Barristers Archives - Legal Cheek

Disbarred barrister in court after allegedly claiming to be homeless in bid to secure council house

She denies any wrongdoing

Aug 9 2018 12:14pm
Future pupil barrister’s endearing tweet about being called to bar 29 years after her mum goes viral

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Jul 30 2018 3:10pm
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Barristerspeak decoded: A guide for solicitors, students and clients

Legal Cheek’s resident funny man Wigapedia returns with another helpful translator

Jul 25 2018 12:17pm
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Top QC who starred in courtroom docudrama to take over as head of CPS

Max Hill to replace Linklaters-bound Alison Saunders

Jul 24 2018 12:53pm
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Great British Bake Off winner turns back on celeb cooking career to study the BPTC

Manchester law grad John Whaite won series three of the hit cookery show — now he wants to become a barrister

Jul 24 2018 9:04am
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QC seeks BPTC grad to walk their dog

£18,000 worth of training for this?

Jul 23 2018 9:18am
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Are all barristers as rude as the ones I work with?

One junior clerk hopes there are nicer lawyers out there

Jul 20 2018 10:30am
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The Hearing Podcast: From Birmingham barrister to ‘Father of the House’

Remainer rebel Ken Clarke talks law and politics

Jul 19 2018 10:14am
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Lord Mance follows ex-colleagues Neuberger and Clarke back to the commercial bar following Supreme Court retirement

He joins 7KBW as an arbitrator

Jul 18 2018 10:14am
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Legal profession ‘poorly equipped’ to help disabled training contract and pupillage hunters

Level of support remains ‘a lottery’, new research suggests

Jul 16 2018 11:34am
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Chambers ‘Law Camp’ gives sixth-formers a taste of life at the bar

Students from underrepresented backgrounds assigned barrister mentors as part of myth-busting two-day workshop

Jul 12 2018 1:19pm
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Brick Court Chambers to show England’s World Cup clash against Croatia during posh summer soirée

Football’s coming home… to a major gallery near you

Jul 11 2018 10:08am
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From BPTC to lawtech — the upsides of having a ‘Plan B’

Nicola Jane Smith reflects on life after law school and the seemingly never-ending hunt for pupillage

Jul 11 2018 8:53am
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Top commercial barrister lands Attorney General role

As ex-Linklaters lawyer scoops Brexit secretary position

Jul 10 2018 10:25am
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The best lawyer photos from London Pride 🏳️‍🌈

Includes wigs, top hats and law-themed jewellery

Jul 9 2018 1:25pm
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Commercial barrister who bought and supplied cannabis fined £1,500

And reprimanded by the regulator

Jul 9 2018 8:48am
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Packing chicken to flying helicopters — barristers share their unconventional routes into law

#IAmTheBar

Jul 5 2018 10:35am
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Rookie barrister suspended after representing client in the High Court before pupillage

Six-month penalty open to appeal

Jul 4 2018 8:53am
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The Secret Barrister unmasked in London burger joint

They are a 30-something Comprehensive school-educated non-Oxbridge grad, it emerges during daring interview

Jun 29 2018 4:05pm
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The Hearing Podcast: My life as a transgender barrister

Employment and discrimination specialist Robin White shares her story

Jun 28 2018 4:30pm
Advocates’ core courtroom skills on the decline, judges warn

Reduced levels of pay blamed for lower morale and standards, finds report

Jun 28 2018 11:54am
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Careers

What I learned as an undergraduate law student attending the Kings Chambers mini-pupillage fair

Legal Cheek Manchester Met campus ambassador May Alavi found the Bar to be different in some crucial respects to popular stereotypes

Jun 27 2018 2:50pm
Research: Bullying rife at criminal bar; less common among commercial barristers

Reported observations of harassment soar across newly-woke bar

Jun 26 2018 8:47am
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The Hearing Podcast: The difficult transition from law to politics

QC turned Home Secretary Lord Michael Howard shares his story

Jun 21 2018 10:36am
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