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20 Essex Street barrister marries Bollywood star

Top London commercial barrister Sudhanshu Swaroop has tied the knot with a Bollywood celebrity.

29 January 2014 12:42

How long would these children’s book villains go to prison for?

If Lord Voldemort somehow ended up in a real court he would go down for a whopping 134 years and six months.

28 January 2014 12:56

Sharp-witted Oxford law student takes down UKIP MEP Bloom after Richard III gibe

An Oxford University law student has got the better of UKIP member Godfrey Bloom after the gaffe-prone MEP seemed to try to mock him for his disability.

28 January 2014 07:51

Manchester Uni law student-fashion blogger feted by Femail as ‘internet star’

The Mail Online's Femail section has run a piece today acclaiming the fashion blog of Manchester University law student Hannah Farrington.

27 January 2014 14:48

Lawyer who bit neighbour and spat in parents faces admits Law Society fraud

Barrister-turned-solicitor Frances Brough is facing jail — again — for defrauding the Law Society out of more than £22,000 in bogus travel expenses.

27 January 2014 09:30

Exam panic in January? You must be studying law…

We're going to assume that this beautifully-arranged photo, spotted a few days ago at Newcastle University's Robinson library, is the work of a law student.

24 January 2014 14:20

The all-purpose legal internal announcement template

Templates can be applied to internal announcements too.

24 January 2014 10:39

Academia is ‘a long way from my hopes of being a barrister but it’s an amazing life’

Law students need to remember that "the you of today" may differ from "the you of the years ahead", says Northumbria University professor of law and society Chris Ashford.

24 January 2014 09:28

Morning round-up: Friday 24 January

The morning's top legal news stories.

24 January 2014 08:39