Tag: Politics

Junior lawyer who led march against £9k tuition fees when he was at Cambridge says it’s time to forgive the Lib Dems

Former SU president will be voting in line with majority of rookie lawyers surveyed in Legal Cheek General Election poll

May 15 2017 11:49am

Legal aid in, tuition fees out: Labour’s leaked manifesto

Jeremy Corbyn promises the world

May 11 2017 1:29pm

A Manchester Metropolitan law student is standing for UKIP in the general election

His campaign clashes with his final year exams

May 4 2017 10:16am

Tax QC turned Brexpert Jo Maugham won’t stand in general election

Devereux barrister won't stand for parliament

Apr 27 2017 10:03am

Liz Truss will not make a year as Lord Chancellor, Joshua Rozenberg predicts

She’s unlikely to survive post-election reshuffle

Apr 24 2017 11:50am

Law students and rookie lawyers set to vote Lib Dem on 8 June

Legal Cheek snap election survey reveals Labour are out of favour

Apr 18 2017 5:12pm

Law student undergrads are more Tory than law student postgrads

But a Legal Cheek survey reveals practising lawyers would vote Liberal Democrats if an election was called tomorrow

Mar 24 2017 9:11am

There are a lot of barristers running in this Thursday’s City of London elections

Over half of the 22 candidates vying for Farringdon Without ward are lawyers

Mar 22 2017 9:17am

We asked the chairman of the Justice Committee what he thinks about Liz Truss

Bob Neill MP also discusses challenges facing legal profession and shares views on Brexit

Mar 21 2017 10:01am

If there was an election tomorrow, who would you vote for?

With rumours of a snap election on 4 May gathering pace, take Legal Cheek’s survey here

Mar 20 2017 10:40am

You have to read this Hawaii judge’s Donald Trump smack-down

President’s latest immigration ban has been temporarily blocked

Mar 16 2017 11:02am

What will Brexit mean for the energy sector?

It looks like Brexit means departure from the European common nuclear market too

Mar 6 2017 1:17pm

Gina Miller’s barrister Lord Pannick QC votes AGAINST Brexit Bill

But was he the only lawyer to defy the House of Commons?

Mar 2 2017 11:19am

Petition by Leeds CPS solicitor reaps rewards as Trump’s state visit postponed

Graham Guest’s online appeal chalked up almost two million signatures

Mar 1 2017 11:10am

The BBC gave viewers an unprecedented insight into the House of Lords last night, and lawyers loved it

They were particularly excited when the ex-deputy president of the Supreme Court made an appearance

Feb 28 2017 10:21am

What can be done about the political activist who told Stoke Muslims to vote Labour or go to hell?

Election law ensures candidates can’t buy results, bribe voters or tamper with the ballot box

Feb 24 2017 1:15pm

Lawyers slam Liz Truss for calling Lord Neuberger ‘David’ in ‘car-crash’ TV interview

One barrister said she shouldn’t be let out without a 'carer'

Feb 20 2017 12:44pm