Tag: Solicitors

8 key moments from ‘Come Dine With Me’ with ‘Britain’s top divorce lawyer’ Ayesha Vardag and her husband

The Queen of Pre-nups Ayesha Vardag and her new hubby Stephen Bence — both of London law firm Vardags — made an unexpected appearance as contestants on hit Channel Four show ‘Couples Come Dine With Me’ this week.

Jul 10 2014 9:24am

Law, a hand grenade and two (not) smoking barrels — life in southwest London suburbs

Staff at high street solicitors’ practice unearth a disused mini-arsenal as they go round with dustpan and brush

Jul 9 2014 11:56am

This lawyer who only wears the Brazil team colours may have been hit particularly hard by 7-1 thrashing

Lawyer also has a yellow and green office, a yellow and green car and only eats yellow and green food.

Jul 9 2014 9:28am

Law Society lays on rubber chicken for only 250 notes per head at ‘excellence’ awards

Despite trying to pitch categories at high street and younger lawyers, only City slickers look likely to afford Chancery Lane’s gala event

Jul 8 2014 2:49pm

Judge Dread’s coming to town

A chap standing for the bench in the home of country music bears some striking resemblances to the man with the Lawgiver pistol and purveyor of summary executions

Jul 8 2014 11:47am

Law firm’s weird blog post about Luis Suarez bite annoys everyone

Attempt to write something memorable backfires spectacularly.

Jul 8 2014 9:08am

LPC applications fall by 10% despite 8% rise in training contracts

Decline in LPC applications suggests that students don't believe recent increase in training contract numbers will be sustained.

Jul 7 2014 10:41am

No computers, smoking in the office and a comment about a female trainee’s ‘backside’: this video of Slaughter and May from 1981 is incredible

Someone has put a video on YouTube that was filmed inside top City law firm Slaughter and May in 1981.

Jul 4 2014 9:30am

‘Right to be forgotten’ ruling sees article about ‘foul-mouthed’ ex-Law Society president removed from Google

Articles in The Independent, The Telegraph and The Guardian about Robert Sayer disappear from search engine after implementation of controversial ruling.

Jul 3 2014 4:26pm

7 spectacular legal typos

When jargon goes very wrong indeed...

Jul 3 2014 12:58pm

Is that a former Blue Peter presenter banging on about the Human Rights Act?

Sadly, no -- it’s an MP instead. But a recent City of London event on whether the law should be scrapped still generates volatile and at times polarised debate.

Jul 2 2014 2:47pm

Vardag cuts romantic pre-nup on eve of legal profession wedding of the century

It was traumatic and shoes were hurled from windows, but eventually the country’s “top” divorce lawyer was able to sign her own fail-safe document

Jul 1 2014 11:59am

We need to talk about paralegals

The children of the financial crisis could pose a danger to law firms if their ambitions aren't accommodated.

Jun 30 2014 11:13am

The best photos from London Legal Pride

Saturday's gay pride celebration saw a record 30,000 revellers march through central London. Among them was a large contingent from the legal profession.

Jun 30 2014 9:21am

Which last 16 World Cup team is your law firm?

Brazil 2014 legal geekery: striking parallels revealed.

Jun 27 2014 11:24am

Law graduate launches bid to crowdfund her LPC in return for Twitter follows and signed photos

London-based wannabe solicitor seeks to raise £15,000.

Jun 27 2014 9:50am

Hashtag hilarity: #FakeWongaLawFirms

Following Wonga's creation of fake law firms Chainey, D'Amato & Shannon and Barker & Lowe, Twitter users have been having some fun with the #FakeWongaLawFirms hashtag. Here are a selection.

Jun 26 2014 3:26pm

Wannabe solicitor with murder conviction is allowed to do the LPC

High Court clears way for Selwyn Strachan — who was released from prison in Grenada in 2009 after Amnesty International slammed his "fatally flawed" trial — to become a solicitor.

Jun 26 2014 9:38am

Wonga fake law firms — where did they get those names?

Parody accounts already alive on Twitter as pay-day lender coughs up millions in compensation

Jun 25 2014 3:09pm

Solicitor under fire for calling Alex Salmond an ‘ars*hole’

War of words rages north of the border — and perks up independence debate — following inflammatory tweet

Jun 25 2014 9:02am