Tag: Barristers

COVID-19: MoJ lists which lawyers are ‘key workers’
Their children can attend school or nursery from today

Jury trials on hold due to coronavirus fears
Jurors summoned for this week told to remain at home

Barrister convicted of assault suspended for three months
Open to appeal

London commercial set reverses decision to cancel pupillage recruitment round
Henderson Chambers says it will now defer interviews until summer following discussions with Bar Council

London Legal Walk postponed until October
Coronavirus: Annual charity outing was due to take place in June

Chambers invites pupillage applicants to interview by mistake
Exclusive: Changes to Gateway system 'contributed to errors', says Temple Garden

Top London commercial set cancels pupillage recruitment round due to COVID-19 outbreak
Henderson Chambers says it cannot be confident video interviews will fairly reflect aspiring barristers abilities

Criminal barristers ask for early billing to ease potential cashflow crises
Coronavirus: Criminal Bar Association wants barristers to be paid before trials are over
Regulator postpones centralised BPTC exams
Decision follows new government guidance to combat spread of COVID-19

Coronavirus: It’s ‘business as usual’, says Supreme Court
Building remains open to the public and cases will continue

IBA: Assange treatment during extradition hearing ‘reminiscent of Abu Ghraib’ prison scandal
International Bar Assocation compares Wikileaks founder's 'mistreatment' to torture of Iraqi detainees

Revealed: The chambers with the most supportive barristers
From 'very active' juniors' WhatsApp groups to the most illustrious silk offering a helping hand

Barrister who beat woman — then failed to surrender to custody — suspended for four months
Decision open to appeal

Two-thirds of legal professionals struggle to make ends meet
But over half too scared to ask for pay rise

How future lawyers can take advantage of the digital revolution
Legal Cheek reviews latest book offering from Professor Richard Susskind

Fox baseball bat QC avoids prosecution
RSPCA says that 'findings indicate the fox was killed swiftly' by Jolyon Maugham

Doughty Street veteran donates a cool £100k to former chamber mate Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership campaign
As Rebecca Long-Bailey defends record as a solicitor

Blackstone barristers team up with education charity to create ‘Women in Law’ children’s book
Illustrated by school pupils

Blackstone barrister appointed Oxford Uni college’s first female president
Dinah Rose QC lands top role at Magdalen College

The websites charging barrister hopefuls as much as £200 an hour for pupillage interview advice
Exclusive: A handy leg-up for those who can afford it