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‘Ambulance chasing’ lawyer Phil Shiner declared bankrupt, weeks after he sold...
Bethany Shiner and sister Leisha both used to work for their dad’s now defunct law firm Disgraced human rights solicitor Phil Shiner, who was struck off the roll last month and hit with a costs bill of...
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Double trouble: Cocaine conspiracy lawyer who was disbarred last month has...
Omar Khan slapped with a three-year prison term last spring A former criminal lawyer who was disbarred last month has now been struck off the roll as well. Omar Khan was called to the bar in 2009 and...
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House of Lords fears Brexit uncertainty is already having a detrimental...
Baroness Helena Kennedy QC tells Tories to ‘urgently’ adopt interim measures to help stop this The House of Lords’ EU Justice Sub-Committee has said it’s “concerned” that Brexit uncertainty is...
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Click here for ‘Guilty’ plea: Automated convictions legislation in Commons today
MPs to debate proposed online procedures, virtual hearings and much, much more The Prison and Courts Bill will be getting its first substantial airing in parliament today. The bill is part of the...
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It will cost you over £500 more to do the LPC this year than it would have...
2017/2018 price list shows fees up by as much as 11% at some universities The cost of solicitor qualification just seems to be going up and up. Despite the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) pushing...
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Solicitor has five-year suspended ban activated after breaching practising...
*Regulatory facepalm* An experienced criminal solicitor who breached practising restrictions within a week of being handed them has had a five-year suspended ban activated by the Solicitors...
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Colombian law firm ‘falsely’ claims to be Linklaters’ agent in arbitration...
Regulator issues warning over magic circle mimic A Colombian law firm has “falsely” described itself as an “agent” for global giant Linklaters in correspondence concerning an arbitration. According to...
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Deutsche Bank refuses to pay for external legal work completed by trainees...
And City law firm partners are not happy Financial powerhouse Deutsche Bank will no longer pay City law firms for legal work undertaken by trainees and newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers. The move, which has...
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Teenager behind website which allows kittens to punch Donald Trump in the...
It’s ‘fucking outrageous’, says creator of KittenFeed.com A 17-year-old girl who created a website which allows users to punch Donald Trump in the face with kitten paws has received a cease and desist...
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Lady Hale stars alongside Mock the Week comedian Hugh Dennis in play about an...
Sir Brian Leveson will be in it too Two of the country’s top judges will be starring in the world premiere of a new play about an Oxford student who took the Law Society to court. Deputy president of...
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Westminster law student launches ‘rent a final year’ website for struggling...
Students will act as McKenzie friends, for up to £100 a day A University of Westminster law student has launched a website that allows litigants-in-person (LIPs) to hire out wannabe lawyers for as much...
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Law student undergrads are more Tory than law student postgrads
But a Legal Cheek survey reveals practising lawyers would vote Liberal Democrats if an election was called tomorrow If a snap election was called tomorrow, most law student undergraduates would vote...
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KWM 2.0 touts paralegal roles to trainees who had training contract offers...
International giant’s new incarnation is on a recruitment drive King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) new London office is touting paralegal roles to aspiring lawyers who secured training contract offers...
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New solicitor super-exam risks creating ‘tiered’ legal profession,...
But study hopeful exam will help improve diversity An independent report has warned that the introduction of a solicitor super-exam may “quickly” cause a tiered legal profession. This is because “some...
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Interview: 2010 non-law grads who worked in the City after graduating explain...
Duo will begin training contracts at Shearman & Sterling next year Having commenced successful careers in the City upon graduating in 2010, James Stuart and Patty Tan decided to head back to school...
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‘Fresh start’: Bolton law firm at centre of £300,000 council grant row under...
Former Asons chief executive once boasted that he was on his sixth Lamborghini in four years Asons’ former chief executive Dr Imran Akram A Bolton-based personal injury law firm which sparked...
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Allen & Overy offers free office space to legal tech start-ups
‘Fuse’ innovation hub will be based in the magic circle outfit’s London HQ Allen & Overy’s London office Global giant Allen & Overy is embracing the potentially lucrative world of legal...
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Young solicitor struck off after accountant boyfriend put £36k of stolen cash...
Naomi Jane Barnes was convicted of one count of acquiring criminal property in 2015 A young solicitor who held £36,000 of cash pinched by her accountant boyfriend in her bank account has been kicked...
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‘You wouldn’t behave like that in court!’ QC rebuked for ‘heckling’ Theresa May
Ouch A prominent Scottish silk has been rebuked in the House of Commons today for heckling Theresa May, moments before Article 50 was officially triggered. Joanna Cherry QC — who is MP for Edinburgh...
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Bolton law firm hands back controversial £300,000 council grant under threat...
Asons Solicitors ceased trading on Friday after it was purchased by Coops Law Bolton Council meeting yesterday evening A Bolton-based personal injury firm has handed back a controversial £300,000...
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