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Morning round-up: Tuesday 28 April

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

28 April 2015 08:09

Election latest: some voters aren’t that sold on lawyer candidates

One Tory newbie barrister in standing in Hampshire, and our old friend the former telly producer turned Justice Secretary come in for flack

27 April 2015 15:18

Official figures: training contracts plummet by 12.5% over last decade

Tough conditions for wannabe solicitors continues -- as stats show London tightens grip on training contract market

27 April 2015 12:40

Exposed: another possible supermarket case of outrageous passing off

Will the intellectual property law teams at two supermarket giants leap into their panda cars to clamp down on these cheeky independents?

27 April 2015 10:30

Cambridge law students claim they’re being hit on by ‘predatory’ solicitors and barristers

Student paper Varsity lifts lid on unwelcome advances made during graduate recruitment events

27 April 2015 09:31

Morning round-up: Monday 27 April

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

27 April 2015 08:06

Bring on the revolution, cries former Appeal Court judge, imploring lawyers to ignore establishment and go on strike

Timid approach from establishment representation bodies should be binned, advises Sir Anthony Hooper, in bid to put fire in belly of criminal law practitioners

24 April 2015 16:17

City lawyer parliamentary candidate battles claims he over-egged experience at Clifford Chance

Tory safe seat man in bid to refute allegations that his claim to have headed a magic circle department is a big fat exaggeration

24 April 2015 15:01

Bogus ‘boutique barrister’ puts regulator in spotlight over non-practising status

Bar Standards Board defends its position as pupillage-less bar graduate is jailed for fraud after using "barrister" title

24 April 2015 12:35

Meet the solicitor-pop star more popular than her magic circle law firm

Slaughter and May pop star associate puts her firm in social media shadows with her latest catchy release

24 April 2015 11:02