Tag: Barristers
Backlash against tax QC who said the legal system allows men to ‘rape almost with impunity’
Criminal lawyers described the comment as ‘ill judged’, ‘unfair’ and ‘poor’
BSB approves radical reforms that could see BPTC split in two and law school attendance made OPTIONAL
Over 500 barristers signed an open letter in support of the proposals
Law student undergrads are more Tory than law student postgrads
But a Legal Cheek survey reveals practising lawyers would vote Liberal Democrats if an election was called tomorrow
Non-white, female lawyer at 11KBW says she’s ‘fed up’ with people doubting that she’s a barrister
Harini Iyengar asked 'Wow, are you actually a barrister?' in Temple today
Lady Hale stars alongside Mock the Week comedian Hugh Dennis in play about an Oxford law student
Sir Brian Leveson will be in it too
There are a lot of barristers running in this Thursday’s City of London elections
Over half of the 22 candidates vying for Farringdon Without ward are lawyers
Click here for ‘Guilty’ plea: Automated convictions legislation in Commons today
MPs to debate proposed online procedures, virtual hearings and much, much more
Double trouble: Cocaine conspiracy lawyer who was disbarred last month has now been struck off by SDT
Omar Khan slapped with a three-year prison term last spring
Average BPTC fee drops by just £72 as law schools release 2017/18 prices
ULaw cuts course cost by 8% but Northumbria and Cardiff increase theirs by 6%
EU citizens should be given ‘unrestricted access’ to UK jobs after Brexit, the Bar Council says
Bar chiefs urge negotiators to protect the free movement of people
Scanning a defendant’s brain can establish mens rea, claim neuroscientists
Will the results be used in the courtroom?
‘There is no incentive for junior lawyers to qualify into criminal law’, says Junior Lawyers Division
And there will be even less incentive after MoJ pay reforms
Bragging barristers: Bar Council issues fresh guidance for online etiquette
Just weeks after Michael Wolkind QC was fined over website claims
LGBT moot: BPP Law School snatches victory from 2016 winners Oxford University
The competition was judged by some of the country's leading human rights specialists
‘How Twitter works’ appendix to Katie Hopkins libel judgment was penned by rookie barrister, reveals phone hacking lawyer
But 5RB’s Greg Callus insists viral guide was a team effort as Jack Monroe describes him as “lovely”
Lawyers are turning to botox to hide their emotions and make them look more serious
The new trend has been dubbed 'protox'
International Women’s Day: Lack of confidence deterring women from applying for silk
Barristers urge female seniors to be an inspiration to their juniors
Why has the Bar Standards Board issued new guidance telling barristers to speak clearly and understand the law?
We spoke to the regulator about its new youth court competences handbook
Carmelite cock-up: Chambers ‘incorrectly’ invites aspiring barristers to interview
Exclusive: The set blamed it on Pupillage Gateway problems
Video: Students wow Lady Hale with BPTC rap to Coolio’s ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’
The deputy Supreme Court president said she ‘enjoyed’ it
Barrister gets caught up in a Twitter barny with business consultancy firm
Radio presenter and employment lawyer in social media ruckus