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Morning round-up: Thursday 9 April

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

9 April 2015 08:12

Bar blasts solicitors for ‘dumbing down’ Crown Court advocacy — and calls for legal execs to be barred

Knife fight looms between three branches of the profession following release of inflammatory Bar Council report

8 April 2015 13:42

Lawyer uses lego to reveal the artist inside

"There was nothing wrong with me being a lawyer, but I always knew there was another me, an Artist Me, lurking inside"

8 April 2015 12:55

Could festival toilets law be the hot new practice area of 2015?

From Glasto to the Isle of Wight, banks of portaloos hide a potential minefield of accidents and personal injury litigation, says England’s newest lavatory law specialist

8 April 2015 11:10

Exclusive: There really is a barrister called Zane Malik

One Direction April Fools’ joke comes true (sort of) as Legal Cheek unearths a young barrister in Lincoln’s Inn who could be the boy-bander of the law

8 April 2015 09:44

Morning round-up: Wednesday 8 April

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

8 April 2015 08:07

Only 66% of qualifying lawyers to remain at King & Wood Mallesons

King & Wood Mallesons will keep just 12 out of 18 qualifying trainees

7 April 2015 15:48

Research shows in-house lawyers pushed to the brink of illegality

Young lawyers might fancy the nine-to-five routine of corporate legal departments, but an ethical swamp awaits

7 April 2015 13:54

These aren’t drafting tips … Prof sends students anal beads porn link in email fail‏

Philadelphia law school of many expensive names investigates how a link to Porn Hub was included in helpful guide to students

7 April 2015 12:46

8 top English uni law faculties dropped from Singapore bar approved institution list

Cries of protectionism ring out as Russell Group stars are axed

7 April 2015 09:41