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‘We are not doing a Tooks’ says Argent as it prepares to ‘merge’ with Goldsmith Chambers

Yet more drastic action forced on criminal sets by the legal aid cuts.

1 May 2014 12:35

Adventures in procrastination: the comedy Defamation Act 2013 video

Hot on the heels of the Law Revision Crossbow comes this student lament on the fluid nature of English defamation law.

1 May 2014 09:25

Morning round-up: Thursday 1 May

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

1 May 2014 07:51

Legal pic of the day

An oasis of humour in the equity & trusts desert.

30 April 2014 16:42

Hilarious transcript of lawyer’s argument with witness over definition of a photocopier is turned into a short film

New short film 'Verbatim' uses actors to document, word-for-word, an incredible exchange which featured in a 2010 US case.

30 April 2014 13:49

Brighton Pier Tarot reader wows barrister

First you get hit by the law schools selling their barrister dream, then the Tarot Card readers get you...

30 April 2014 09:13

Morning round-up: Wednesday 30 April

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

30 April 2014 07:51

Legal pic of the day

After posting today's Vine revision tips article, featuring University of Law heartthrob Faheem Ahmad, we received this Snapchat.

29 April 2014 16:12

Top QC offers George Clooney 14 tips on being married to a barrister

The advice by 11KBW barrister Sean Jones QC — delivered via the #MarriedtotheBar Twitter hashtag — is essential reading for the film star ahead of his wedding to Doughty Street's Amal Alamuddin.

29 April 2014 08:40

Morning round-up: Tuesday 29 April

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

29 April 2014 07:15