Data subject access blunder A London law firm has won a High Court injunction forcing a litigant to return thousands of confidential and privileged documents that were mistakenly disclosed following a data subject access request. Forsters was acting for a…
‘Dishonest and discreditable’ An aspiring barrister has been disbarred after submitting another student’s dissertation as his own. Arbab Khalil, an unregistered barrister, was found to have engaged in conduct that was “dishonest and discreditable” before being called to the bar…
Ex-City lawyer dismissed from shadow cabinet Robert Jenrick MP Former City lawyer Robert Jenrick has been sacked as shadow justice secretary and stripped of his Conservative Party membership amid allegations that he was “plotting” to defect. Jenrick was appointed to…
NQ seeks advice on career move In our latest Career Conundrum, a newly qualified lawyer is eager to make the move from the high street to the City — but is it possible? “Hello Legal Cheek Team. I’ve got a…
Focus on FLK The Solicitors Regulation Authority has opened its annual review of the Functional Legal Knowledge (FLK) tested in the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), inviting feedback from students, firms and other stakeholders. The review covers the FLK set out…
Plans to appeal sanction A paralegal who sent misleading emails during two property transactions has been barred from working in the legal profession. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) ruled that Ria Lakhani should be made subject to a section 43…
Misconduct towards mini-pupil Jo Sidhu Former high-profile criminal barrister Jo Sidhu has failed in his bid to overturn his disbarment, after a disciplinary tribunal last year found him guilty of professional misconduct for “inappropriate and unwanted” behaviour. Legal Cheek previously…
Déjà vu The University of Law (ULaw) has been forced to void an exam — despite students having already sat it — after it emerged that the questions closely mirrored those from a past paper. The blunder affected students sitting…
Apologises for ‘ill-judged’ comment A district judge has been given formal advice after making an “ill-judged” remark during a court hearing that was perceived as “racially pejorative”, the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) has found. District Judge Leo Pyle, sitting…
Reddit user offers insights into workload, training and the realities of qualifying An anonymous Reddit user claiming to be a junior lawyer has shared a candid account of life as a trainee at a leading US law firm in London,…