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What some deeply unoriginal sexist emails say about lawyers

An apology may have been enough for DLA Piper sexist email partner Nick West to keep his job. But it can’t reverse the damage his witless misogynistic quips have done to City lawyers’ reputations.

21 May 2014 10:00

Morning round-up: Wednesday 21 May

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

21 May 2014 08:18

Legal pic of the day

What is Eversheds trying to tell us?

20 May 2014 16:24

General public flee as T-shirt clad lawyers descend on London

Not only did yesterday's London Legal Walk raise over £500,000 for legal advice charities, but it also produced a host of delightful visual moments.

20 May 2014 10:55

Tory councillor who described herself as a ‘barrister’ despite never being called to the Bar is arrested

Law graduate was originally cleared of wrongdoing for using ‘barrister’ title, but Legal Cheek‘s identification of huge Bar Council error in investigation leads to intervention by police.

20 May 2014 09:02

Morning round-up: Tuesday 20 May

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

20 May 2014 07:58

Legal pic of the day

The glamour of the Bar.

19 May 2014 16:04

Man sues for more money than there is on earth

$2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 claim issued by New York man after he is allegedly bitten by a dog.

19 May 2014 13:21

Bristol Uni law student lands the best part-time job in the history of part-time jobs

Second year law student will test baths professionally after becoming the nation's first ever Bathroom Executive Officer.

19 May 2014 09:05

Morning round-up: Monday 19 May

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

19 May 2014 07:57