Tag: Barristers
‘Secret Barrister’ lands major book deal achieving every law blogger’s dream
Five publishers bid for the anonymous blogger's first-ever title
Top lawyer slammed for ‘open the Moet’ tweet as government boosts injury compensation cash
Liz Truss altered the way payouts are calculated leaving insurers seething
New Doughty Street silk sticks it to the man with ‘left-wing’ tote bags she made for her fellow barristers
They've gone down very well
Research: Law is more boring than IT
81% of lawyers are bored at work, compared to just 56% of computer whizzes
Barrister who was jailed for conspiracy to supply cocaine removed from profession
Omar Khan handed three-year prison term back in April last year
#GreatLegalBake: Lawyers made a Donald Trump and a Brexit cake
Make baking great again
Lord Neuberger admits being a judge is ‘lonely’ and having your judgments ‘trashed’ by academics is hard to take in confessional speech
More excitingly, he says he’s a supporter of the Oxford comma
A barrister’s wig and gown have been stolen from the RCJ robing room
Lawyer thinks it’s ‘appalling’ there isn’t a lock on the door
Barrister orders Piers Morgan to retract allegation that he is a ‘liar’
Karl Turner, who used to be the Shadow Attorney General, in tense stand-off with TV star, who doesn't seem minded to back down
Devereux Chambers barrister Jolyon Maugham QC takes Uber to court over £20 million unpaid VAT
Just weeks after he launched a pro bono project aimed at holding the government to account
The life of a serious crime QC
From representing footballer John Terry to acting in the Hillsborough Inquests and the Child Sex Abuse Inquiry, there are few dull moments for Serjeants’ Inn’s Chris Daw QC
‘Jekyll and Hyde’ barrister who made his girlfriend call him ‘master’ booted out of profession
Family law specialist handed an 18-month suspended prison sentence last July
Double trouble: Lawyer struck off by SRA has now been disbarred as well
He was a barrister, solicitor and lecturer at Aberystwyth University -- now he's none of these
Research: Average barrister earnings equate to £60,000 salary
Bar Council claims overheads account for 'half of a barrister’s turnover'
Barristers struggle to suppress anger at Liz Truss’s silk day speech
Exclusive: Lord Chancellor’s speech was badly judged and has not gone down well with new QCs
Barrister who was fined £1,800 for pestering three women at chambers summer party has decision OVERTURNED by High Court
A 'medical condition' was to blame
11 reasons why you should date a lawyer
We know you want to
Posh cars (and even a horse-drawn carriage) descend on Westminster as barristers celebrate new silk status
And there were plenty of full bottomed wigs and silver buckled shoes too
BPTC student uses skills she’s learnt on bar course to challenge government’s decision to strip her dad of his benefits
Anita Dowman admits she ‘wouldn’t have had a clue’ how to bring the case without her law studies
The true state of the BPTC, from someone who has recently gone through it
A Legal Cheek commenter shares their story
Solicitor who stalked barrister hubby’s ex-lover fined £1,000 by regulator
London-based property law specialist now subject to a year-long restraining order and curfew