Tag: Barristers

Barrister gets question about the Bar wrong on ITV quiz show The Chase

Shaun Wallace of Great James Street Chambers has surprised viewers of ITV quiz show The...

Jun 24 2013 11:00am

Non-practising barrister behind controversial essay writing company rebrands as self-help guru

A pupillage-less Bar graduate who made millions of pounds selling essays to students has launched...

Jun 24 2013 9:35am

Could the ‘Desk Safari’ craze spread to law?

So far, justice secretary Chris Grayling is the only representative of the legal profession to...

Jun 20 2013 10:01am

Legal typos: 7 absolute howlers

Oh how we clinical negligence practitioners laughed when a pfannenstiel incision — which is a...

Jun 14 2013 12:34pm

The most mixed metaphor used to insult lawyers ever?

Last week’s piece in the Daily Mail about the top earning legal aid lawyers –...

Jun 12 2013 1:01pm

‘Criminal barrister’ ranked 7th sexiest job ever by GQ Magazine

Finally some good news for criminal barristers: they have made GQ‘s ‘Ten Sexiest Jobs Ever’...

Jun 10 2013 12:11pm

‘I heard a voice whisper: “What a ghastly portrait of insufferable arrogance” – and I realised he meant me’

This is my 36th year at the Bar and things have changed a hell of...

Jun 7 2013 9:58am

9 reasons why Harry Mount’s hatchet job on the legal profession misses the mark

Today’s piece by ex-pupil barrister Harry Mount arguing in favour of the government’s legal aid...

Jun 6 2013 12:01pm

Lawyers prove they can pull off a demo – as Britain discusses #PublicW*nkingOnYoutube

They got all dressed up, posed for clever pictures and were joined in such numbers...

Jun 5 2013 8:45am

As MoJ consultation on legal aid closes, the UK criminal justice system is placed on ebay

Bidding closes on 11 June, with the UK criminal justice system “available to the lowest...

Jun 5 2013 7:52am

The celebs supporting #SaveUKJustice

This morning Stephen Fry became the most high profile celebrity (he has nearly six million...

Jun 4 2013 1:05pm

Just another day at the Chancery Lane Starbucks

Image by @LeonGlenister.

May 30 2013 4:20pm

Why do wannabe barristers have to accept their BPTC place before they know if they’ve got an Inns scholarship?

The conventional wisdom is that students are unwise to do the Bar Professional Training Course...

May 30 2013 9:29am

Will lawyers fall for the government’s ‘wholesale privatisation of justice’ PR trick?

During the consultation over the scrapping of the trainee solicitor minimum salary last year, the...

May 29 2013 8:57am

Are the Inner Temple toilets still a leading cottaging hotspot?

Readers may recall the spot of bother Inner Temple had last year with cottagers, who...

May 28 2013 2:00pm

Video: the Downfall of Chris Grayling

Justice secretary Chris Grayling has become the latest victim of the Downfall meme, in which...

May 28 2013 8:29am

Obscenity Lawyer: How to create a niche doing something you’re passionate about

As you’d expect, Myles Jackman – aka “Obscenity Lawyer” – has some great stories. My...

May 24 2013 11:21am

6 animals that look like Chris Grayling

Some have lampooned Chris Grayling for his lack of a legal qualification. Others have sought...

May 23 2013 2:04pm

Going, going, gone – to the person with £2,660 to blow on legal work experience

Westminster School has completed its controversial auction of work experience at the criminal Bar, with...

May 23 2013 7:12am

In pictures: today’s legal aid protest

This morning’s demonstration against the government’s legal aid proposals saw 500 plus lawyers take to...

May 22 2013 2:10pm

‘The tide may flood law firms, but I remain unconvinced that it will engulf the Bar’

The profession which I am to join in September as a pupil barrister is facing...

May 22 2013 9:22am