Tag: Barristers

Backlash: Lawyers react to appointment of new Lord Chancellor

And some ask whether Liz Truss just a career politician

Jul 18 2016 11:33am

Lawyers champion ‘recyclable’ fund to finance civil cases where legal aid can’t

If you win your case, some of your damages go back into the fund

Jul 18 2016 8:23am

Bar Council launches new mentoring scheme to help barristers with children return to work

Initiative aims to stem the loss of top legal talent at the bar

Jul 15 2016 10:06am

Brexit: How is it affecting immigration lawyers?

Legal Cheek spoke to two barristers to find out just how crazy the situation is

Jul 14 2016 9:06am

Solicitor and law student launches crowdfunding campaign to ‘give Europeans a voice’ in UK’s EU exit

Yet another Brexit legal challenge on behalf of the lawyers

Jul 13 2016 9:14am

Research: 40% of female barristers say they have suffered harassment at work

The BSB will be writing to all chambers to help push for equality in the profession

Jul 12 2016 1:04pm

‘Pokémon Go’ craze reaches the heart of legal London

Augmented reality game allows users to catch on-screen characters using real-life locations -- including Inner Temple Library

Jul 11 2016 3:26pm

1,054 barristers sign letter urging David Cameron to give parliament final say over Brexit

Lawyers fight back against shock EU referendum result -- again

Jul 11 2016 11:07am

Snoopers’ Charter: Lawyers’ fight to protect legal privilege reaches the House of Lords

Amendments supported by the Law Society and the Bar Council will be debated today

Jul 11 2016 9:24am

Elite commercial chambers moves into … criminal law

And you thought crime didn't pay

Jul 8 2016 1:34pm

Chilcot: UK’s toughest ever précis challenge — tweet by tweet

Lawyers among the leading contenders as tweeters attempted to condense 2.6 million words into 140 characters

Jul 6 2016 1:15pm

City lawyer at centre of Legal Cheek investigation quits profession over CV fabrications

Ex-McCarthy Tétrault "consultant" claimed, among other things, to have obtained an LLM from King’s College and a PHD from the University of Zurich

Jul 5 2016 4:43pm

Why I turned down a hot summer in Ibiza to work at a legal support charity

I had the chance to go away for the summer -- here are five reasons why I’m glad I didn’t

Jul 5 2016 10:13am

Meet the junior barrister dating underwear hunk David Gandy

Family law specialist Stephanie Mendoros does an Amal

Jul 5 2016 9:03am

Wannabe barrister creates ‘Brexiles’ website to help young people flee Britain

Oxford grad creates online resource tool in wake of historic referendum vote

Jul 4 2016 12:49pm

Legal dream team fights to make Brexit conditional on parliamentary backing

Big guns from Mishcon de Reya, Blackstone, Matrix and Monckton take aim at referendum decision

Jul 4 2016 7:49am

Crowd justice to the rescue

Top QC calls on the crowd in their wisdom to clear up constitutional chaos

Jun 29 2016 3:29pm