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Morning round-up: Monday 21 October
Tory MP says he felt zero hours contract pain…as a £250-an-hour barrister [The Mirror] Cherie...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. A guide to determining which type of fat cat lawyer the Daily Mail thinks...
End of the day round-up
“Slow, ignorant” lawyers charge by the hour to inflate bills, says Lord Neuberger [Evening Standard]...
The language of the legal directory: Decoded
Wigapedia reveals the harsh reality behind the euphemisms used by the Legal 500 and Chambers...
‘The painful truth is that there’s a lot of apathy and incompetence in the workplace’
Leading general counsel Tom Kilroy has, over time, learned to combine open-mindedness with a hard-headed...
Reed Smith partner tells blogger to ‘Go f@ck yourself and die’ in Twitter meltdown
A Reed Smith partner has proved that not all corporate lawyers are really boring on...
Morning round-up: Friday 18 October
Lawyers, beware lawyers [The Economist] Legal claims “could paralyse” armed forces [BBC News] President of...
End of the day round-up
New legal battle over gay adverts on London buses [The Telegraph] In praise of…Lord Neuberger...
‘Dozens’ of extra 2014 pupillages could be created by new Inns of Court subsidy scheme
The Inns of Court are to cover 50% of the cost of some pupillage awards...
Morning round-up: Thursday 17 October
Michael Mansfield QC calls for legal profession to strike against legal aid cuts [Justice Gap]...