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Only the qualified should litigate — what now for paralegals?

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 1d

Mazur - what's all the fuss about? www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

The ruling that employees can support solicitors but not conduct litigation has stupefied the industry as firms scramble to comply with the law

Paul Stanley KC on recovering £122m from Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 1d

"Never cancel a social engagement because of work — there’s nothing you can do at nine in the evening that you couldn’t do at six in the morning" - best advice given to Lawyer of the Week, Paul Stanley KC -- in @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Paul Stanley KC, a barrister at Essex Court Chambers, represented the Department of Health and Social Care in its successful claim against PPE Medpro over unusable personal protective equipment

How the other half lives: blissful ignorance in the City

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 1d

How the other half lives: blissful ignorance in the City; Trials meet an untimely end; The boast of British -"Out of Court" diary in the law pages of @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

The cases, the chatter, the chaos: what’s really going on in the law

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 1d

Barrister disbarred for attempting to be in two trials at once; Clooney and the bots; Pro bono prize for @hoganlovells.bsky.social's lawyer - in The Brief from @thetimes.com. Sign up for the latest #legal news, comment & gossip: home.thetimes.com/newsletters

Spare me jail for the sake of my son, pleads NHS scammer

Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 1d

Spare me jail for the sake of my son, pleads NHS scammer - in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

Kae Burnell-Chambers, whose fake disability claim was exposed when she was caught dancing on social media, says the boy will suffer as he is home-schooled

Only the qualified should litigate — what now for paralegals?

Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 1d

Mazur - what's all the fuss about? www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

The ruling that employees can support solicitors but not conduct litigation has stupefied the industry as firms scramble to comply with the law

Paul Stanley KC on recovering £122m from Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm

Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 1d

"Never cancel a social engagement because of work — there’s nothing you can do at nine in the evening that you couldn’t do at six in the morning" - best advice given to Lawyer of the Week, Paul Stanley KC -- in @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Paul Stanley KC, a barrister at Essex Court Chambers, represented the Department of Health and Social Care in its successful claim against PPE Medpro over unusable personal protective equipment

How the other half lives: blissful ignorance in the City

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 1d

How the other half lives: blissful ignorance in the City; Trials meet an untimely end; The boast of British -"Out of Court" diary in the law pages of @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

The cases, the chatter, the chaos: what’s really going on in the law

Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 1d

Barrister disbarred for attempting to be in two trials at once; Clooney and the bots; Pro bono prize for @hoganlovells.bsky.social's lawyer - in The Brief from @thetimes.com. Sign up for the latest #legal news, comment & gossip: home.thetimes.com/newsletters

Udo Onwere: ‘Being a lawyer is easier than being a footballer’

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 8d

"Being a lawyer is easier than being a footballer," former Fulham midfielder turned lawyer Udo Onwere, tells The Brief from @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

The former Fulham midfielder tells Catherine Baksi how his sports background has influenced his legal career — particularly his new venture with Jamie Redknapp

Udo Onwere: ‘Being a lawyer is easier than being a footballer’

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 8d

"Being a lawyer is easier than being a footballer," former Fulham midfielder turned lawyer Udo Onwere, tells The Brief from @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

The former Fulham midfielder tells Catherine Baksi how his sports background has influenced his legal career — particularly his new venture with Jamie Redknapp

Watchdog flags hidden costs of no-win, no-fee cases

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 8d

Watchdog flags hidden costs of no-win, no-fee cases - in @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has told law firms to clarify funding arrangements

James Counsell on prosecuting a barrister who lied on his CV

Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 8d

James Counsell KC @outertemple.bsky.social is Lawyer of the Week in @thetimes.com -- on prosecuting a barrister who lied on his CV. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

James Counsell KC at Outer Temple Chambers was instructed by the Bar Standards Board to prosecute Anurag Mohindru for professional misconduct. Mohindru, a criminal law barrister, was disbarred after a

Lady chief justice portrait to balance sexes in Inn’s gallery

Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 8d

Lady chief justice portrait to balance sexes in Inn’s gallery; Solicitor is the second black High Court judge; & Diverse lord chancellors - in @thetimes.com's law pages today: www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

The cases, the chatter, the chaos: what’s really going on in the law

Law Society Gazette - 25609/2025

Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 8d

Improving lawyers' wellbeing must be a priority, lady chief justice says in LawCare report, Legal Geek line-up & new vice-chancellor of the County of the Palatine of Lancaster - in The Brief from @thetimes. Sign up for #legal news, comment & gossip: home.thetimes.com/newsletters

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 14d

Immigration and asylum solicitors are working in their own "hostile environment" -- facing abuse and death threats for doing their job -- in the @lawsocgazette edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader...

Law Society Gazette

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 15d

Alex Cook, a solicitor @helixlaw.bsky.social talks to The Brief from @thetimes.com about his mother's death, becoming one of the youngest sub-postmasters & what the Horizon scandal taught him about using technology. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Alex Cook: ‘Horizon was a lesson in how not to use technology’

The joint owner of Helix Law and a self-confessed ‘tech geek’ tells Catherine Baksi what his family’s experience of the Post Office scandal taught him

‘Antiquated’ home-buying process is too complex, costly and slow

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 15d

‘Antiquated’ home-buying process is too complex, costly and slow --and solicitors using email instead of making a quick call causes delay - in @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

A report stresses the need for digitisation of the conveyancing system as more than half a million transactions fall through each year

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 15d

A big thank you to readers of The Brief, the weekly #legal bulletin from @thetimes.com, bringing you the latest news, comment & gossip for 10 years. You can sign up here:
home.thetimes.com/newsletter

Sidney Ross: ‘You could say my legal career is an accident’

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 22d

Sidney Ross, the oldest barrister still practising in England and Wales, talks to The Brief from @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

At 93, the oldest practising barrister in England and Wales tells Catherine Baksi how he launched a law career in his fifties after two decades as a lecturer

Alex Cook: ‘Horizon was a lesson in how not to use technology’

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 15d

Alex Cook, a solicitor @helixlaw.bsky.social talks to The Brief from @thetimes.com about his mother's death, becoming one of the youngest sub-postmasters & what the Horizon scandal taught him about using technology. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

The joint owner of Helix Law and a self-confessed ‘tech geek’ tells Catherine Baksi what his family’s experience of the Post Office scandal taught him

‘Antiquated’ home-buying process is too complex, costly and slow

Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 15d

‘Antiquated’ home-buying process is too complex, costly and slow --and solicitors using email instead of making a quick call causes delay - in @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

A report stresses the need for digitisation of the conveyancing system as more than half a million transactions fall through each year

Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 15d

A big thank you to readers of The Brief, the weekly #legal bulletin from @thetimes.com, bringing you the latest news, comment & gossip for 10 years. You can sign up here:
home.thetimes.com/newsletter

Sidney Ross: ‘You could say my legal career is an accident’

Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 22d

Sidney Ross, the oldest barrister still practising in England and Wales, talks to The Brief from @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

At 93, the oldest practising barrister in England and Wales tells Catherine Baksi how he launched a law career in his fifties after two decades as a lecturer