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Doughty Street’s website is the loser in Amal Alamuddin’s budding friendship with George Clooney

The top human rights chamber's website goes down again after Doughty Street rookie Amal Alamuddin is pictured once more with George Clooney.

19 March 2014 15:17

Confusing rules governing use of ‘barrister’ title produce their most absurd result yet

It's illegal to call yourself a barrister when you've never been called to the Bar, but a lack of appetite for enforcing the law means it's possible to do so and avoid sanction.

18 March 2014 10:49

9 reasons why Britain’s top divorce lawyer is set to have Britain’s top wedding

Self-styled "Britain's top divorce lawyer" Ayesha Vardag has unveiled a new blog to disseminate information about her forthcoming nuptials to her colleague, Stephen Bence. Readers are left in no doubt of Vardag's commitment to attaining excellence in all things.

17 March 2014 10:08

Lawyers coin new ‘Grayling Hearing’ expression

A wave of adjourned cases due to the unavailability of protesting barristers has spawned a new term.

17 March 2014 09:30

Shock as top judge hit by ‘serious misconduct’ finding for making misleading entries in his Outlook diary

An unexpected statement by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office has left lawyers stunned.

14 March 2014 17:27

Supreme Court chief suggests that top chambers waive first class degree requirement for state school applicants

Lord Neuberger wants to see leading sets hire fewer public school types.

13 March 2014 14:49

Solicitor’s forging of colleagues’ signatures as a trainee comes back to haunt her

Katherine Edwards' legal career is over after "moment of madness" during her training contract.

13 March 2014 12:57

Vice journalist pens article about gatecrashing a Birkbeck law lecture

Hack uses wiles to experience Birkbeck's 'Law Course Choices Day'...for free, but fails to access UCL and LSE.

12 March 2014 14:28

Clarke Willmott partner to leave firm after calling for ‘dedicated Islamic airports and airlines’ on Twitter

EXCLUSIVE: Leading national firm condemns views expressed by partner Jamie Foster and reveals that he is to leave organisation.

12 March 2014 08:55

The law students providing legal advice to the Silicon Roundabout

What's it like advising east London tech entrepreneurs about the law?

11 March 2014 11:40