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‘The Forces Of Conservatism In The Law Are Formidable But Not Unstoppable’

Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...

5 April 2013 11:01

Morning Round-Up: Friday 5 April

Chuka Umunna’s internet secrets from his solicitor days [Mail Online] Pressure on courts meant solicitor...

5 April 2013 08:47

End Of The Day Round-Up

Mr Swindell the solicitor is struck off [Lancashire Telegraph] How I feel when reading a...

4 April 2013 17:37

Alternative Careers For Law Grads: Busker

Some poetry from self-styled “People’s Lawyer and the People’s Poet” David Neita popped up on...

4 April 2013 15:18

Why Geographicals Don’t Work

Back in 2007, after I’d spent a year flunking pupillage interviews upon completion of Bar...

4 April 2013 09:57

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 4 April

Clamp on lagal aid: Cons’ cash to take prisons to court is axed [The Sun]...

4 April 2013 08:26

End Of The Day Round-Up

Owner wins legal battle for return of beloved cat [Birmingham Mail] How the law views...

3 April 2013 17:13

BSB In Data Protection Howler As It Divulges 1,268 Barristers’ Email Addresses

Just when you thought that the Bar Standards Board (BSB) had run out of embarrassing...

3 April 2013 13:18

Why Wannabe Lawyers Should Think Twice Before Publishing Poems Lampooning Women Drivers

As the editor of a gossipy, tabloid-ish website, my philosophy is that if anyone voluntarily...

3 April 2013 09:40

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 3 April

Carlos Tevez and “Merlin the Magician” (his lawyer) to attend court today where star faces...

3 April 2013 08:38