Tag: Barristers

Exclusive interview: Man who brought private prosecution against Boris Johnson faces ‘financial ruin’ over £200,000 debt

Uncertainty over Marcus Ball’s future comes despite crowdfunding over £500,000

Jul 9 2019 8:56am

Pride 2019: Lawyers take to London’s streets to celebrate LGBT+ rights

Pride Jubilee marked half-century since Stonewall uprising

Jul 8 2019 12:47pm

Aspiring barrister jailed for grooming over 140 children online

Aberystwyth Uni law grad handed 10 year sentence

Jul 8 2019 8:54am

International human rights lawyer jailed for spitting at air crew found dead

Body of Simone Burns discovered at Beachy Head cliffs in East Sussex

Jul 4 2019 11:21am

BPTC grads more likely to get pupillage if they’re white

Ethnic minorities with same marks as white peers find it harder to get a place at chambers, figures show

Jul 4 2019 10:33am

British barrister faces extradition to Turkey over ‘propaganda’ charges

Ozcan Keles accused of spreading propaganda online

Jul 3 2019 11:32am

Criminal barristers call off strike

Over 60% of CBA members vote to suspend action

Jul 1 2019 10:22am

Junior crime barristers accuse government of ‘divide and rule’ tactics over pay deal

Open letter urges criminal lawyers to remain united

Jun 28 2019 8:52am

Released under investigation: The real reason why fewer people are being charged with offences

Criminal barrister Rhys Rosser explains how RUIs have had some very unintended consequences

Jun 26 2019 4:55pm

Over 35 MPs enrol for work experience with legal aid lawyers

#TakeYourMPToWork campaign aims to highlight pressing need for properly funded justice system

Jun 26 2019 11:26am

Herbert Smith Freehills launches London advocacy secondment for junior lawyers

In-house option sees associates spend 12 months working with global outfit's top advocates

Jun 26 2019 8:56am

Legal profession launches gender equality pledge

Signatories commit to supporting women into top lawyer roles

Jun 20 2019 11:00am

The best social media snaps from the London Legal Walk

15,000 walkers go the distance for charity

Jun 18 2019 10:56am

Henry Hendron returns to practice three years after drug conviction

Barrister was suspended in 2016 after admitting possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply following boyfriend's death

Jun 14 2019 8:55am

6 essentials for summer training contract hunters

What we learned from an hour listening to five top lawyers

Jun 13 2019 2:13pm
Rinder Rob Judge TV

Judge Rinder to give his take on worldly affairs in new TV series

The Rob Rinder Show will air on Channel 4 later this year

Jun 13 2019 10:32am

Criminal barristers negotiate improved pay deal — days after voting for national walkout

CBA says it will be recommending its members accept 'interim measures'

Jun 12 2019 2:32pm

Aspiring barrister launches crowdfunding campaign to cover £66,000 Cambridge Uni fees

St Edmund's College working with alumni to help bar hopeful hit target

Jun 10 2019 2:47pm