Tag: Barristers

Top tax QC sparks Twitter spat with criminal barristers, academics and more after writing controversial article about rape trials

Jo Maugham QC holds his ground despite social media flak for use of stats, 'non-expert' opinion and apparent decision to 'block' barrister

May 8 2018 2:13pm

Legal aid row: ‘Go back to the drawing board’, Labour tells government ahead of today’s Commons debate

Over 100 chambers now refusing to take on new legal aid cases

May 8 2018 11:03am

Review: Classic courtroom drama played out on stage – it will make you want to become a criminal lawyer

But Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution grandeur is a world away from the realities of the criminal justice system

May 3 2018 9:15am

100 chambers now refusing new work in legal aid cuts protest

Executive Committee met this week and considered recommending escalation of the action

May 2 2018 12:56pm

New comedy about pupil barristers fighting over tenancy to hit BBC screens

Actors from Black Mirror, The IT Crowd and Game of Thrones star

May 2 2018 9:26am
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Legal aid row: ‘Sit down and talk with us’, top QCs tell government

Nearly 100 chambers are now refusing to take new publicly-funded cases

Apr 24 2018 9:01am

BSB asks chambers to provide details on how they pick their pupils

Regulator keen to identify potential 'unjustified' barriers to the bar

Apr 20 2018 1:29pm

‘Ministry of Injustice’: Lawyers hold candlelight vigil over legal aid cuts

Barristers have been refusing to take new publicly-funded cases since 1 April

Apr 19 2018 11:34am

‘Chambers will need to ensure pupils are prepared for the digital age’

Ahead of Legal Cheek’s The Future of Legal Education and Training Conference on 23 May, Charles Raffin, a commercial barrister at Hardwicke, explores how chambers will be training their rookies in light of the new tech wave

Apr 18 2018 3:27pm

Criminal bar remains resolute as over 90 chambers back direct action over legal aid cuts

Barristers have been refusing to take new publicly-funded cases since April 1

Apr 17 2018 8:46am

Event: You’ve qualified — now where next?

Legal Cheek junior lawyer soft skills workshop and social, with Axiom, Hardwicke and Herbert Smith Freehills

Apr 12 2018 3:18pm

Expect ‘chaos’ to follow criminal barristers’ legal aid protest

Cases adjourned and judges sitting in empty courts -- but if barristers don't walk out 'the justice system will never recover'

Apr 11 2018 1:37pm

Ten secrets shared on how to secure pupillage

Ahead of Legal Cheek’s Secrets to Success event in Leeds, criminal barrister turned ULaw dean Tom Macdonald gives his top tips

Mar 27 2018 2:52pm

Pupillage places jump by 7%

New stats show 510 pupils started their training last year

Mar 27 2018 12:38pm

Judge asked mini-pupil what her ‘favourite sex position’ was

Shocking claims of sexual harassment surface in magazine article

Mar 26 2018 12:14pm