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Corporate solicitor turned away from Ashes test match due to alleged inappropriateness of her dress...

6 January 2014 16:30

WalkOut4Justice: In pictures

This is how the first strike in the Bar’s history looked

6 January 2014 13:29

This is why criminal lawyers are striking today

This year some public sector workers will receive pay rises. Criminal barristers and solicitors, meanwhile,...

6 January 2014 08:00

Morning round-up: Monday 6 January

Lawyers protesting outside courts over legal aid cuts [BBC News] Criminal barristers should have justice,...

6 January 2014 07:39

The end of the day round-up

“Why law?” It’s the question every would-be law student dreads [The Guardian] Barrister David Lonsdale...

3 January 2014 16:00

The law firm at the heart of the Nick Griffin bankruptcy

Today it has been widely reported that BNP leader Nick Griffin has been declared bankrupt....

3 January 2014 12:59

The irresistibility of the competition lawyer

It’s safe to assume that few lawyers have successfully charmed members of the opposite sex...

3 January 2014 09:12

Morning round-up: Friday 3 January

One thousand lawyers paid at least £100k a year from public purse…as they threaten strike...

3 January 2014 08:14

The end of the day round-up

Simon Myerson QC: MoJ’s ad hoc statistical release is “mendacious bullshit” [Pupillage And How To...

2 January 2014 16:25

Pub owner’s reply to Starbucks Frappuccino cease and desist letter becomes viral hit

A plucky response to a law firm’s attempt to halt the sale of a beer...

2 January 2014 14:09