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City law firm partner at the heart of Westminster affair shocker
Bercow v Bercow was the unexpected result from last week’s general election as Stephenson Harwood man allegedly falls for charms of speaker’s wife
There was a lawyer in a cage at Liverpool Street station
It’s amazing what you can stumble across in the rush hour at one of London’s busiest railway stations
Morning round-up: Monday 11 May
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
‘Free Chambers’? Disgruntled lawyer edits Wikipedia page of new Justice Secretary Michael Gove
Black humour as Chris Grayling is replaced by controversial former Education Secretary -- who also has no legal training
Is this the most inappropriate gavel ever?
This month’s issue barrister bible, Counsel Magazine, has attracted a flurry of social media attention -- for all the wrong reasons
Tory win sounds death knell for criminal bar, predicts top QC
Return of an even more powerful and unfettered Chris Grayling to the woolsack does not bode well for wannabe legal aid lawyers
Will a lawyer win Labour Party leadership battle?
Several are lined up to take poisoned chalice from battered and bruised Miliband. And there are even a couple of Lib-Dem solicitors that could step into Clegg’s shoes
The Judge Rules: Garrick Club should be allowed to fester in maleness
Do women lawyers really want to belong to a club that has blocked them from membership for so many years?
Morning round-up: Friday 8 May
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Pupillage Gateway applications fall by 9%
Hard evidence that law students are turning their backs on the bar