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Councillor claims she is a barrister but she has never been called to the Bar...

23 December 2013 16:05

Team Nigella stoops to personal insult against victorious 4 Breams Buildings barrister

Nigella Lawson’s journalist brother Dominic has mocked the “(impressive) rear end” of the barrister for...

23 December 2013 12:44

Former Allen & Overy partner jailed for 17 years after pleading guilty to child sex trafficking

A former partner at magic circle firm Allen & Overy has been sentenced to over...

23 December 2013 09:02

Morning round-up: Monday 23 December

Oxford University wins claim against Oxford Law School [BBC News] Former criminal barrister Anna Soubry...

23 December 2013 07:43

Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories

1. This is what happens when UCL law students who share a flat have a...

21 December 2013 12:40

The end of the day round-up

Drink-drive trainee solicitor “misunderstood” effect of alcohol [South Wales Guardian] Blow for Nigella Lawson and...

20 December 2013 16:18

‘Training contracts were hard to come by: 147 applications resulted in 147 rejections’

The 90s recession proved a blessing in disguise for Lancaster University senior law lecturer Angus...

20 December 2013 13:37

The Something Must Be Done Act 2014

Lawyer and blogger David Allen Green has had enough of tiresome legislation and meddlesome courts…...

20 December 2013 09:51

Morning round-up: Friday 20 December

Leveson lovers off the hook after “whitewash”: Legal panel dismisses claims about press inquiry barristers...

20 December 2013 08:21

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“At least Mr Myerson has the courage to use his own name when being ‘witty’…I...

19 December 2013 16:34