Tag: News

Young Bar Chief’s ‘Be The Best’ Cry Has a Hollow Ring To It

David Nicholls, the chairman of the Young Barristers’ Committee (YBC), has issued a call for...

Oct 5 2012 10:19am

Lawyer Punched In The Face In Court – By His Client

Shocking footage from a crowded US courtroom, where a defendant in an assault case punched...

Oct 5 2012 9:16am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 5 October

Circuit judge’s son endured bench gags before call up by Roy Hodgson for England squad...

Oct 5 2012 8:34am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Clifford Chance accounts reveal bumper pay of management committee [The Lawyer] International Bar Association (IBA)...

Oct 4 2012 7:08pm

Amateur Porn Filmed In Top Law School Library

More crazy stuff from across the pond, this time involving an amateur porn model who...

Oct 4 2012 9:00am

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

(Another) Bar Standards Board faux pas? [Lawyer Watch] ‘Seriously, LinkedIn…you want me to wish people...

Oct 3 2012 5:59pm

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Made In Chelsea, The Lawyers’ Version – Leaked Pilot Tape

Back in April, we reported that SJ Berwin’s Tim Taylor QC (pictured) had mentioned the...

Oct 3 2012 1:15pm

Lawyer Drops Joint In Court – In Front Of Police Officers

Monday was a bad day for US prosecutor Jason Cantrell… The full story is at...

Oct 3 2012 12:01pm

What’s Going On At 36 Bedford Row?

News has reached us that several senior members of 36 Bedford Row’s clerking team are...

Oct 3 2012 9:00am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Profile: Lord Neuberger [The i Paper] Slaughter and May to cut 28 secretarial jobs [RollOnFriday]...

Oct 2 2012 6:56pm

Great British Bake Off Star John Whaite Rejected Eversheds To Pursue Baking Dream

This evening John Whaite will fight it out for a place in the semi-finals of...

Oct 2 2012 4:20pm

Law Graduate Launches Online Begging Campaign To Save Him From Living With His Parents Until He’s 40

In Britain, law graduates who have failed to secure jobs as solicitors/barristers either toil away...

Oct 2 2012 12:03pm

All 3 Previous Non-Lawyer Lord Chancellors Ended Up In Tower Of London, Lord Chief Justice Tells Chris Grayling

Chris Grayling, the new hard-line Lord Chancellor, isn’t the kind of guy who naturally elicits...

Oct 2 2012 9:29am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 2 October

Futurologist: firms starting to embrace new ways of working as ‘legal factories’ loom [Legal Futures]...

Oct 2 2012 8:30am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Man in court charged with having sex with a horse [This is Derbyshire] Ex-Herbert Smith...

Oct 1 2012 4:46pm

Fleein’ To The…Aegean? Graduate Job Strategy Of The Week

Spotted over the weekend on thestudentroom.co.uk… “Hi, I was just wondering if anyone knows how...

Oct 1 2012 12:09pm

Morning Round-Up: Monday 1 October

Time Warner accuses female lawyer of ordering 17 porn movies in four days [Mail Online]...

Oct 1 2012 8:03am

Legal Cheek Top Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories

1. Mr Loophole Closes Down His Law Firm, All Staff Made Redundant 2. Law Firm...

Sep 29 2012 10:48am

End Of The Day Round-Up

BPP Law School Bar Professional Training Course graduate suing Asda for £15K after its security...

Sep 28 2012 4:33pm

Who Said Judges Don’t Get Social Media?

The full transcript of yesterday’s annual press conference with the Lord Chief Justice is very...

Sep 28 2012 9:14am