Legal Profession
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If you hold yourself out as a barrister on social media, then you’d better behave like one. Even if you’re not practising, you should still abide by the Code of Conduct. Offensive tweets can land you in trouble, as a recent case demonstrates.… Continue reading about Unregistered but not unregulated: non-practising barrister disciplined over offensive tweeting
Law reporter Matthew Brotherton takes a trip down Jackanapes Lane, subject of an Act of Parliament promoted by his ancestor, Thomas Brotherton MP, exactly 320 years ago today, and comments on how in law the past is always with us … Continue reading about The law and the morphing of past into present
In what is more of a digest than a review, Paul Magrath considers Sir Mark Warby’s recent Thomas Sutton Lecture on legal figures associated with the Charterhouse in London.… Continue reading about More and more: Law and the Charterhouse in London
In a recent case the Court of Appeal has reminded practitioners of the need to cite The Law Reports in accordance with the relevant Practice Direction … Continue reading about Citation of authorities: ignore the practice direction at your peril!
Twitter offers many benefits for legal practitioners and trainees. But it’s easy to get carried away, and not everyone is as circumspect or discreet as they should be. In this guest post, the barrister who tweets as @CrimeGirl offers a handy list of hints. … Continue reading about Tips for Tweeting Lawyers, by CrimeGirl
This article is based on the rough note made by Paul Magrath of the keynote speech of Baroness Hale of Richmond PSC at the annual conference of the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) on 13 June 2019. If and when the verbatim text is published, we will update with a link.… Continue reading about Lady Hale remembers: how law has changed since the Sixties
David Rosen reviews a primer on legal ethics which aims to spark debate and help lawyers develop an instinct for doing the right thing rather than relying on a prescriptive all-embracing code of conduct. … Continue reading about Book review: How to be an ethical solicitor by Mena Ruparel and Richard Burnham
This week’s roundup of legal news and comment includes the Parole Board, probation services, courts, legal information and pupillage.… Continue reading about Weekly Notes: legal news from ICLR — 21 January 2019
David Burrows congratulates Nathalie Lieven QC on her appointment to the High Court bench in the Family Division, particularly in view of her background and experience in administrative law cases.… Continue reading about On the appointment of Lieven J to the Family Division
Paul Magrath reviews the new edition of a lawyer’s guide to effective legal language. … Continue reading about Book review: Clarity for Lawyers, by Mark Adler and Daphne Perry
