Latest news

9 surprising historical facts about training contracts

A new blog on English legal history contains some fascinating titbits of information.

13 February 2014 12:49

Will the BPTC class of 2014 have no ethics?

This year's wannabe barristers are being taught last year's superseded Bar Code of Conduct, it has emerged.

13 February 2014 09:03

Has an Oxbridge law degree lost its value?

Final year Cambridge law students Zahra Mashhood and Loviisa Langdon consider the impact of recent moves by the legal profession to draw graduates from a wider pool.

12 February 2014 12:07

BPP’s new personalised clothing range opens world of possibilities

An exciting new way to physically associate yourself with a private equity-owned legal course provider is here.

12 February 2014 08:46

Who’s been a naughty boy?

Following White & Case's recent removal from an oligarch dispute for a conflict of interest, WaitroseLaw reflects on a past few months packed with judicial spankings.

11 February 2014 12:40

A legal dictionary for the up-and-coming professional: part two

Wigapedia returns with the second part of his glossary of key legal terms used in practice.

11 February 2014 09:48

Barrister who fabricated Harvard degrees is struck off

A practising barrister who falsely claimed to have two undergraduate degrees from Harvard (and a rather-less-impressive LLM from Staffordshire University) has been disbarred.

10 February 2014 14:06

Full text: Pupil barrister’s brilliant #OneBarOneVoice speech

23 Essex Street pupil barrister Hannah Evans (pictured) was the star of Saturday's 'One Bar One Voice' event after revealing the reality of on the Bar's bottom rung for "ordinary" people.

10 February 2014 09:47

Queen’s University Belfast law graduate apologises after drinking goldfish in NekNominate video

Aspiring solicitor who consumed pet expresses regret on Facebook.

10 February 2014 08:55

There is a new app that generates frivolous lawsuits

Simply select the type of claim you'd like to file from the drop-down menu.

7 February 2014 14:10