Tag: News
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 31 January
Mike Semple Piggot meets struck-off barrister David Harris – Charon QC Legal action against ex-MI6...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 30 January
Retired lawyer faces jail for ‘harassing’ Kate and Gerry McCann – The Telgraph Growing number...
EXCLUSIVE: £81K Theft Barrister is STILL PRACTISING While On Bail Awaiting Sentencing
A barrister awaiting sentencing after admitting stealing £81,500 from his former chambers represented a client...
Tweeting Barrister Struck-Off by BSB
Along with Mike Semple Piggot (@CharonQC), intellectual property barrister David Harris (@Geeklawyer) is one of...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 27 January
Barrister (pictured) signs curry deal with Jamie Oliver’s agent – Wirral Globe Leveson suggests Facebook...
Contempt of Court : Another One Heads to Jail
A man who shouted obscenities at a judge and punched a bench has become the...
Son of ‘End of Lawyers’ Author Susskind is…a Law Student
Like the popular astrologist Shelley von Strunckel, legal futurologist Richard Susskind OBE makes his living...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 25 January
Senior judge publicly reprimanded over driving ban – The Guardian Lawyer faces losing $10.3m lottery...
LSE Students in Freedom of Expression Battle as They Refuse to Remove Jesus and Mohammed Cartoons
The London School of Economics (LSE) Student Union Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society (LSESU ASH)...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 24 January
Europe’s top judge: Cameron is wrong about human rights – The Independent Lawyer thought to...
Frances Gibb Tweets; David Allen Green Brands Trainee Lawyer a ‘Twat’
A year ago, when The Times’ legal editor Frances Gibb joined Twitter, uploaded a profile...
Ticket Price to Oscars-style Lawyer Awards Soars to £7K
How do legal magazines that have seen their print advertising revenues plummet over the last...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 20 January
Belfast solicitor ‘linked to Triads’ – Belfast Telegraph Former judge Beatrice Bolton dog bite charges...
Wannabe Lawyer Sends Letter of Rejection To Oxford Uni
A state-school pupil who was invited to Oxford University for an interview for a place...
City Law Bonuses Reach £35K – but Brazilian lawyer earnings exceed UK counterparts
It’s often forgotten that City lawyers get bonuses. But a survey released today shows average...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 18 January
Occupy London protesters to learn eviction verdict – The Guardian Celeb loophole lawyer fined £60...
I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning with ‘L’
Not many lawyer job adverts feature sentences like this: “Discretion is vital. You should not...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 17 January
File-sharing ACS Law solicitor fined and suspended – PC Pro Baroness Eaton urges re-think of...
In-House Lawyers’ Pay Keeps Going Up (but so does inflation)
Working as an in-house lawyer in a company is seen as one of the less...
Legal Education: It’s All About Emotions
As the legal education review continues, two Nottingham Law School lecturers are calling for a...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 16 January
Nazi’s lawyer helps disgraced former Israeli president Katsav – The Independent Judge thanks artist for...