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You’re fired! Dynamo Legal founder crashes out of the Apprentice in storm of criticism about his foray into the law

New legal franchise brand Dynamo Legal has missed out on a £250,000 investment after its...

27 June 2013 09:31

Four barristers quit Tooks Chambers as merger rumours swirl

These are unsettled times at Tooks Chambers. As we revealed yesterday, the set has withdrawn...

26 June 2013 12:01

The key points of the Legal Education and Training Review explained in 10 tweets

For those who don’t fancy wading through the traditional legal press’s long-winded deconstructions of the...

25 June 2013 13:23

Anger as Tooks withdraws 2014 pupillage places after it had accepted applications

Top legal aid set Tooks Chambers has withdrawn two 2014 pupillage places for which it...

25 June 2013 09:01

Barrister gets question about the Bar wrong on ITV quiz show The Chase

Shaun Wallace of Great James Street Chambers has surprised viewers of ITV quiz show The...

24 June 2013 11:00

Non-practising barrister behind controversial essay writing company rebrands as self-help guru

A pupillage-less Bar graduate who made millions of pounds selling essays to students has launched...

24 June 2013 09:35

‘Don’t sweat the small stuff, do sweat the big stuff – and learn to tell the difference’

In the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I know now’ series,...

21 June 2013 09:30

Morning round-up: Friday 21 June

“Astonishing” letter from Attorney General hints at government split over legal aid reform [Legal Futures]...

21 June 2013 08:21

End of the day round-up

Twitter and Facebook users who post offensive messages online are likely to escape prosecution if...

20 June 2013 17:31

Controversial ‘Rate Your Lecturer’ website features 3 law lecturers in its Top 10

Since it launched at the beginning of the month, RateYourLecturer.co.uk has aroused the ire of...

20 June 2013 12:52