Tag: Barristers
One in five top chambers inaccessible to disabled people
Bar Council warns lack of support may deter disabled pupillage applicants
Jury trials scrapped for offences carrying under three-year sentences, with cases heard by judge in new ‘swift courts’
Justice Sec confirms shake-up
Barristers given fresh AI guidance amid rise in fake cases cited in court
Bar Council urges caution when using tech tools
Female junior barristers earn nearly a quarter less than male colleagues
New report lays bare gender pay gap
Jury trials set to be axed for most crimes under major shake up
Justice Sec poised to take extreme action on soaring court backlog
Gateway reopens for browsing as countdown begins to Legal Cheek’s Virtual Pupillage Fair
Meet 40+ chambers before application season begins
More than a quarter of barristers say they’re not managing workloads well — despite rise in overall wellbeing
'Still a lot of work to do,' says Bar Council chair
The comprehensive school boy from Newport who founded Pogust Goodhead — before being dramatically ousted
Rookie lawyer who sniffed an opportunity with class action funding now finds himself out of a job
Magic Circle chambers agrees to pay interview travel costs as part of campaign to help under 25s
Ellie Hecht's campaign could see Bar and smaller firms follow lead of corporate law
Solicitor General: Junior lawyers’ pro bono efforts inspire me
Solicitor General Ellie Reeves says Pro Bono Week is a reminder of what the legal profession does so well
Ex–Slaughter and May associate struck off for lying about degree result
Said he got a first
What Charlotte Proudman did next
Having helped change gender attitudes in the legal profession, high profile barrister has now launched her own law firm
Judge finds barrister relied on ‘entirely fictitious’ AI-generated cases
AI hallucinations strike again
Lawyer couple go LinkedIn viral with case law-themed marriage announcement
Dove v Crombleholme
Top legal bodies accuse politicians of ‘irresponsible and dangerous’ attacks on lawyers
'Rising tide of intimidation'
Revealed: Inside pupil barrister pay at the country’s top chambers
Up to six-figure sums fresh from bar school 🤑
Barrister claims in viral TikTok that Israeli government ‘orchestrated’ Manchester synagogue attack and has King Charles on ‘target list’
Sham Uddin does not share evidence to back up his claims
Barrister reprimanded over sweary comments towards probation staff
Effing and blinding
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