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Leicester Uni property professor pranks solicitor by pretending to be confused law student
He live-tweeted the amusing encounter
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Barrister draws criticism on Twitter over claims white people can identify as black
That escalated quickly
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HMCTS hits back at claims a criminal barrister’s high heels were confiscated by court staff for being ‘too spiky’
Lawyer said colleague had to do hearing in bare feet
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There’s an incredible new Twitter account combining law and RuPaul’s Drag Race
Who knew American drag queens were such experts on the BPTC?
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Top tax QC sparks Twitter spat with criminal barristers, academics and more after writing controversial article about rape trials
Jo Maugham QC holds his ground despite social media flak for use of stats, ‘non-expert’ opinion and apparent decision to ‘block’ barrister
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One to watch: Pupil barrister racks up hundreds of followers just days after launching anonymous Twitter account
Secret lawyer community grows
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Only a barrister could describe a man sneezing on the Tube like this
Ironically, it went viral
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‘Fake news’: Theresa May takes credit for law that was actually made by the EU
Law students, prepare to cringe
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‘Arrogant and led by his ego’: Feminist campaigner slams The Secret Barrister over John Worboys article
Star law blogger defends position, amid strong support from legal profession
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Criminal Bar Association: ‘Horrible culture of shame’ allows judges to bully junior barristers
QC tells Legal Cheek some judges see mocking barristers as a sport
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Ushering in a new Twitter star
‘Brenda the Usher’ is latest pseudonymic persona to hit social media, but who is she?
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Lawyers pile in on Labour Lord Adonis over his swipe at judiciary
Fear the legal Twitterati
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‘Fake law’: Professor debunks claims EU legally bound to punish Spain for Catalan violence
Nearly 40,000 retweets for #SpainOutOfEU call, but lawyer says Europe constrained to stay out of these disputes
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Piers Morgan tells US lawyer that Harvard Law School is ‘somewhere south of Dumb & Dumber’
But gets case law wrong
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People are poking fun at The Times after it described the Offences Against the Person Act as a ‘Victorian-era law’
‘They’ll have a fit when they discover where common law offences come from’
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‘I’m the person behind the Liz Truss and David Lidington parody accounts’
The mystery tweeter has a legal and political background
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Lawyers rush to defend Leigh Day paralegals suspended for allegedly ‘touting’ for Grenfell Tower fire business
A lot of love shared in the Legal Cheek comments
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Love happens here: The very best lawyer photos from London Pride
Includes a dog in a barrister’s wig wearing a Hawaiian lei
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There’s now a David Lidington parody account, and it’s just as good as the Liz Truss one
Is any Lord Chancellor safe?
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Brexit and the online world
On the anniversary of the historic Brexit vote, David Allen Green reflects on how social media has influenced the past year
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Finsbury Park van attack: Media lawyer says newspapers have ‘pushed at the boundaries’ and may be in contempt of court
Morning headlines could spell trouble for press
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What the hell does this election result mean for Brexit?
Social media rush as lawyers debate hung parliament’s impact
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Law professor suing Donald Trump has made a cringeworthy World War I anniversary Twitter gaffe
He’s a top Harvard academic who has appeared in the Supreme Court 36 times…
