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Members of Leeds' Zenith Chambers cool off with a 'Vodka Luge'

18 July 2014 16:39

Law lecturer lip sync battles are a thing

Lip sync battles -- as popularised by British comic Stephen Merchant, whose classic lip sync performance on the Jimmy Fallon show has become a YouTube classic -- have finally reached the law

18 July 2014 15:48

Transcript emerges of huge bust-up between judge and ‘breathtakingly arrogant’ barrister that has shocked the Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has torn into a criminal barrister and referred him to the Bar Standards Board for getting into a slanging match with a Crown Court judge — but what did the pair actually say to each other?

18 July 2014 09:29

Morning round-up: Friday 18 July

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

18 July 2014 07:53

Legal pic of the day

Guardian illustrates law story with photo of … an erotica book?!

17 July 2014 15:59

Bar Hottie 2014: 1 Hare Court’s Nicholas Wilkinson is crowned ‘London’s hottest barrister’ in a list stacked with new talent

Divorce lawyer Wilkinson wins; last year's top hottie Patrick Hennessey down to fourth place; 17 new entrants to 21-strong list

17 July 2014 09:35

Morning round-up: Thursday 17 July

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

17 July 2014 07:31

Legal pic of the day

Weird law firm names, part 386

16 July 2014 16:41

Research: lawyers face more pressure than any other British worker

Legal profession workers are massively more stressed out and pissed off than the average worker, a leading solicitors’ firm discovers after sending in the survey boffins.

16 July 2014 15:27

Just who is Jeremy Wright? Lawyers have never heard of new attorney general

Dominic Grieve QC replaced by a non-silk who promotes his ability to video-conference with the best of them

16 July 2014 12:19