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Barrister Discovers That Bowing To The Judge Is Not Entirely Optional

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A New South Wales barrister has been reprimanded after apparently deciding that some of the more tiresome conventions of courtroom practice, such as standing, bowing to the judge and arriving on time, were more guidelines than rules. Mahmoud Mandoh was reprimanded following his conduct during a 2023 criminal trial, with the disciplinary register recording what […]

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From Death Row to Comedy Festival How This Lawyer Found Punchlines in the Darkest Place

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Some lawyers bill by the hour. Others spend years trying to stop the state from killing their clients. American capital defence lawyer‑turned‑comedian Josh Pickar has somehow managed to do both law and stand‑up, arguing that the two professions have more in common than most civilians would comfortably admit. Both depend on storytelling, timing and finding

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“Penthouse, Bali & Betrayal – How Queens Defenders’ Boss Looted a Legal Aid Nonprofit”

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The former executive director of Queens Defenders, a New York legal services nonprofit, and a former employee have been sent to prison for a brazen embezzlement scheme that siphoned hundreds of thousands of dollars from an organization meant to serve indigent clients. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said Lori Zeno and Rashad Ruhani diverted more than

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BigLaw Billables Now Include Midday Park Bench ‘Sucking Face’ Sessions

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In a heartwarming tale of modern romance and billable hours, two BigLaw attorneys have reminded us all why extramarital affairs shouldn’t be conducted on a public park bench. A viral video from TikToker “Jay Guapo” recently captured two business-attired lovebirds aggressively swapping spit in broad daylight. Internet sleuths quickly identified the amorous duo as a

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Sayonara Karim – Karim Khan’s Last Case: Himself

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Karimkhan

Karim Khan has discovered what “accountability” feels like when you’re the one being held to it. The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, who made a career intoning about the rule of law and the transgressions of Israel, has been fired for his own alleged transgressions. Even more surprising is the firing was found by the

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Prosecution Lawyers to Apologise for Robot-Written Legal Submissions

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UK Crown Prosecution Service lawyers were left red-faced after it emerged that two entirely fake cases had been cited in written submissions to the High Court during an extradition appeal. It’s the latest in a growing list of incidents where artificial intelligence has generated “hallucinated” fictitious citations in formal legal documents. The errors surfaced ahead

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The Barrister, The Gangster and the Hitman . . And the Impending Jail Term

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For years, Samreen Akhtar embodied the legal profession’s favourite narrative. The daughter of a Huddersfield mechanic from a Pashtun family, she was showcased by the Bar Council as a social mobility advocate and hailed as one of the brightest new criminal barristers on the circuit, building a career defending clients accused of serious offences. Now,

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Simple Human Error Leads to Major Blank Rome Data Breach

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Blank Rome is facing proposed class actions after a cyberattack of what appears to be a brazen and blatant ‘attack’, exposed sensitive personal information belonging to more than 57,000 current and former clients, highlighting how a simple human mistake can trigger major legal consequences. According to the firm’s own account, the breach occurred when a

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Lord Sugar’s Firm Brews Up a ‘David vs. Goliath’ Trademark Battle

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When does everyday language become trademark infringement? That’s the question brewing in a new intellectual property clash between a two-store London cafe and a £1.5 billion hospitality behemoth. The independent Coffee Studio recently applied to register a simple, three-word slogan: “Eat Drink Work.” They quickly found themselves in the legal crosshairs of Mitchells & Butlers—the

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AI Law Firm Scores UK Courtroom First

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Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor An AI-only law firm, Garfield, has just notched up what is being billed as the first courtroom win by an “AI lawyer” against human opposition in England in a story made for law marketing, legal tech and AI-watchers. An AI-only law firm that once made headlines for sending “polite chaser”

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