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Who is the mysterious cigar smoking London lawyer on Instagram?
Instagram user "Londonlawyer" is a social media mystery man, but is he actually a practising certificate-holder of any type?
The Judge Rules: Bar officialdom must tidy up the mess around ‘brand barrister’
Scraped through the BPTC but failed to bag a pupillage? Not to worry -- you can still call yourself a barrister
Morning round-up: Friday 19 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Top silk leads call for renegade criminal bar strike over legal aid cuts
Michael Mansfield QC lashes out at Criminal Bar Association decision to drop direct action plans
DLA in the soup over ‘wicked witch’ label for ex-client
Regulator called in after data retention disclosure unearths embarrassing emails
Breaking news: Shearman & Sterling retains all 13 of its London trainees
New Yorkers are first off the blocks for the “autumn” newly-qualified retention figures
Ukip man calls himself ‘Barrister-at-Law’ despite not doing pupillage — BSB says it’s OK
Bar regulator relaxed -- and Bar Council silent -- about protecting professional title
Morning round-up: Thursday 18 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Ministry of Justice — the sick man of Whitehall
Michael Gove arrives to find a culture of sick days and stress that is the worst of all government departments
Gove goes to war with judges over posh digs
In his first battle with legal profession, new Justice Secretary wants to flog mansions and penthouse lodgings for Crown Court judges on the road