Tag: Barristers

Privately-educated continue to dominate the bar
Barristers remain reluctant to reveal schooling background, BSB report suggests

The chambers with the best facilities in England — 2019 edition
The new Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey results — analysed

House of Commons barista paid more than average legal aid barrister
Civil service role comes with a salary of £23,290 plus benefits

Brexit could generate plenty of opportunities for future lawyers
Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘How will Brexit disarray affect future lawyers?’ event at ULaw Moorgate on Thursday, ULaw associate professor Trevor Tayleur casts an expert eye over the impending upheaval

Rapper Azealia Banks hits back at junior barrister’s claim she could be prosecuted for Irish remarks
‘Who is Tomas McGarvey?’

Justine Thornton QC made High Court judge
High-flying barrister's hubby, Ed Miliband, 'very proud'

Game of Thrones star to play barrister Shami Chakrabarti in new political thriller
Official Secrets to hit UK cinema screens later this year

Attorney General: ‘I would be no lawyer at all if I allowed my private or political view to obtrude my legal judgement’
Geoffrey Cox QC rallies to defend himself -- and the need for legal professional privilege in 'exquisitely sensitive' circumstances

Criminal lawyers in uproar over court IT chaos
Continuing digital outage plays havoc with justice system

New legislation on domestic abuse heralds family law shake-up
Ban on abusers grilling victims in court among changes

Hero barrister recalls moment he pulled Prince Philip from 4×4 wreckage after T-junction smash
'I looked down and had the Prince’s blood on my hands’

Top QC teams up with rookie barrister to launch ‘how-to-get-pupillage’ blog
Refreshingly honest guide goes live

Cherie Booth QC: Lord Denning once told me ‘the bar really isn’t the place for women’
The comment came during her call ceremony

Inner Temple pushes ahead with multi-million pound redevelopment project
Inn appoints Sir Robert McAlpine to oversee construction of new education and training centre

Five pupillage application form essentials
As the Pupillage Gateway re-opens, Devereux's Harry Sheehan and John Platts-Mills share five ideas to hopefully reinvigorate the process of applying for pupillage and crafting applications
Don’t feel obliged to respond to emails after 7pm, bar chief tells barristers
Richard Atkins QC says '24/7 365 days a year culture' is damaging lawyer wellbeing

Family law barrister, 34, who completed BPTC in 2007 becomes district judge
Adem Muzaffer will take up the role later this month

Criminal barrister fined for ‘inadvertently’ sending cocaine to a chambers
And reprimanded by the regulator

5 Essex Court launches podcast for aspiring pupil barristers
Ahead of Pupillage Gateway re-opening on Monday

A year in the world of Legal Cheek: The top 15 stories of 2018
From a Love Island lawyer to a Donoghue v Stevenson inspired statue -- but can you guess which is our most read article over the past 12 months?