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What Supreme Court Justices Read In Their Spare Time…

Encouraging to see Private Eye making an appearance in the UK Supreme Court Justices’ library....

30 January 2013 10:04

Women Lawyers Earn £50K Less Than Their Male Counterparts

The average female lawyer is paid £51,396 less per year than the average male lawyer,...

23 January 2013 13:54

Court Of Appeal Dismisses Latest Case Of Litigant-In-Person Bar Graduate

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a libel case brought by a pupillage-less Bar graduate...

23 January 2013 11:03

Fired Allen & Overy Lawyer-Turned-Sex Novelist Tells Of New Life in 2 Room Cabin Rented By The Night On Her Credit Card

Pursuing your dreams can come at a price. Deidre Dare (real name: Deidre Clark) used...

21 January 2013 10:58

End Of The Day Round-Up

Two lawyers admit posting rants under pseudonyms on newspaper website about active cases and sitting...

18 January 2013 18:18

Students Point Finger At ‘Stingy’ City Law Firms As Donation-Starved FRU Hikes Adviser Training Price By 23%

Law students signing up as Free Representation Unit (FRU) advisers have been surprised to find...

17 January 2013 13:16

Will The Next Generation Of Apprentice Lawyers Become Solicitors Or Legal Executives?

Over Christmas, the announcement by minister for skills Matthew Hancock that school-leavers students will soon...

17 January 2013 10:51

Practising Lawyer With Sideline As A Rapper Releases New Single – And It’s Just As Awful As His Previous Efforts

Mike Shipwash (aka ‘Lawyer Mike’) is an American sole practitioner specialising in personal injury law, who...

15 January 2013 15:13

The Definitive Way To Decide Whether You Should Become A Barrister Or A Solicitor

Last week Eddie Stobart Lorries’ newly-formed legal arm caused controversy by claiming that solicitors are...

14 January 2013 12:41

Boyfriend Of Solicitor ‘Told Not To Have A Relationship Or Babies’ By Her Boss Goes On The Social Media Offensive

The boyfriend of solicitor Kate Baker has weighed into the row surrounding her sexual harassment,...

10 January 2013 12:06