Tag: Barristers

Battle of the baubles: The official Legal Cheek law Xmas tree round-up ?

Everything from a grand grotto scene to an upcycled milk carton tree

Dec 18 2017 8:54am

Top criminal silk makes grime video debut after helping YouTube rapper clear his name

All in day's work for Garden Court's James Scobie QC

Dec 15 2017 9:27am

‘Unfailingly courteous’: Top lawyers highlight human decency on the bench

Barristers take to Twitter to swap stories of their judicial faves

Dec 12 2017 2:39pm

Decoding the language of barristers’ conferences

The venerable Wigapedia returns to Legal Cheek to translate counsel-speak

Dec 8 2017 9:51am

Lawyers poke fun at Judge Rinder’s new show over dresscode faux pas

Crown Court returns after 30-year hiatus

Dec 4 2017 11:56am

Incoming bar chief expresses concern over lack of young barristers as Pupillage Gateway reopens

'We will not have a sustainable, separate profession' Andrew Walker QC warns

Nov 29 2017 12:40pm

Government will ‘no doubt’ waive immigration rules so Meghan Markle can come to UK to marry Prince Harry, says leading immigration lawyer

‘The couple with two British children I am representing at court tomorrow are not so fortunate’

Nov 29 2017 10:18am

Two elderly men by a roaring fire: Top crime QC describes her Oxbridge interview in new play

Review of The Robing Room, a monologue performed by and about Felicity Gerry QC

Nov 17 2017 12:39pm

Bar chief writes to all chambers urging zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment

Days after Twitter account exposing ‘endemic’ problem in profession went live

Nov 15 2017 3:30pm

‘Behind the Gown’: Anonymous Twitter account hopes to expose sexual harassment at the bar

As an independent review criticises Matrix Chambers’ handling of allegations, according to report

Nov 13 2017 2:55pm

Lord Neuberger lands role at One Essex Court following Supreme Court departure

As former colleague Lord Clarke secures new arbitration gig

Nov 9 2017 11:40am

The junior bar is shrinking amid legal aid cuts, and pro bono isn’t the answer

Free advice ‘will never be enough’, ex-judge says as National Pro Bono Week begins

Nov 6 2017 11:31am