Tag: Barristers
BSB and Bar Council schedule BTPC civil litigation exam on pupillage offer day
"We are now looking into alternative dates and options" say bar big wigs
Confirmed: Shami Chakrabarti is the new shadow attorney general
The rumours were true
Lawyers compare new government plans to ‘shame’ companies that employ foreign staff to Nazi persecution of Jews
One QC described the Home Secretary's proposals as "abhorrent" and refused to follow them
Shami Chakrabarti accused of hypocrisy for sending son to £18,000-a-year private school
Woman tipped to become next shadow attorney general appears to fly in face of Labour’s stance on selective education
Lawyer who ‘cracked under the strain’ of working for the CPS sentenced to six years in prison for trying to kill his wife
His increased workload led him to desperation
Littleton boosts pupillage award by 23% as plethora of chambers up pay
London sets fall over themselves to throw extra cash at wannabe barristers
Shami Chakrabarti hotly tipped to become next shadow attorney general
Doughty Street's Keir Starmer also expected to join Corbyn's cabinet
‘Beyond farcical’: Lawyers in shock as top Matrix Chambers barrister suspended from child sex abuse inquiry
Apparently Ben Emmerson QC only found out when he read about it on the internet
Language of the legal directory decoded: the 2016 edition
The venerable Wigapedia returns to make his annual translation of the Legal 500
Revealed: Nearly 60% of rookie barristers did their undergraduate degree at Oxbridge
The 2016-17 Chambers Most List – released today – makes for sobering reading for wannabe lawyers at lesser unis
Barrister handed £500 fine for turning up to court ‘under the influence’ of alcohol
He also left his client unrepresented
Wheelie suitcases aplenty as BPTC courses get underway
Look at the size of that one!
Judge Rinder’s Strictly debut dance set to become most popular online clip in show’s history
And it features a gavel
U wot m8? BSB reminds newbie barristers to use correct ‘grammar, spelling and punctuation’
Regulator's revised professional statement released yesterday
Amal Clooney teams up with Boris Johnson to launch anti-Islamic State campaign
Human rights lawyer and Foreign Secretary form unlikely duo in fight against terrorism
Tributes continue to flood in for hit and run barrister killed as he left Law Rocks battle-of-the-bands concert
David Batcup described as “charming” and “utterly courteous” by his peers
High Court judge uses emojis to help children understand family law judgment
Mr Justice Peter Jackson also used simple language
Humblebrags galore as latest Legal 500 listings revealed
'I'm kind of a big deal'
Lawyers lead the way at the top of London politics as Sadiq Khan appoints Matrix Chambers QC to Deputy Mayor post
Matthew Ryder QC takes diversity and social mobility position
New pass mark for aspiring barrister’s test is waved through by LSB
Controversial entry exam onto BPTC should be harder to pass
Predictive coding: What it means for junior lawyers
Hardwicke barrister Michael Wheater demystifies the much talked-about artificial intelligence process that is set to sweep the legal profession