The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Barristers vow to ‘bring courts to their knees’ in strikes against David Lammy’s plans to slash number of jury trials [Mail Online] ‘A move towards an authoritarian state’:…
Genuine remorse A City solicitor previously suspended after accepting a second police caution for cocaine possession has had the remaining restrictions on his right to practise lifted. Matthew Podger, admitted in 2013, was first cautioned for possession of cocaine in…
Charity fundraiser Some of the country’s leading lawyers are heading to the West End next week, joining TV stars including Lee Mack and Richard Ayoade for a courtroom showdown over a surprisingly divisive question of whether Shakespeare is actually funny….
Roughly £166k A solicitor who used money from his brother’s drug dealing to pay his mortgage has been struck off. Paul Simon Green has been removed from the roll of solicitors after being jailed for 26 months last year for…
‘Under the counter’ supplies revealed US legal powerhouse Paul Weiss has clarified that it is not preventing its London lawyers from having butter in its plush in-house restaurant, despite an earlier report suggesting otherwise. The firm recently unveiled its revamped…
Power imbalance Rosewood Hotel, London – Credit Durston Saylor via WikiCommons A senior criminal barrister has been disbarred after a disciplinary tribunal found he sexually harassed a junior colleague who had only recently completed her pupillage. Kevin James Barry, formerly…
28 of 37 Dentons has retained 28 out of 37 qualifying trainees across its UK, Ireland, and Middle East offices this year, resulting in a retention score of 76%. Dentons has also confirmed the destinations of its newly qualified solicitors,…
Bar Council warns lack of support may deter disabled pupillage applicants A significant portion of the bar remains physically closed off to wheelchair users and other disabled people, according to a new Bar Council report. The snapshot report finds that…
Justice Sec confirms shake-up Justice Secretary David Lammy MP has confirmed that jury trials will be scrapped for offences carrying sentences of less than three years, in a major overhaul of the criminal justice system aimed at tackling the enormous…
From superb sushi to second-rate school dinners, Legal Cheek dives into the world of in-firm cuisine White & Case’s in-house restaurant Broad Street Kitchen. Credit: MCM Architecture Law is a demanding profession, and lawyers need proper brain fuel to power…