‘Introduce quotas for state school educated barristers and judges,’ suggests Guardian journalist
Ellie Mae O’Hagan tells Legal Cheek she hopes column will help ‘address the problem of elitism’
Judges
Lord Neuberger reveals his biggest regrets
Exclusive: Supreme Court president admits there are cases he wonders if he got right
Late night and early morning courts are ‘not a disguised attempt’ to force lawyers to work more, insists top judge
Lord Fulford moves to soothe profession after outcry over 8am-8pm justice
Who will replace Lady Hale as deputy Supreme Court president?
Place your bets
Lords Neuberger and Clarke leave Supreme Court bench, but not before colleagues tell funny stories about them
The court’s TripAdvisor rating, The Beatles and Legal Cheek all name checked in today’s valedictory ceremony
‘It should shame us all’: Why Charlie Gard’s parents were not entitled to legal aid
Government’s destruction of public funding budget takes spotlight
Meet your new Supreme Court stars
Who are the judges appointed to the UK’s top bench?
History made: Lady Hale to become first female president of the Supreme Court
Who run the world? Girls
Judge quotes Game of Thrones character Tyrion Lannister in free speech ruling
A modern day Denning?
Chris Evans earns nine times as much as the Lord Chief Justice
The BBC reveals how much it pays its top talent — but how does this stack up against our most senior judges?
Sir Ian Burnett becomes youngest Lord Chief Justice in over 50 years
Court of Appeal judge will take over from Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd later this year
‘This should alarm everyone’: Social media rages as ex-Court of Appeal judge appointed to lead Grenfell Tower inquiry
But legal Twitterati describes the hate as ‘absolutely senseless’
Lord Toulson, former Supreme Court justice, has died
He retired in 2016, but was still hearing cases as early as three weeks ago while the court looked for a replacement
There’s now a Supreme Court guidebook for bears
Lord Neuberger did the foreword
Not guilty: Man accused of robbing High Court judge on Middle Temple Lane cleared of wrongdoing
Terry Brown offered no defence and refused to leave his prison cell during the trial
King’s College London law lecturer compares Lord Sumption to Lord Denning in new research about the Supreme Court judge’s ‘individuality’
The paper starts with a Monty Python quote
High Court judge ‘kissed on the cheek’ during Middle Temple Lane robbery, court hears
Sir Robin Knowles QC was allegedly mugged by man clutching champagne bottle stolen from chambers
‘It’s not appropriate’: Top judge expresses concern over McKenzie friends after hearing criminal appeals prepared by law students
Two of the applications received legal support from students at Northumbria University and BPP Law School
Lord Sumption slams TWO of his fellow judges in strongly-worded contract law speech
And then goes on to confess his love for dictionaries
New court drama hoping to show viewers the ‘inner workings of the justice system’ will star real QCs and an ex-Old Bailey judge
The Trial: A Murder in the Family will air on Channel 4 later this month
I became a magistrate when I was 19, and I think the courts are right to push for more youngsters on the bench
Serving while still a student
Language of the law decoded: The litigation edition
The revered Wigapedia returns to Legal Cheek for his 2017 jargon buster
Research: Israel, Italy, New Zealand and South Africa all have more diverse judiciaries than us
Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and the USA too
Slater and Gordon solicitor, 31, becomes youngest coroner in England and Wales
Leeds University graduate reaches judicial office way ahead of schedule
‘Active, aggressive and long-winded’: verdict on Trump’s Supreme Court appointee
US media sizes up Neil Gorsuch’s first court appearances
Law Society tells solicitors to ‘channel their inner Judge Dredd’ – immediately backfires
‘You do realise he is an executioner for a totalitarian fascist regime?’
Judge who spent 17 HOURS reading aloud 138-page judgment involving spooked horse slammed by appeal court
There was ‘no explanation’ as to why it took so long
Man allowed to bring cat into courtroom with him avoids prison for stalking DLA Piper lawyer
He was given an 18-month supervision order
‘Donkeys’ and ‘trolls’: Judge sacked for using alias to criticise online commenters who disagreed with his decisions
Jason Dunn-Shaw says he will appeal the decision
Liz Truss backs a fellow northerner for Lord Chief Justice position, weeks after she barred judiciary’s favourite candidate Leveson from applying
But will her love of Sir Ernest Ryder matter after the summer Cabinet reshuffle?
Joshua Rozenberg: Look out for a retirement announcement from the High Court’s Mr Justice Peter Smith
Lost luggage rant judge could bow out now, just as he qualifies for a pension
Justices to play in front of their biggest crowd yet as Supreme Court confirms Edinburgh tour dates
Scottish sittings set to be the hottest ticket in town
First non-white Old Bailey judge was told to ‘try hairdressing instead’
Judge Anuja Ravindra Dhir QC also recalls being mistaken for a defendant when she was at the bar
Reprimanded: Judge who offered to pay victim surcharge for teenage defendant convicted of stabbing her abuser through the heart
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said his actions amounted to misconduct
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A-level results day: Student spotted swigging booze from hip flask on live TV is off to study law at Liverpool Uni 
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