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‘Dozens’ of extra 2014 pupillages could be created by new Inns of Court subsidy scheme

The Inns of Court are to cover 50% of the cost of some pupillage awards...

17 October 2013 08:28

Stephenson Harwood hires ‘Huge Dong’

The Lawyer has reported that a corporate lawyer called “Huge Dong” has joined Stephenson Harwood’s...

16 October 2013 12:20

Lawyer incorporates restaurant tips and Viagra quips into settlement offer letter — letter goes viral

A dispute between two US baseball players has spawned one of the most colourful settlement...

16 October 2013 09:01

This is how broke criminal barristers are

A divorce law barrister has posted a series of tweets laying bare just how broke...

15 October 2013 09:10

Three lawyers feature in The Independent’s ‘Pink List’ 2013

The legal profession is healthily represented in this year’s ‘Pink List’, with three of its...

14 October 2013 08:32

Why trying to persuade a judge that the authority of the law doesn’t apply to you isn’t such a good court tactic

Since enjoying a flurry of publicity after this memorable attempt to arrest a judge (see...

11 October 2013 09:08

Cocaine-fuelled bullying incident comes back to haunt Kingsley Napley solicitor

Dave Rowntree, the former Blur drummer who recently qualified as a solicitor at Kingsley Napley,...

10 October 2013 13:59

High Court judge mocks solicitor-turned-pornstar’s romantic prose style in ‘hunny bunny’ dispute

A struck-off tax solicitor who has earned millions making porn films — some of which...

9 October 2013 10:48

Stephenson Harwood’s ‘red hot litigator’ makes First Capital Connect pay for overcharging him for his commute

Rail operator First Capital Connect (FCC) is rueing Andrew Myers’ 2012 move from SNR Denton’s...

9 October 2013 08:24

‘F*ckwad’ emails led (somewhat indirectly) to the biggest law firm collapse in history

The New Yorker has revealed a series of previously unseen abusive emails which arguably set...

8 October 2013 10:27