Tag: Solicitors

Mystery As English Solicitor Found Dead In Yemen

Roger Stokes, an English solicitor with the Yemeni law firm Sheikh Tariq Abdullah, has died...

Oct 12 2012 1:04pm

It’s Official: City Lawyers Hate Their Jobs

At last night’s Life With Law talk on ‘finding your path and making things happen’,...

Oct 11 2012 10:17am

The Solicitors Who Pre-Plan Their Tweets a Week In Advance

A legal PR has revealed that solicitors at his law firm are demanding a weekly...

Oct 8 2012 1:17pm

Observer Hints That Solicitor Called ‘Chris’ May Have Been Involved In Civil Procedure Rules Breach. But Who’s ‘Chris’?

Yesterday may not have been the most relaxing Sunday for a mystery media law partner...

Oct 8 2012 10:09am

Legal Cheek’s Poetry Corner

To mark National Poetry Day, we put out a call on Twitter for law-related verse....

Oct 4 2012 4:27pm

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

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

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

EXCLUSIVE: Mr Loophole Closes Down His Law Firm, All Staff Made Redundant

Freeman Keep On Driving, the specialist drink driving law firm owned by Nick “Mr Loophole”...

Sep 27 2012 2:10pm

Law Firm Exclaims ‘Delight’ At Having 43,000 Twitter Followers; Fails To Mention They’re Almost All Fake

In its September newsletter, Blavo & Co Solicitors professes itself “excited and delighted by our...

Sep 26 2012 1:29pm

Twitter Set To Drive ‘Free-Of-Charge Ferrari Through The Horse And Cart World Of Law’

A Twitter legal advice experiment taking place today could prove a turning point for the...

Sep 26 2012 9:22am

For The Millionth Time, It’s MiddlesBROUGH! – London Lawyer Named And Shamed By Two Local Newspapers For Spelling Town’s Name Wrong

Adam Chapman, the head of public law at top London firm Kingsley Napley, has found...

Sep 25 2012 10:05am

Rookie Solicitor Who Once Won The Premier League Nets Spot On John Terry FA Disciplinary Panel

Life for most two-year qualified solicitors revolves around photo-copying, filing and tea-making. However, when you’ve...

Sep 24 2012 11:19am

Lawyers Are Among The Most Dangerous Drivers In Britain (Or Are They Just Better At Filling-Out Insurance Forms?)

Barristers and solicitors have a higher probability of being involved in an accident behind the...

Sep 24 2012 9:44am

In Which Country Do Lawyers Earn The Most? (Clue: It Isn’t Britain)

First, the good news: British lawyers pull in more cash than their counterparts in economic...

Sep 21 2012 9:28am

London Office Of King & Wood Mallesons Evacuated After Solicitor Sent a Cheque Covered In Dog Sh*t

A court has heard today that the London office of King & Wood Mallesons legacy...

Sep 20 2012 3:55pm

At Last, Some Good News For Jobless LPC Graduates: If You’re Convicted Of a Crime, You’ll Get a Lighter Sentence Than Other People

Last month, BPP Law School Legal Practice Course (LPC) graduate Victoria Lawson admitted stealing more...

Sep 20 2012 9:25am

How ‘Statement’ Can Male Lawyers Be With Their Choice Of Footwear?

As Christian Louboutin prepares to open a new dedicated men’s footwear store on London’s Dover...

Sep 14 2012 10:31am

Fifty Shades Of Gray’s Inn: Mini-Pupillage…On a Sunday

At first, GDL student Anastasia Steal doubts the wisdom of Christopher Grey QC’s insistence that...

Sep 13 2012 2:14pm

Blogger: ‘At #WSSocialMedia & Law Event. Panel Includes Lawyer Who Threatened To Jail Me For Reporting The Truth’

Legal Cheek roving reporter Cat Pond reviews yesterday’s Weber Shandwick ‘Social Media & the Law’...

Sep 13 2012 10:29am