Tag: Barristers

Cocaine fine barrister disciplined again — this time for assaulting three people
BSB suspends Richard Thomas Keogh for 28 days following assault conviction

Legal sector dominates social mobility power list
Top ten spots for Baker McKenzie, Linklaters and BCLP

Exchange Chambers teams up with Lancaster Law School to deliver LLB advocacy module
Option open to third years

‘How can I demonstrate I’m a first class student trapped with a second class degree?’
A bar hopeful seeks readers' advice

‘Legal aid as important for economy as hospitals and schools’
Increasing access to justice can be a ‘win-win’ for businesses, IBA-World Bank report claims

‘Culture of fear’ prevents female barristers speaking out against bullying and harassment
Comments include male barristers discussing which female colleagues they 'wanted to shag', report finds

Nothing unusual about hiring newly qualified barrister for Miller case legal team, says government
Rookie Richard Howell once worked for Dominic Cummings on the Vote Leave campaign

Fraud barrister disbarred for tax fraud
Didn't realise it was an offence not to submit VAT returns

Upskirting ex-government lawyer given community order
Photographed woman on Tube

The Apprentice 2019: Former Matrix mini-pupil set to become youngest-ever contestant
Business-style BBC show returns to screens on Wednesday

Inns of Court open applications for big money BPTC scholarships
Over £5 million up for grabs

Barrister prosecuted for ‘upskirting’ on the Tube
Spotted by a member of the public

Non-Russell Group grad: ‘Is the commercial bar out of my reach?’
I'm struggling to get mini-pupillages

The ‘unspoken rules’ of the bar: don’t wear a brown suit and never turn your back on the judge
Blogging barrister compiles handy guide to advocates' etiquette

BPP Law School launches new two-part BPTC
Exclusive: Shorter, flexible option will allow students to pause their studies after completing stage one

BSB delays introduction of compulsory pupillage contracts aimed at tackling ‘inappropriate behaviour’
More time needed, says regulator

BBC comedy chronicling exploits of tenancy-hungry pupils set to return to TV screens next week
Defending The Guilty back following successful pilot

Top Blackstone silk fined £18,000 for drink driving
Details of hefty court penalty appear in recent BSB decision

Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament unlawful, Scotland’s highest court rules
Supreme Court showdown next week

Bar Council teams up with AI start-up to launch ‘anti-harassment app’
Barristers will be able to record and report inappropriate behaviour with the touch of a button

Gina Miller loses High Court bid to stop Boris Johnson suspending parliament
Next stop: the Supreme Court