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By DebbieH 18 Dec 2018 0 min read

Law society branded ‘Racist’ disbanded by University of Exeter

The University of Exeter has disbanded a law society following a major review into racism According to the BBC screenshots of racist messages in an Exeter students Whatsapp group sparked outrage when...

By DebbieH 10 Dec 2018 0 min read

Police probe in to lawyer after client claims he handed over £80k savings for bogus court action

A rogue lawyer banned from every Scottish court has been reported to police regarding claims he conned a client out of of his life savings According to The Daily Record Adam McNeil accused bankrupt so...

By DebbieH 26 Nov 2018 0 min read

Lord Sumption tells barristers they’ve been getting it wrong on legal aid

The Supreme Court judge famous for having a brain the size of a planet has told the bar that it needs to change the way it looks at legal in desperate times of squeezed public sector expenditure Speak...

By DebbieH 22 Oct 2018 0 min read

EU rules into UK law

Civil servants are working overtime to avoid a legal cliff edge after Brexit Currently there are around EU regulations in operation in the UK According to the BBC the government plans to copy over the...

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By DebbieH 15 Oct 2018 0 min read

SRA flexes authority to ensure solicitor honesty

The SRA are attempting to ensure honesty and integrity of law firms and their representatives with the aim to provide a more transparent system for consumers The SRA made their intentions very clear b...

By DebbieH 09 Oct 2018 0 min read

The 2019 Chambers Most List goes live

The Legal Cheek has released its version of The Chambers Most List The definitive student guide includes everything you need to know about the leading chambers operating in the UK including pupillage...

By DebbieH 18 Sep 2018 0 min read

Female majority in Supreme Court for the first time

In a gender equality milestone two male and three female justices will hear a case next month For the first time in legal history a Supreme Court case will be sat by a female majority Three of the fiv...

By DebbieH 12 Sep 2018 0 min read

Law student fails to sue classmates over defamatory forum comments

An Open University OU first-year law student has run up a costs bill of after attempting to sue six other students for alleged defamation The student Samantha Exley joined the OU s online forum in Exl...

By DebbieH 21 Aug 2018 0 min read

Barristers react to Victims’ Commissioner’s claim cameras in court will help curb ‘aggressive’ cross-examination

Members of the bar have hit back at claims that bringing cameras into courtrooms could help curb aggressive barristers According to Legal Cheek Baroness Newlove said that filming court proceedings mig...

By DebbieH 17 Aug 2018 0 min read

In the news this week: Rail fares, UK retail sector, House of Fraser

Welcome to your weekly round-up of the top commercial news This week we had the news that rail fares are to rise substantially and the UK retail sector benefitted overall in July from the good weather...