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Cambridge University triumphs in Vis Pre-Moot London tournament

Rookie arbitrators beat fellow uni teams from Denmark, Switzerland and Poland

Mar 18 2019 1:00pm
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£3,000 fine for barrister who put hand down woman’s skirt and squeezed her bum

Incident occurred at a bar, according to tribunal decision

Mar 18 2019 11:16am
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Drug suspension barrister goes viral after pro-Brexit rant on BBC Question Time

Warming up for return to the bar?

Mar 15 2019 2:30pm
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Firm falsely advertises services of commercial barrister jailed over £600,000 VAT fraud

Fails to mention he was stripped of QC status

Mar 15 2019 11:54am
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Tweeting Attorney General accuses Channel 4’s Jon Snow of talking ‘bollocks’ as Brexit pressure mounts

Hardly courtroom language

Mar 12 2019 4:12pm
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Profession gears up for next week’s Legal Cheek Awards 2019

Extravaganza takes place at the City of London’s iconic Cheesegrater

Mar 12 2019 12:26pm

LinkedIn row: Former magic circle lawyer slams barrister’s TV entertainment show

Sham Uddin’s videos show he has ‘no regard or respect’ for his own legal career, says ex-Allen & Overy solicitor Melanie Daniels

Mar 11 2019 2:14pm
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The Secret Barrister once used the words ‘squirrel sex’ to justify a poor exam result during a pupillage interview

Anonymous super-blogger drops biggest hint to true identity so far

Mar 11 2019 10:28am
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Women barristers overlooked in favour of men, Supreme Court president says

International Women’s Day: Female advocates complain to Lady Hale that males still scoop the big cases

Mar 8 2019 11:03am
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Careers

Want to be the next Amal Clooney? Here are 5 things all aspiring human rights lawyers need to know

A panel of experts share tips from the top

Mar 6 2019 3:30pm
Spoof news site jokes that barristers can now end cross-examination with a ‘mic drop’

NewsBiscuit mocks archaic legal profession

Mar 6 2019 10:41am
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Mystery law student bids over £6,000 to have lunch with Amal Clooney

They can bring six friends, according to reports

Mar 4 2019 12:58pm
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Aspiring barristers offered chance to win £12,000 pupillage bonus

Pupils vying for ICLR’s cash bonus will be judged on financial need and merit

Mar 4 2019 11:54am
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Barrister training overhaul receives legal watchdog approval

Two-part BPTC a step closer

Mar 1 2019 11:02am
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‘I felt hopeless and isolated’: Barrister opens up about battle with alcoholism

A candid account of one lawyer’s journey to sobriety

Feb 28 2019 1:33pm
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I’m (not) lovin’ it: Criminal barristers could earn more serving Big Macs, suggests top QC

Some legal aid lawyers earning £5 an hour

Feb 27 2019 3:03pm
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Jolyon Maugham QC’s Uber legal challenge faces setback as High Court rules he can’t shield himself from taxi app’s £1 million legal bill

Bump in the road?

Feb 26 2019 2:20pm
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Bar feeling angsty over its ‘testosterone overdose’

Top QC warns of BDE

Feb 22 2019 12:11pm
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Lord Chief Justice: ‘Call out’ sexism on the bench

As another barrister goes public with negative experience

Feb 19 2019 10:35am
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Careers

From human rights barrister to judge – why I prefer being the decision maker

Ahead of ‘How to become a human rights lawyer’ on Wednesday in London, we caught up with ULaw academic and deputy district judge Anitra Hussain

Feb 18 2019 3:26pm
#MeToo pioneer Charlotte Proudman reveals she received bottom spanking note on ‘judicial headed note paper’

It came shortly after the barrister went public with City solicitor’s ‘sexist’ LinkedIn message

Feb 15 2019 12:13pm
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Brexit-backing former Brighton Uni fashion student raises £77,000 in fight against ‘top lawyers in the land’

Darren Grimes, 25, is appealing fine for breaking electoral law in EU referendum

Feb 14 2019 10:30am
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‘Don’t act like you’re on a stag-do’ or ‘make repetitive jokes about breasts or skirts’, junior barrister tells male colleagues

Joanna Hardy offers nine practical pointers to improving retention of women at the criminal bar

Feb 13 2019 5:09pm
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Pupil barrister has wig tin confiscated by court security – Twitter reacts

‘What level of tinpot jobsworthery brings this about?’

Feb 13 2019 10:44am
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