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9 reasons why Harry Mount’s hatchet job on the legal profession misses the mark

Today’s piece by ex-pupil barrister Harry Mount arguing in favour of the government’s legal aid...

6 June 2013 12:01

Why there are literally no good reasons to become a ‘self-employed consultant solicitor’

Where do lawyers go when they lose their jobs? It’s a question on the minds...

6 June 2013 09:38

Lawyers prove they can pull off a demo – as Britain discusses #PublicW*nkingOnYoutube

They got all dressed up, posed for clever pictures and were joined in such numbers...

5 June 2013 08:45

As MoJ consultation on legal aid closes, the UK criminal justice system is placed on ebay

Bidding closes on 11 June, with the UK criminal justice system “available to the lowest...

5 June 2013 07:52

The celebs supporting #SaveUKJustice

This morning Stephen Fry became the most high profile celebrity (he has nearly six million...

4 June 2013 13:05

Video: The moment a drunk lawyer strips from waist down and lunges at police after apparently running away from a cab without paying

New York lawyer Stephanie Hendricks had quite an evening on Saturday. After a heavy drinking...

4 June 2013 09:23

Cambridge shocks students with X-rated criminal law exam paper

Law students at Cambridge University were surprised to find this rather graphic problem question in...

3 June 2013 08:06

Quitting a big law firm to become an entrepreneur: the exhilaration and the fear

Last month Pete Dowds left DLA Piper’s London office for the final time. The three...

31 May 2013 13:54

‘Journalists probably deal with more law than anyone else – including lawyers’

25 years ago I thought I had left the law behind, writes media law consultant...

31 May 2013 09:45

Just another day at the Chancery Lane Starbucks

Image by @LeonGlenister.

30 May 2013 16:20