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New Statesman Readers Slam ‘Insolent Bloody Human Rights Lawyers’ Following ‘Shyster’ Barrister’s Pro-Human Rights Blog

Yes, that’s New Statesman readers… 1 Crown Office Row barrister Adam Wagner, who also edits…

Mar 5 2013 1:36pm
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End Of The Day Round-Up

President of the Law Society: “If career progression was based on pure merit, some male…

Jan 10 2013 6:45pm
Morning Round-Up: Friday 21 December

Julian Assange: “democracy is the sum of our resistance” [Head of Legal] ‘Julian Assange’s speech,…

Dec 21 2012 9:17am
End Of The Day Round-Up

How to abuse people on Twitter and get away with it [The Guardian] Michael Douglas’s…

Dec 19 2012 7:13pm
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 4 December

Google ‘should face libel laws over blogging site’ [Metro] Philadelphia judge ‘hangs himself after separating…

Dec 4 2012 9:23am
‘So Why Be A Lawyer? There Are Many Bad Reasons…’

Ed note: This is the sixth in a series of posts where leading members of…

Nov 30 2012 3:19pm
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End Of The Day Round-Up

Are magistrates and juries using Google to help them reach their verdicts? [The Telegraph] SNR…

Nov 28 2012 7:23pm
End Of The Day Round-Up

Hit by cottaging revelations on Monday, becomes a university on Thursday: What a week for…

Nov 22 2012 7:51pm
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 30 November

Legal aid cheats targeted by Ministry of Justice [BBC] Society of Black Lawyers calls on…

Oct 30 2012 9:07am
Morning Round-Up: Friday 26 October

A death row struggle between advocates and lawyers [New York Times] Freshfields eyes Australia launch…

Oct 26 2012 8:27am
Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race Protester Trenton Oldfield And His, Er, Oxford-Educated Lawyers…

While the decision to jail Trenton Oldfield has been greeted with shock – the New…

Oct 22 2012 9:13am
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EVENT: Legal Cheek At The Google Campus

On the evening of Wednesday 5 December Legal Cheek is hosting a star-studded panel debate…

Oct 16 2012 7:55am
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End Of the Day Round Up

Dechert’s Miriam Gonzalez v 39 Essex Street’s Justine Thornton [Mail Online] Manchester Metropolitan University law…

Oct 11 2012 5:35pm
End Of The Day Round-Up

Trainee lawyer, 22, who sued cruise firm after being hit by flying sun lounger is…

Oct 8 2012 5:43pm
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 4 October

Judge slams ‘unthinkable’ EU human rights cases as he dismisses claim by two prisoners over…

Oct 4 2012 8:37am
End Of The Day Round-Up

‘It is inconceivable that Mr Cruise would have difficulty getting a girlfriend’: Church of Scientology’s…

Sep 10 2012 5:03pm
Morning Round-Up: Monday 10 September

‘Litigation culture’ is making Britain less safe, says report [The Independent] It really DIDN’T fit:…

Sep 10 2012 8:18am
Chris Grayling Appointment: Top Ten Horrified Reactions

News of the first non-lawyer appointment to the role of Lord Chancellor since the Archbishop…

Sep 5 2012 10:12am
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Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 8 August

Disgraced former lawyer avoids jail over £8k drug find – Evening Gazette An “extreme” prosecution?…

Aug 8 2012 8:22am
#RoundMyKitchenTable: Orwell Prize Shortlisted Law Blogger Milly Bancroft On The Rise Of The New Media Set

On Tuesday, legal blogger Amanda “Milly” Bancroft found out, via Twitter, that she’d made the…

Apr 27 2012 1:58pm
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New Statesman Readers Slam ‘Insolent Bloody Human Rights Lawyers’ Following ‘Shyster’ Barrister’s Pro-Human Rights Blog