Tag: Solicitors

Floods force closure of three Magistrates Courts

Nature disrupts justice

Jan 5 2016 10:05am

BPP GDL student to appear in court charged with murder

Carl Langdell, who launched his own law firm in August, suspected of killing teacher Katie Locke

Jan 4 2016 9:29am

The 15 most popular Legal Cheek stories of 2015

A look back on the posts that hauled in the most hits

Dec 29 2015 10:07am

Legal Cheek’s Leading Top Quiz of the Year

It has been one hell of a year, but how much of it do you remember?

Dec 24 2015 10:56am

Solicitor-advocate uses client’s Christmas jumper as advocacy tactic

"You can't send anyone to prison wearing that"

Dec 24 2015 10:10am

How law students can survive Christmas

Advice from someone who made it to the other side

Dec 23 2015 1:04pm

Amalarella: A legal profession Christmas pantomime

Amal Clooney joins Lady Hale, Charlotte Proudman, Lord Harley, Judge Rinder and other top lawyers in Katie King's festive marvel

Dec 23 2015 11:02am

Christmas carol gets the lawyer treatment — and it’s soul-destroying

If the Grinch got hold of a hymn, this is what it would look like

Dec 23 2015 9:37am

Lord Harley ‘takes legal action’ against the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for refusing to hear his case in the North

Another twist in long-running saga of controversial solicitor-advocate

Dec 22 2015 12:48pm

Clifford Chance future trainee uproar as firm cancels funding for Professional Skills Course

Policy switch has left students struggling to make ends meet

Dec 22 2015 10:09am

Top lawyers’ horror at prospect of putting a dead man on trial

Lord Janner "trial of facts" would be a modern legal first

Dec 21 2015 5:41pm

ULaw students hit by legal database fail

As if Christmas exams weren’t stressful enough

Dec 21 2015 11:11am

Nottingham Uni law student reveals that she is the child who shouted nativity songs in viral YouTube hit

CMS Cameron McKenna brand ambassador quips that she has always "had an enthusiastic and individual approach"

Dec 16 2015 3:17pm

Top EU law academic tells parliament to stop being so selfish about human rights

UK government needs to set a good example to other countries

Dec 15 2015 5:05pm

Law Society chief says solicitor super-exam could benefit ‘wealthier’ students

Claim made that central assessment could "promote nepotism"

Dec 11 2015 4:48pm

Slaughter and May increase newly qualified solicitor bonuses to £6,300

A nice Christmas present, but will there be time to spend it?

Dec 11 2015 1:25pm