Tag: Barristers

First hijab-wearing criminal KC launches ‘Girls Human Rights Hub’

Sultana Tafadar hopes to empower and educate young women through new international organisation

Jul 17 2023 12:16pm

Ditch the equality pledges and provide more mentoring, flexitime and maternity support, say women lawyers

Less than half think current gender equality measures are effective

Jul 13 2023 9:09am

BSB issues guidance for aspiring barristers caught up in marking boycott

Law schools can accept students with pending degree results

Jul 12 2023 12:26pm
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Secret Barrister falls silent on Twitter

Anonymous bar blogger hasn't posted in over a month

Jul 7 2023 8:50am
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5 ways Love Island is like the criminal justice system

They share more than meets the eye, writes Christianah Omobosola Babajide

Jul 4 2023 9:24am
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Government launches new post-GCSE law course

Two-year programme features industry placement and is equivalent to three A-Levels

Jun 15 2023 11:39am
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The London Legal Walk in pics 📸

Soaring temperatures didn't prevent the legal community coming together for a good cause

Jun 14 2023 1:15pm

Criminal barrister in the running for London mayor

Tory candidate Mozammel Hossain KC was the first Bangladeshi-born criminal barrister to take silk

Jun 13 2023 10:35am
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Lord Chancellor among big names taking part in tomorrow’s London Legal Walk

16,000 walkers prepare to hit the streets to raise money for legal advice charities

Jun 12 2023 10:35am

Exclusive research: Money, career building and burnout among top concerns for bar hopefuls

New Legal Cheek Bar Student Perceptions Report shines light on the issues that matter to aspiring barristers

Jun 9 2023 10:01am
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Elton John introduced Prince Harry to celebrity barrister David Sherborne whilst on holiday in France

Top 5RB tenant represents Duke in alleged phone-hacking trial in High Court this week

Jun 8 2023 12:17pm
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Barrister, 34, becomes youngest ever minority ethnic Crown Court judge

Ayesha Smart hopes appointment will dispel myth that 'judges have to be more senior, come from a privileged background or gone to Oxbridge'

Jun 6 2023 11:14am
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Future pupil barrister ‘overwhelmed’ by crowdfunding success

Lewis Dean raises over ten grand towards bar course

Jun 6 2023 9:35am
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‘Are my hopes of a career at the commercial bar just a pipe dream?’

I’ve been seduced by the CVs of incoming pupils and I know mine does not exactly shine in comparison, says a reader requiring advice

Jun 2 2023 9:16am
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ITV calls on top Blackstone barrister to investigate Schofield affair

Jane Mulcahy KC will review the network's records and consider whether its current policies need to change

Jun 1 2023 11:33am

The lowdown on Liverpool’s thriving legal scene

Nicola Walker, The University of Law's Liverpool and Chester campus manager, makes the case for pursuing a legal career in the North West

May 24 2023 12:03pm

Bar Council elects first Black vice chair

Barbara Mills KC starts in the role from January 2024

May 24 2023 9:12am
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What went down at LegalEdCon 2023

Legal Cheek's annual conference gathered together key figures from across the profession to discuss lawfluencers, AI, SQE and more

May 19 2023 12:48pm

Lawyers limber up as countdown to London Legal Walk begins

On track for record-breaking year with 750 teams signed up so far

May 15 2023 10:44am
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