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Vast majority of crime barristers back picket lines to oppose legal aid reforms

First challenge for newbie Justice Secretary Gove could be to dodge his way through striking lawyers looking to block “dual provider scheme”

21 May 2015 12:06

Was Osama bin Laden doing law revision when raided by special forces?

US spooks reveal the al-Qaeda supremo was leafing through LSE-educated solicitor’s book in the hours before he met his end

21 May 2015 10:19

Edward Snowden journo’s latest scoop is about GCHQ’s misuse of a gavel

The moment the campaign against inappropriate gavels hit the big league

21 May 2015 09:14

Morning round-up: Thursday 21 May

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

21 May 2015 07:56

London trainee faces career ruin after faking law degree and LPC certificates

Regulator releases details today of finding against 29-year-old former London South Bank University student

20 May 2015 16:15

Hogan Lovells boosts trainee and NQ wedge to join Slaughters at top of English pay table

Anglo-US firm waves two fingers at UK deflation as it pumps up newly-qualified salaries by 7.5%

20 May 2015 15:12

Hollywood comes to a Nottinghamshire high street law firm

This solicitors’ outfit clearly wanted to get into the media with an easy PR stunt -- so here’s the story

20 May 2015 13:06

10 exam struggles that only a law student will understand

Should have done a geography degree

20 May 2015 09:56

Morning round-up: Wednesday 20 May

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

20 May 2015 08:15

Market recovery in question as three law firms wield redundancy axe

Could flurry of lay-offs at Hill Dickinson, Capsticks and Plexus Law be the beginning of something?

19 May 2015 16:02