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Morning round-up: Wednesday 6 November

Criminal defendants could “phone in” court appearances from home using Skype and FaceTime to cut...

6 November 2013 08:27

The end of the day round-up

AA wins licence to enter legal services sector [City A.M.] Lord Chief Justice: public should...

5 November 2013 16:31

QC dad of Made in Chelsea’s Hugo Taylor stars in weirdest law firm video ever

Fans of Made in Chelsea will be familiar with Tim Taylor QC. The solicitor-advocate at...

5 November 2013 14:36

‘Do we need more law courses?’ asks top QC as new BPTC course opens with pupillage numbers at lowest level in a generation

The fact that pupillage numbers are at their lowest for many years hasn’t stopped BPP...

5 November 2013 11:34

Barrister offers domestic cleaning and gardening service

In these difficult times for the junior Bar, it’s good to see one of its...

5 November 2013 09:06

Morning round-up: Tuesday 5 November

Search still on for missing Islington barrister last seen in Tower Hill [Islington Gazette] Retiring...

5 November 2013 08:10

Law students release legal parody of Lorde’s number 1 hit ‘Royals’

Since Lorde’s number one hit ‘Royals’ stormed the charts last month, it has inspired a...

4 November 2013 12:42

Defence lawyer asks to be called ‘Captain Justice’

A battle of semantics between two US lawyers has culminated in one requesting to be...

4 November 2013 08:59

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

1. Doughty Street barrister Amal Alamuddin goes out for dinner with George Clooney 2. 9...

2 November 2013 13:27

End of the day round-up

Lawyers to earn higher legal aid fees for early guilty pleas [The Guardian] Petite solicitor...

1 November 2013 16:01