Tag: Barristers
Chemsex junior barrister opens up about boyfriend’s death and his suspension from legal profession
Henry Hendron admits he turned to drugs to escape the pressure of his legal career
‘I am mid-sentence’: Brexit case barristers clash in House of Lords debate
Lords Pannick and Keen did not see eye to eye
The Secret Barrister just destroyed the courts service for calling its users ‘customers’
This language is a virus, says anonymous advocate
Gina Miller on her love for Lord Sumption, signing law student autographs and why she only sleeps four hours a night
Legal Cheek interviews the woman who made constitutional law sexy
Number of lawyers in Justice Committee drops by almost a third as new members revealed
Now there's only one solicitor
David Lammy is right to encourage use of modern slavery laws, says human rights lawyer
MP's report recommends more prosecutions under modern slavery legislation
Amal Clooney is ‘the Mensa member’s crumpet,’ proclaims top fashionista
Fashion journalist fawns over Doughty Street barrister
Michael Mansfield QC joins Nexus Chambers following mass exodus at old set
Exclusive: Top silk follows tenants out the door
Parking company sues top QC, loses
Doughty Street barrister achieves what fish and chip shop owner Barry Beavis couldn’t
The best law books that aren’t To Kill a Mockingbird
Legal Cheek team's picks
‘Karate lawyer’ promises to take out corrupt judges using martial arts expertise in hilarious spoof advert
‘What I lack in formal legal qualifications, I make up for in karate moves’
Fake barrister listed on genuine chambers website is jailed for defrauding terminally ill woman out of £92,000
He falsely claimed to have a law degree from the University of London
Female barristers granted access to top London court’s male-only robing room
Gender should play no part in the role or status of an advocate, says Southwark judge
Watch what you tweet: CPS promises to crack down on social media hate crime
But lawyers have concerns
Air justice! Judge Rinder takes chopper to court in adrenaline-fuelled advert
Mission Impossible-esque promo also features a leather clad clerk and a high-powered motorbike
Mass exodus at Mansfield 1 Gray’s Inn Square as 20 barristers join Goldsmith Chambers
Exclusive: Just eight months after merger deal
Lawyers ‘glad’ they didn’t have to cross examine Taylor Swift as pop star’s sassy testimony hits headlines
‘He had a handful of my ass’
‘Sip test’: Coffee-loving lawyers slam new security rules for bringing drinks into court
'Is this really necessary?'
‘Introduce quotas for state school educated barristers and judges,’ suggests Guardian journalist
Ellie Mae O’Hagan tells Legal Cheek she hopes column will help 'address the problem of elitism'
Former Kent Uni criminology student robs robing room after posing as pupil barrister to get past Old Bailey security
He has previous for stealing law books from King’s College London library
Why do barrister gowns look so weird from the back?
Some think it's so money can be dropped inside