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Aggressive and intoxicated octopus (missing some tentacles) spotted in Croydon County Court's robing room.

17 April 2014 14:21

‘They call me Gerrie Nel and I am mad as hell’: Now Pistorius prosecutor gets his own rap

Following the hip hop creations spawned in tribute to Oscar Pistorius' defence lawyer, Barry Roux, a track has been recorded in honour of tough-talking Gerrie Nel, the prosecutor in the case.

17 April 2014 11:08

Google autocomplete reveals people’s true feelings about lawyers

Hot arrogant scum: The British public's view of solicitors, barristers and law students is rather confused.

17 April 2014 09:32

Morning round-up: Thursday 17 April

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

17 April 2014 08:16

Legal pic of the day

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's Mr Compensator!

16 April 2014 17:18

A law-themed drinking game called ‘Hammertime’ has been created

Could "Hammertime", which was first popularised among Australian law students, go global this summer?

16 April 2014 13:56

Another criminal barristers chambers axes its pupillage

EXCLUSIVE: Criminal set Dyers Chambers — which specialises in high value fraud and serious crime — withdraws its pupillage for 2015.

16 April 2014 09:10

Morning round-up: Wednesday 16 April

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

16 April 2014 07:51

Legal pic of the day

A law firm's friendly reminder to staff on the importance of punctuation.

15 April 2014 17:18

We’re selling a limited number of ‘Eat Sleep Law Repeat’ T-shirts

Poor wannabe lawyers have it so much worse than other students, as Legal Cheek duo Thomas Connelly and Lucy Pether (pictured) well know...

15 April 2014 15:59