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End of the day round-up 27 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm

Paedophile Neil Wilson Has sentence reviewed after barrister's "predatory" comments about victim [Huffington Post] Full transcript of sentencing hearing where 13-yr-old underage sex victim described ...

Law firm pens are officially everywhere 27 Aug 2013 | 05:20 pm

Having spread from the corporate to the publicly-funded branch of the profession, now even the Notting Hill Carnival isn't free of law firm pens... "There was a lass in a tutu handing them out to eve...

UK legal education system given unlikely boost by Obama 27 Aug 2013 | 12:55 pm

The messy postgraduate route to qualifying as a lawyer in England and Wales comes in for plenty of flack — with the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) widely seen as hurried, the Legal Practice Course (LPC...

Morning round-up: Tuesday 27 August 27 Aug 2013 | 12:10 pm

QC's wife "took possession of Mayfair home" during his illness [The Telegraph] Top lawyer backs judge's burka ban [Daily Express] Notting Hill Carnival 2013 police dance-off [YouTube] Top Rugby pla...

Podcast: What sexy law-related careers are there other than the Bar? 23 Aug 2013 | 01:06 pm

Like many young hopefuls, Thomas Connelly and Nathan Akhavan-Moossavi both found themselves drawn to the Bar. Connelly, who is an editorial assistant at Legal Cheek, has gone furthest towards realisin...

Morning round-up: Friday 23 August 23 Aug 2013 | 12:16 pm

BPP chief Carl Lygo launches fansite featuring wife "gives birth in car" video and other delights [CarlLygo.com] Liz Hurley would rather her son becomes a hot-shot lawyer than a superstar [Daily Star...

11 of the most amusing ‘Things Law Students Don’t Say’ posts 22 Aug 2013 | 01:03 pm

Since launching just three months ago, the Facebook page 'Things Law Students Don't Say' has gained an incredible 18,653 likes. That's an even faster growth rate than Twitter sensation Law Vicissitude...

Morning round-up: Thursday 22 August 22 Aug 2013 | 12:31 pm

Bradley Manning's lawyers to petition President Obama over 35 year sentence for giving US secrets to WikiLeaks [The Independent] Transcript of Manning sentence [Press Freedom Foundation via @JackOfKe...

Which of these loathsome politicians, sponging royals and inconsequential celebs are honorary Inns of Court benchers? 21 Aug 2013 | 02:34 pm

Seven of these famous figures are Inns of Court benchers, the other seven aren't. Can you name the bona fide honorary members of the legal profession? (Answers are on the Legal Cheek Facebook page) T...

Morning round-up: Wednesday 21 August 21 Aug 2013 | 12:05 pm

Are Britain's barristers living on borrowed time? [The Telegraph] Trainee barrister who obtained council flat and sub-let it while already owning two homes jailed for seven months [Mail Online] 15 r...

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