Legal Cheek

Legal Cheek is a popular British legal news website that is styled by some as a "tabloid".[1] It also has a careers section featuring research about law firms and barrister chambers[2] and a large following on social media.[3] Founded by former Guardian journalist Alex Aldridge[4] in 2011, Legal Cheek initially operated out of Aldridge's apartment in London.[5] Aldridge has a background in law after training as a barrister.[6]

In 2012 Legal Cheek was forced to issue an apology for using an incorrect photo in an article about a dispute between two barristers.[7] In an interview after this had taken place, Aldridge admitted there had been a "lawsuit" and pledged to think harder about "accountability".[8]

In 2014 Legal Cheek conducted the first ever interview[9] with Judge Rinder, the barrister who would go on to find fame on Strictly Come Dancing.

Legal Cheek is often cited in the UK media, including the BBC,[10] the Daily Mail [11] and The Independent [12] and The Telegraph [13]

As of 2016 Legal Cheek has two staff writers, Tom Connelly[14] and Katie King,[15] and various columnists including Joshua Rozenberg, the former BBC legal correspondent,[16] and Will Buckley, the former Observer journalist.[17]

References

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  5. "The Times". Milkround.com. The Times. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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  7. "Legal Cheek". Legalcheek.com. Legal Cheek. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  8. "The Conversation". clarerodwaysconversation.blogspot.co.uk. Clare Rodway. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  9. "Exclusive interview: Judge Rinder on life as Britain's newest reality TV star". legalcheek.com. Legal Cheek. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  10. "BBC". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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  12. "The Independent". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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  15. "The Times". Milkround.com. The Times. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  16. "Legal Cheek". Legal Cheek. Legal Cheek. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  17. "Legal Cheek". Legal Cheek. Legal Cheek. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

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