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‘I Fear That I Was Too Ready To Treat The View Of The Experienced As Gospel’

Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I…

Dec 21 2012 11:31am
End Of The Day Round-Up

DPP’s interim guidelines for social media prosecutions embargoed til midnight. But Twitter Joke Trial barrister…

Dec 18 2012 6:18pm
End Of The Day Round-Up

Gary McKinnon will face no UK charges [CPS Blog] Margaret Moran’s lawyer, Jim Sturman QC,…

Dec 14 2012 7:01pm
Why Doing The Bar Professional Training Course And Not Becoming A Barrister Isn’t Necessarily A Bad Thing

Yesterday I met up with top legal blogger Charon QC, who is currently touring the…

Dec 13 2012 4:03pm
Morning Round-Up: Friday 30 November

The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers [The Spectator] I’m a barrister,…

Nov 30 2012 9:13am
End Of The Day Round-Up

Wannabe lawyers face new embarrassing Twitter archive threat [Mail Online] ‘If I could turn back…

Nov 27 2012 6:45pm

Morning Round-Up: Monday 26 November

“The newspapers will print nothing but Leveson Leveson Leveson this week” [Adam Wagner via Twitter]…

Nov 26 2012 9:07am
Morning Round-Up: Friday 23 November

German lawyer claims 38DD girlfriend tried to smother him to death with her breasts [Mail…

Nov 23 2012 9:37am
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 20 November

Clarke’s secret courts belong in a repressive regime and undemocratic society warn lawyers [Mail Online]…

Nov 20 2012 9:16am
Morning Round-Up: Monday 19 November

Judicial review ‘industry’ to be cut as right to challenge public bodies’ decisions curtailed, says…

Nov 19 2012 9:24am
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 14 November

Baker & McKenzie, Hogan Lovells and Reed Smith among the “50 best law firms for…

Nov 14 2012 9:27am
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 1 November

Solicitor aims to be UK Scrabble champion [BBC] Society of Black Lawyers’ Peter Herbert on…

Nov 1 2012 9:28am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 22 October

Britain’s legal system needs an overhaul [Financial Times] Charon UK Tour update…and the new ‘Roving…

Oct 22 2012 8:20am
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 19 September

‘Police Officers are emotional and social beings just like everyone else. Yet we deal with…

Sep 19 2012 8:34am
Morning Round-Up: Friday 13 July

57.5% of Linklaters associates were privately educated, research reveals – Legal Week Solicitor flips plane…

Jul 13 2012 8:46am
Are Top Legal Tweeters Socially Disruptive Narcissists?

It was with grave concern for Preiskel & Co’s David Allen Green – Britain’s only lawyer…

Mar 23 2012 10:44am
Legal Blogging’s Princess Diana Moment

The Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) striking off of legal blogging pioneer David Harris last week…

Feb 3 2012 1:30pm
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 31 January

Mike Semple Piggot meets struck-off barrister David Harris – Charon QC Legal action against ex-MI6…

Jan 31 2012 9:01am

Tweeting Barrister Struck-Off by BSB

Along with Mike Semple Piggot (@CharonQC), intellectual property barrister David Harris (@Geeklawyer) is one of…

Jan 27 2012 10:07am
Minimum Trainee Solicitor Salary May Be Scrapped – Will Minimum Pupillage Award Be Next?

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said there’s no regulatory justification for retaining the 30-year-old…

Jan 12 2012 11:24am
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…

Jan 4 2012 10:59am

‘I Fear That I Was Too Ready To Treat The View Of The Experienced As Gospel’