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Morning Round-Up: Monday 12 August
Tennessee judge orders parents to change their son’s name from Messiah to Martin, because “only...
‘I spent my early years at the Bar worrying that my peers were smarter than me’
In this week’s ‘If I knew then what I know now’, Nigel Poole QC recalls...
Beware the Twitter wrath of the disgruntled mini-pupil
A mini-pupil has given a memorable demonstration of work experience disenchantment in the social media...
4 Breams Buildings removes chambers profile of Robert Colover after he becomes target of email hate campaign
The chambers of the barrister suspended from handling sex cases after calling a paedophile’s victim...
Justin Bieber ramps up social media presence in bid to develop personal injury and general litigation practice
US lawyer Justin Bieber, the owner of Philadelphia-based J.Bieber Law, has launched a social media...
Exclusive: BPP has been made a university
David Willetts, the minister of state for universities and science, has approved the granting of...
Top QC offers Chris Grayling work experience at her chambers
5KBW’s Sarah Forshaw QC has offered non-lawyer justice secretary Chris Grayling an opportunity to gain...
Why it’s risky to dance like nobody’s watching when the court has CCTV
A police officer in Italy’s supreme court has achieved global YouTube fame after being caught...
The legal profession has a problem with fake Twitter followers too
As regular Legal Cheek readers will know, the problem of fake Twitter followers — identified...
Could the legal aid reforms improve life for baby barristers?
It’s a confusing time for future legal aid barristers. On Friday a lucky few obtained...