Legal Cheek

Legal Cheek is a British legal news website.[1] It also has a careers section featuring research about law firms and barrister chambers[2] and a large following on social media.[3]

Legal Cheek
Type of site
Legal news
OwnerAlex Aldridge
URLwww.legalcheek.com
CommercialYes
Launched2011
Current statusActive

History

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] and The Independent [11] and The Telegraph [12] Recently Legal Cheek noted[13] that Amal Clooney, the celebrity human rights lawyer married to George Clooney, is eligible to become a judge in the UK Supreme Court, while recognising that this is in fact highly unlikely. Citing the Legal Cheek article, the London Evening Standard subsequently claimed that "Amal could reign supreme".[14]

As of 2021 Legal Cheek has three staff writers, Tom Connelly[15], Aishah Hussain[16] and Adam Mawardi[17] and various columnists including CJ McKinney, the former Full Fact journalist.[18].

References
  1. "The Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  2. "The Brief". The Brief. The Times. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. "Financial Times". ft.com. FT Group.
  4. "The Guardian". theguardian.com. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  5. "The Times". Milkround.com. The Times. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  6. "The Times". Milkround.com. The Times. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  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.
  11. "The Independent". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  12. "The Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  13. King, Katie. "legalcheek.com". Legal Cheek. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  14. Diary, Standard. "Evening Standard". Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  15. "The Times". Milkround.com. The Times. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  16. "Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Muck Rack. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  17. "Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Muck Rack. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  18. "Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Muck Rack. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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