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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

End of the day round-up

Bridget Jones’ barrister heart-throb Mark Darcy has been killed off [Evening Standard] Barrister Hottie founders...

30 September 2013 16:16

The 11 most glistening pearls of wisdom from #AskATrainee

Yesterday between 5-6pm the latest #AskATrainee session took place on Twitter. Not all of the...

30 September 2013 09:42

Tooks chief Michael Mansfield: 3 more chambers ‘in equal trouble and likely to go in next few months’

Michael Mansfield QC has claimed that “at least three” chambers are in similar difficulties to...

30 September 2013 08:21

Morning round-up: Monday 30 September

Chris Grayling is 6′ 5″! [The Spectator] Conservative Party conference blog [Law Society Gazette] Shamed...

30 September 2013 07:43

End of the day round-up

Bob Dylan’s hair, and eight other unusual legal settlements [ABA Journal] Trainee solicitor guilty of...

27 September 2013 16:40

10 law firm ads that are so bad they’re good

By bringing in international ad agency M&C Saatchi to market its services to the public,...

27 September 2013 13:39