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The end of the day round-up

“No one is a bad public speaker, only untrained” (via @jamiesusskind) [The Guardian] At last,...

7 January 2014 16:35

How to get the Daily Mail onside

If demonstrating your desperation through a strike doesn’t change the mind of your foes, simply...

7 January 2014 12:20

Interview: Glamour model and law student Vanessa Knowles on her quest to bag a training contract

In autumn we reported on the glamour model who has used an Amazon Wishlist, and...

7 January 2014 09:41

Morning round-up: Tuesday 7 January

Is there a case for the legal system to turn to European-style justice? [The Telegraph]...

7 January 2014 08:01

The end of the day round-up

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