Tag: Barristers

Advocate: Bar Pro Bono Unit ditches Latin name in bid to ‘modernise’

Revamp coincides with National Pro Bono Week

Oct 22 2018 10:23am

£5 million in BPTC funding available as Inns of Court scholarship deadline looms

Wannabe barristers have until Friday 2 November to apply

Oct 22 2018 9:05am
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Why do barristers wear wigs and gowns?

New Middle Temple exhibition explains the origins of our unusual court garb

Oct 19 2018 11:03am

Lords call for clarity over role of ECJ post-Brexit

As over 1,000 lawyers sign letter to PM on People's Vote

Oct 18 2018 9:50am
Manchester

Exchange Chambers expands free pupillage application advice day for northern bar hopefuls

Revamped 2018 forum will focus on how candidates can make themselves stand out during the recruitment process

Oct 18 2018 8:56am

Peak Millennial? Doughty Street barrister argues for a NEW human right to personal ‘airspace’

Airborne intrusions can trigger psychological distress, says Nick Grief

Oct 17 2018 1:16pm
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‘Will my tattoos stop me from becoming a barrister?’

I’ve been told I should be fine, but I'm not so sure

Oct 17 2018 10:41am
Secret Barrister

Lawyers vent fury over survey which asked whether The Secret Barrister should be ‘unmasked’

Little appetite to find out identity of whistleblower

Oct 12 2018 2:27pm
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IBA Conference: ‘Lawyers just don’t do emotion’, says leading behavioural expert

Law is the last profession to embrace emotional intelligence

Oct 12 2018 10:16am
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The 2019 Chambers Most List goes live

Expanded careers guide now feature 50 sets — each with a Legal Cheek View and Insider Scorecard rankings

Oct 9 2018 10:05am
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Lawyers discuss stolen ruby slippers, Van Gogh and Boy George’s Christian icon as IBA Conference kicks off in Rome

Six thousand descend on Italian capital for week-long law 'mingle-athon'

Oct 8 2018 1:52pm
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Complaints about barristers jump by 30%

But number of disbarments is down, according to new report

Oct 1 2018 11:12am

Twitter fraudster impersonates top criminal QC in unsophisticated money wiring scam

Internet wrong'un uses image of 2 Bedford Row's Michael Wolkind QC

Sep 28 2018 10:00am

London chambers set to make history by renaming itself after a woman

Helena Normanton was the first woman to practise at the bar

Sep 27 2018 11:28am

The Canary goes after legal Twitterati royalty

Barristers Adam Wagner and Jolyon Maugham QC targeted by left-wing news website following comments they made on social media

Sep 27 2018 9:04am