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BPP boss tweets — then deletes — photo of him and ‘BPP Law School parent’ Tony Blair

Yesterday BPP chief Carl Lygo tweeted this photo of himself grinning next to a less...

3 October 2013 09:06

Morning round-up: Thursday 3 October

The Daniel Cleaver Cleave-Off [Your Barrister Boyfriend] UK’s most senior judge Lord Neuberger ducks question...

3 October 2013 08:16

End of the day round-up

How much are you hated by the Daily Mail? [UsVsTh3m] Courts are too soft on...

2 October 2013 16:20

Former Law Society Council member jailed after bizarre series of assaults described by judge as ‘of the utmost depravity’

Followers of legal news may recall a memorable 2011 assault committed by a solicitor which...

2 October 2013 12:33

The first day of the legal year: as documented via the smartphones of the nation’s top lawyers

Yesterday was, of course, the first day of the legal year. As is tradition, the...

2 October 2013 09:07

Morning round-up: Wednesday 2 October

Criminal barristers are threatening disruptive action if the Ministry of Justice goes ahead with cuts...

2 October 2013 08:13

End of the day round-up

Six questions for Chris Grayling on human rights [New Statesman] Welshman Sir John Thomas takes...

1 October 2013 16:38

Barrister crosses that not-so-fine line between ‘fearless advocacy’ and ‘courtroom anarchy’

The juicy content of the final Court of Appeal judgment of outgoing Lord Chief Justice...

1 October 2013 13:12

Legal typo of the week

From a recently-filed document in Frazier v Honeywell Pension and Savings Plan… The howler, which...

1 October 2013 08:51

Morning round-up: Tuesday 1 October

Barrister Hottie of the Week: The Mark Darcy Duel [YourBarristerBoyfriend] Barrister resigns from CPS sex...

1 October 2013 08:13