Tag: Barristers
Criminal barristers to vote on £15 million legal aid offer
Protest escalation suspended last week following 'breakthrough' talks with government
Pro no-no: Two thirds of criminal barristers work at least a day a week unpaid
And they say it's because solicitors are doing less work, new report suggests
HMCTS hits back at claims a criminal barrister’s high heels were confiscated by court staff for being ‘too spiky’
Lawyer said colleague had to do hearing in bare feet
Solicitor super-exam takes centre stage as legal education and training thought leaders debate future of profession
Technology, innovation, barrister training and apprenticeships thrust into spotlight
Bar suspends legal aid protest escalation following £15 million government offer
Barristers will continue to refuse new publicly-funded cases
Barrister protest latest: Legal secretary conducts sentencing hearing because barrister couldn’t be found
Impact of action laid bare before MPs
There’s an incredible new Twitter account combining law and RuPaul’s Drag Race
Who knew American drag queens were such experts on the BPTC?
Event: How to make it as a barrister
With Cornerstone, Hardwicke, Radcliffe, Serjeants’ Inn, LPC Law and ULaw
Suspended chemsex barrister sells £4,000 ‘legal advice for life’ on Facebook
Exclusive: Henry Hendron prepares for bar return
Durham Law School teams up with BARBRI to offer New York and California bar course
Exclusive: New students to start in September
How three successful lawyers developed their soft skills
Hardwicke’s Brie Stevens-Hoare QC, Herbert Smith Freehills’ Sid Shukla and Axiom’s Atik Ahmed share their experiences
Ministry of Justice accused of lying over ‘explosive’ criminal courts report
As MPs vote against reversing legal aid changes
Top tax QC sparks Twitter spat with criminal barristers, academics and more after writing controversial article about rape trials
Jo Maugham QC holds his ground despite social media flak for use of stats, 'non-expert' opinion and apparent decision to 'block' barrister
Legal aid row: ‘Go back to the drawing board’, Labour tells government ahead of today’s Commons debate
Over 100 chambers now refusing to take on new legal aid cases
Review: Classic courtroom drama played out on stage – it will make you want to become a criminal lawyer
But Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution grandeur is a world away from the realities of the criminal justice system
100 chambers now refusing new work in legal aid cuts protest
Executive Committee met this week and considered recommending escalation of the action
New comedy about pupil barristers fighting over tenancy to hit BBC screens
Actors from Black Mirror, The IT Crowd and Game of Thrones star
Barrister fired from London firm after exchanging sex contracts with colleague and spanking her on partner’s desk takes ex-employer to tribunal
Cambridge grad claims unfair dismissal
Legal aid row: ‘Sit down and talk with us’, top QCs tell government
Nearly 100 chambers are now refusing to take new publicly-funded cases