Tag: Barristers

5 Essex Court launches first junior barrister-run Instagram account
London chambers hopes to demystify the profession

‘Strangely my most memorable case was also in some respects my least enjoyable’
Hardwicke barristers Tom Bell and Emily Betts reflect on their journeys from fresh-faced pupils to rising stars of the bar

Law grad who hopes to become ‘first Romani female barrister in England’ launches crowdfunding appeal to help cover BPTC fees
Brigitta Balogh is looking to raise £1,800 to cover registration costs

LawCatz: New TV chat show aims to demystify the legal world with the help of lawyers
Pilot to air on Sky next month, according to programme’s creator

ULaw appoints ex-Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger as chancellor
He stepped down from the UK's top bench last year

How two years as a county court advocate helped me secure pupillage
Luke Blease appeared in more than 70 courtrooms across the country, including before High Court judges in the Royal Courts of Justice

Barrister who repeated false rape allegation against another lawyer in court robing room has suspension reduced
Following a successful High Court appeal

Film review: The Children Act
'I loved the quiet and careful cameos by those unseen people who make our legal system work', says barrister and writer Sarah Langford

Pupil barrister who believed legal exec qualification allowed him to conduct High Court advocacy is suspended
Full decision now published

BPTC student calls for the immediate introduction of ‘unlimited’ exam resits
Online petition claims the regulator’s recently-announced assessment tweaks are ‘prejudicial’ towards those currently completing the course

Barristers hit back at Victims’ Commissioner’s claim cameras in court will help curb ‘aggressive’ cross-examination
Filming needs to be 'handled with care and sensitivity', warns Baroness Newlove

Disbarred barrister in court after allegedly claiming to be homeless in bid to secure council house
She denies any wrongdoing
Barristerspeak decoded: A guide for solicitors, students and clients
Legal Cheek’s resident funny man Wigapedia returns with another helpful translator

Top QC who starred in courtroom docudrama to take over as head of CPS
Max Hill to replace Linklaters-bound Alison Saunders

Great British Bake Off winner turns back on celeb cooking career to study the BPTC
Manchester law grad John Whaite won series three of the hit cookery show -- now he wants to become a barrister

QC seeks BPTC grad to walk their dog
£18,000 worth of training for this?

Are all barristers as rude as the ones I work with?
One junior clerk hopes there are nicer lawyers out there

The Hearing Podcast: From Birmingham barrister to ‘Father of the House’
Remainer rebel Ken Clarke talks law and politics

Lord Mance follows ex-colleagues Neuberger and Clarke back to the commercial bar following Supreme Court retirement
He joins 7KBW as an arbitrator

Legal profession ‘poorly equipped’ to help disabled training contract and pupillage hunters
Level of support remains 'a lottery', new research suggests