Tag: News
End of the day round-up
Ban on Oxbridge hopefuls applying to both Oxford and Cambridge may breach EU competition law...
‘Although the choices you make in your twenties matter, they are rarely life threatening’
Barrister-turned-cartoonist Alex Williams feared expulsion when he cheated on a piece of work that his...
Why trying to persuade a judge that the authority of the law doesn’t apply to you isn’t such a good court tactic
Since enjoying a flurry of publicity after this memorable attempt to arrest a judge (see...
Morning round-up: Friday 11 October
Leveson’s anger as MP questions him over lawyers’ affair [Mail Online] UK asylum seekers “told...
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Female lawyers earn a third less than males [The Lawyer] War criminal Charles Taylor to...
If I knew then what I know now — at the Google Campus
This evening’s event is fully booked — but any returns will be available on the...
The 16 most amusing Queen’s Counsel cartoons ever
As The Times’ Queen’s Counsel cartoon turns 20 — and marks its anniversary with a...
Morning round-up: Thursday 10 October
The hashtag for this evening’s ‘If I knew then what I know now — at...
End of the day round-up
Did you know it’s legal to smoke weed in North Korea? Dude, suddenly it all...
Stephenson Harwood’s ‘red hot litigator’ makes First Capital Connect pay for overcharging him for his commute
Rail operator First Capital Connect (FCC) is rueing Andrew Myers’ 2012 move from SNR Denton’s...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 9 October
EU bans packets of 10 and menthol cigarettes [The Telegraph] Human Rights attacked again — the...
End of the day round-up
Dechert lawyer Miriam González Durántez: Why I’m calling on brilliant British women to go back...
‘F*ckwad’ emails led (somewhat indirectly) to the biggest law firm collapse in history
The New Yorker has revealed a series of previously unseen abusive emails which arguably set...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 8 October
Human right to make a killing: Damning dossier reveals taxpayers’ bill for European court payouts...
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Solicitor Shailesh Vara replaces Helen Grant as the new justice minister [The Mirror] More on...
‘Barrister Hottie Experts’ crash Young Bar Anniversary Dinner
On Friday evening the “Barrister Hottie Experts” behind Tumblr sensation Your Barrister Boyfriend defied the...
‘Courtroom anarchy’ barrister who was slammed by Lord Judge hits back with disputed facts claim
Tooks barrister Lawrence McNulty has responded to the outgoing Lord Chief Justice’s strongly-worded criticism of...
End of the day round-up
Barrister’s CV lies come back to haunt him [The Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service] Judge...
‘This generation of lawyers has been unbelievably lucky…the next will pay the price unless they heed the signs’
Karl Chapman, the chief executive of one of the most well-known new legal businesses, Riverview...
‘This generation of lawyers has been unbelievably lucky…the next will pay the price unless they heed the signs’
Karl Chapman, the chief executive of one of the most well-known new legal businesses, Riverview...
Law student posts semi-naked selfies on Twitter in bid to fund legal textbook costs
A London-based law student has come up with an unconventional way of funding the cost...