawyers — including some of those doing the crowdfunding — worry about lack of controls

Jan 28 2021 10:49am
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Lockdown issues trigger rise in calls to lawyer wellbeing helpline

Stress and anxiety among top concerns, LawCare stats show

Jan 28 2021 9:20am
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Barrister who touched two people ‘sexually’ handed three-month suspension

Incidents occurred in the summer of 2019

Jan 27 2021 9:19am
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Barrister condemned for ‘stroppy teenager of colour’ tweet

Jon Holbrook’s comment remains up despite his chambers twice requesting it be deleted

Jan 25 2021 1:52pm
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Research: Fifth of barristers want to quit profession as debt and stress levels soar

Barristers at ‘breaking point’ and in urgent need of support, Bar Council chief warns

Jan 25 2021 9:34am
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Barrister fined £6,000 for slapping female colleague’s bottom

Criminal specialist grabbed woman’s neck and pulled her on to his lap, according to ruling

Jan 22 2021 8:42am
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Netflix’s Top Boy uses sold off crown court to film legal scenes — as criminal case backlog hits 457,518

Blackfriars Crown Court flogged for a reported £65 million in 2019

Jan 21 2021 11:37am
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Top London QC pulls out of Hong Kong prosecutions following ‘growing pressure and criticism from the UK community’

David Perry QC challenged by senior legal figures for taking on case against pro-democracy activists

Jan 20 2021 11:14am
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A barrister’s guide to securing pupillage

Henderson Chambers’ Beatrice Graham reflects on her career journey and offers advice to aspiring barristers

Jan 19 2021 3:27pm
Lawyers left stunned after ex-Supreme Sumption tells cancer sufferer her life is ‘less valuable’ on national TV

Former top judge insists comment was taken out of context

Jan 18 2021 12:02pm
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Top London QC under fire for agreeing to prosecute Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners

Baroness Kennedy describes David Perry’s decision as ‘a source of shame’

Jan 15 2021 9:33am
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From dreaded commutes to ironing shirts: Lawyers reveal what they don’t miss about office life

Lockdown’s ‘silver linings’

Jan 13 2021 1:23pm
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Henry Hendron to appear before disciplinary tribunal — again

Exclusive: Junior barrister tells Legal Cheek he’s looking forward to ‘knocking out each and every one of the BSB charges’

Jan 8 2021 10:36am
From bagging TCs to battling imposter syndrome — readers’ 2021 New Year’s resolutions revealed

New Year, new me

Jan 6 2021 9:23am
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Putting in a pupillage application amidst the pandemic

‘Each application is a piece of written advocacy’, says Devereux Chambers barrister Charlie Hill, who shares his top tips as the portal reopens today

Jan 4 2021 1:03pm
Pupil barristers take to Twitter to mark first day on the job

Social media posts come as Gateway reopens today

Jan 4 2021 11:51am
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A year in the world of Legal Cheek: The top 15 stories of 2020

From law firm dog walkers to Sumption slamming lockdown measures — can you guess which article was our most viewed?

Dec 31 2020 9:58am
Corona-regs barrister launches law centre fundraiser

Doughty Street Chambers’ Adam Wagner targets £15,000

Dec 23 2020 1:15pm
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Magic circle QC trades commercial bar megabucks for unpaid government gig

David Wolfson says farewell to One Essex Court millions

Dec 23 2020 10:59am
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Courts service apologises to Black pupil barrister mistaken for defendant twice in one day

HMCTS ‘deeply sorry’ for treatment of Garden Court’s Luke McClean

Dec 21 2020 9:41am
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Supreme Court embargo-breaking barrister sparks misconduct debate among fellow lawyers

Eco-barrister Tim Crosland branded a ‘fanatic’ after deliberately leaking Heathrow ruling

Dec 17 2020 12:49pm
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