1) At the beginning of 2014 a UK law graduate placed something unusual for sale on the classified ads website ‘Gumtree' -- what was it?
His dissertation
His soul
A signed photograph of Judge John Hack
His training contract offer

2) A Bristol University law student secured his dream part-time job at the start of the summer. What role had he successfully bagged himself?
Lord Neuberger’s personal assistant
A sex toy tester
A bath tester
Trainee legal advisor to the royal family

3) What unusual reason forced Bangor University law students to abandon one of their exams shortly after it had begun this summer?
News broke that George Clooney had got engaged and several students became hysterical
The exam papers had been mistakenly printed in Welsh
Pigeon cooing
A group of students claimed English law didn’t apply in Wales and refused to sit the exam, causing chaos

4) Barrister Robin Jacobs was shocked to find what when he opened a Milky Bar this year?
A worm
A penis shape embossed into the chocolate
An image of what appeared to be Chris Grayling embossed into the chocolate
A prize round-the-world trip

5) A Liverpool John Moores law graduate made a public appeal on Facebook for legal work in July. What unusual photo did she attach to her post seeking employment?
Her wearing a ‘Lord Denning Is My Homeboy’ T-shirt
A photo of her in a barrister's wig
Her cat named Lord Sumption
A selfie with a pigeon

6) US Judge John Murphy hit the headlines this summer for…
Allegedly fighting with a public defender outside his courtroom
Allowing his newborn daughter to sit beside him in court after he couldn’t find a babysitter
Presiding over a murder trial wearing a cowboy hat
Allegedly challenging people in the public gallery to arm wrestles during a lunchbreak

7) This year solicitor-advocate Alan Blacker gained nationwide coverage for attending court, according to the judge, "dressed like something out of..."
Cats (the musical)
Harry Potter
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Robin Hood

8) Bertie the Goldendoodle dog regularly attends court, but for what reason?
Bertie is a police dog
To fetch files for his owner, who is a barrister
Bertie is part of a new 'Level 1 Paralegal' pilot scheme
Bertie can monitor the blood sugar levels of his diabetic solicitor-advocate owner

9) Which of the following drunken mishaps left a Kent University law student embarrassed this year?
Having become trapped in a nightclub toilet he had to phone the police for help
Having fallen asleep with a pizza in the oven he set fire to his student flat
Having been refused entry to the fresher’s ball he climbed a tree in protest and subsequently had to be rescued by the fire brigade
His boozy mooting performance went viral after it was uploaded to YouTube

10) Clyde Defence Lawyers in Dunbartonshire received a shock when opening their office one morning in January. But what did staff discover?
An intruder asleep on one of the office chairs
A snake had made its way into the office overnight
A partner at the firm had filled the entire office with balloons as a prank
A car had crashed through the back of the office overnight leaving a giant hole

11) A Northern Irish District Judge had to make a public apology earlier this year -- what had she done?
She went on holiday without informing the courts, causing major delays
She took part in the online drinking craze "Neknominate"
She hit a lawyer over the head with a gavel as "an affectionate joke", causing him to need nine stitches
She was filmed "planking" in the court car park

12) Australian lawyer Hendrick Jan van Es was caught cheating on an ethics exam. How did he attempt to fool exam invigilators?
By smuggling notes down his trousers
By making notes on his arm
By sending someone else in his place to sit the exam
By phoning a friend during a toilet break

13) A London law student asked a coursemate to attend their Christmas Ball as his date -- in what unusual way?
By unveiling a banner in their land law lecture
By asking her out after his final submission during a mooting competition
A delivery of red roses and note to her during a contract law seminar
By issuing her with a "Writ of Summons"

14) How much does Guildford Crown Court charge for a cup of hot water?
Nothing
20p
45p
£1.05

15) A technical cock-up at the Bar Council resulted in what occurring this year?
Letters being sent out accidently informing staff they had been made redundant
Staff salaries being made public
Multiple selfies of chair Nicholas Lavender QC being posted on Twitter
An order for 200 bottles of champagne being emailed to the press

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