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Three judges get into drunken brawl, two end up with bullet wounds

They’d gone out for a quiet drink ahead of a judicial training day the next morning

2 days ago
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Hale takes subtle swipe at Sumption over suggestion it will take 50 years to achieve gender equality across judiciary

Outspoken ex-Supreme Court judge made controversial comments in 2015

Nov 12 2019 11:06am
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10 Supreme stories to celebrate top UK court’s 10th birthday

A recap of some of Legal Cheek‘s faves

Oct 16 2019 11:00am
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Parliament prorogation case racked up 30 million views, Supreme Court confirms

Most viewed case of all time

Oct 15 2019 11:45am
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Legal sector dominates social mobility power list

Top ten spots for Baker McKenzie, Linklaters and BCLP

Oct 9 2019 8:44am
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Judge Barbie is now a thing

US doll features black robes, jabot and a gavel

Oct 8 2019 10:05am
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Lady Hale’s ‘girly swots’ quip sparks constitutional row

Supreme Court judge also referenced The Handmaid’s Tale as she told state school heads: ‘Don’t let the bastards grind you down!’

Oct 7 2019 12:03pm
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Cambridge Uni law student shares his geeky — but ‘mostly useless’ — Supreme Court facts

Series of tweets to mark top court’s tenth birthday

Oct 2 2019 12:13pm
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KCL Law School launches free course to help young people understand what judges do

Teams up with judiciary of England and Wales

Oct 2 2019 10:19am
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Children’s book starring Lady Hale to hit shelves next month

Will it feature her now-famous spider brooch? 🕷️

Sep 25 2019 1:45pm
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Parliament shutdown: Supreme Court rules Boris Johnson acted unlawfully in bombshell judgment

Unanimous decision finds that suspension was ‘unlawful, void and of no effect’

Sep 24 2019 11:31am
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From Braveheart to #Bundlegate: 5 OMG moments from the Supreme Court’s week in the spotlight

The best of the action from Boris Johnson’s legal reckoning

Sep 20 2019 8:53am
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Bermuda judge criticised for saying murder trial was making him ‘horny’

Witness was talking about former sexual partners

Sep 18 2019 11:25am
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Lawyers share their hilarious #SupremeCourtFacts as prorogation of parliament case gets underway

‘Any close decision is checked by Lord Sumption for VAR’

Sep 17 2019 10:59am
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Crown court trial restarted after woman accidently joined the jury

Unwittingly took the place of a missing male juror

Sep 16 2019 10:28am
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A ‘jazz lover’ and a ‘passion for France’: Daily Mail mocked over weak attempt to undermine Scottish judges who ruled prorogation of parliament unlawful

Scraping barrels again?

Sep 12 2019 12:23pm
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Paralegal handed six-month suspended jail sentence for paperwork error has decision overturned on appeal

Original ruling not ‘fair or transparent’

Sep 5 2019 12:58pm
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First legal bid to stop Boris Johnson shutting down parliament fails

Cross-party group has already signalled intention to appeal

Sep 4 2019 11:27am
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Asylum seeker held not ‘effeminate’ enough to be gay had partner accepted as gay by same court

Immigration judges accused of inconsistency

Aug 23 2019 12:05pm
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You don’t look ‘effeminate’ enough to be gay, judge tells asylum seeker

Lawyers condemn ‘shocking’ remarks

Aug 19 2019 2:10pm
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Crowdfunding campaigner loses bid to take Boris Johnson private prosecution to Supreme Court

But the case isn’t over, insists Marcus Ball

Aug 14 2019 12:25pm
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