Tag: News
EXCLUSIVE: BPTC Students Point Finger At Bar Standards Board Following ‘Disastrous’ And ‘Unfair’ Exams
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has had a bad week. First, Richard Moorhead publicly slammed...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 27 April
Judges can and should be involved in pro bono – Law Society Gazette Rupert Murdoch...
Deadline Disbelief As Pupillage Portal DOESN’T Go Down
There is widespread shock among Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) students today after the Pupillage...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 26 April
Male air steward sues British Airways because colleague called him ‘darling’ – The Telegraph Will...
‘Lawyer Cat’ Meme In Threat To ‘Lawyer Dog’ Supremacy
Last Wednesday I brought you the news that the ‘Lawyer Dog’ meme had gone viral,...
David Allen Green Throws Twitter Tantrum After Rival Legal Blogger Pips Him To Orwell Prize Shortlist
In 2010, when City lawyer David Allen Green (AKA Jack of Kent) was shortlisted for...
Morning Round-Up:Wednesday 25 April
‘This is such fun’: Leveson QC revels in James Murdoch confrontation – The Guardian ‘I’ve...
Hard Times At The Bar: BSB Chief Baroness Deech Can’t Even Afford Postage Stamps
“I have to warn you followers of my blog, no more Xmas cards from me,...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 24 April
My favourite time of year: pupillage application time – mikehillbarrister.com Bar Standards Board’s ‘research’ is...
Legal Education Review Chief Slams ‘Gross Inability’ Of BPTC Students
Senior members of the legal profession have a tendency to shy away from telling it...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 23 April
Margaret Mountford on Theresa May’s Abu Qatada mistake – The Mirror Terror case lawyers who...
Advocacy In Decline…And It’s Solicitors’ Fault, Says BSB Study
A whopping 78% of respondents to a Bar Standards Board (BSB) survey believe that standards...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 20 April
Jedward’s law student brother joins pair at premiere – Mail Online Bring back barrister immunity...
VIDEO: Jonathan Djanogly “Giggled and Grinned” Through Legal Aid Asbestos Victims Debate
Oh dear, Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly has put his foot in it again… The extraordinary...
Shearman & Sterling Lawyer Could Be Jailed For Pointing Gun At Photographer
The lawyer who was pictured aiming what looked like a semi-automatic pistol as he drove...
Are The Earnings Of Nick Clegg’s Wife (Dechert Partner Miriam Gonzalez) Our Business?
“Can she legitimately claim to be left-wing when she’s married to a banker,” I found...
‘Lawyer Dog’ Meme Goes Viral
Legal Cheek‘s associate editor Emily Jupp, who by day works as a journalist in the...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 18 April
Lawyer is an ass: Pippa’s gun mate is Shearman & Sterling associate – The Mirror...
SOLD: College Of Law Cashes In At Younger Generation’s Expense In Private Equity Deal
Introducing Baroness Helena Kennedy last night at the College of Law’s “Diversity at the Bar”...
Must We Do An Interview With The Express, Darling? Managing Partner And His PA, 23, On How They Got It On At Work
“Dave and I went to great lengths to keep our relationship secret at work,” recalls...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 17 April
The ex-Linklaters lawyer making it big selling burritos – Evening Standard Top barrister “loves” Come...