Tag: Barristers

Liverpool anger as Hillsborough QC is nominated for ‘Barrister of the Year’

John Beggs QC targeted in local press and on social media

May 13 2016 4:05pm

Cambridge academic rounds on Charlotte Proudman for writing same article ‘over and over again’

Lawyers aren’t very happy with latest piece from the LinkedIn row barrister

May 13 2016 10:43am

BPP Law School loses BPTC ethics exam papers during marking process

Exclusive: Wannabe barristers at London's Holborn branch could have to re-do the exam in August

May 13 2016 9:50am

Would you be sent home from a law firm for refusing to wear high heels?

Female lawyers’ need to look the part -- a pressure that won’t go away

May 12 2016 5:14pm

Vladimir Putin is poster boy for satirical anti-UK Snoopers’ Charter campaign

Russian President is joined by political leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping appearing to endorse controversial bill

May 12 2016 12:38pm

BPTC satisfaction survey results: student happiness surprisingly unrelated to chances of pupillage success

Bar course experience better in the regions -- even if life afterwards often isn't

May 12 2016 9:06am

Courtroom ‘selfie’ taker who uploaded group snap on Facebook slapped with £190 fine

The illegal photograph also captured the magistrates' legal adviser in the background

May 11 2016 1:55pm

Mayoral Result: Lawyers 1; Old Etonians 0

Sadiq Khan nicks a goal back for the profession in centuries old battle with the privileged as to who should run country

May 10 2016 2:27pm

‘Delicate Oxford flower’ takes down top criminal barrister

Second year Oxford University law student details flaws in 30 years and counting barrister’s argument and signs off with a kiss

May 10 2016 12:38pm

We should dance ‘crotch to crotch’: UKIP barrister fined £1,800 for inappropriate behaviour towards THREE women at chambers summer party

Ex-Zenith Chambers barrister poked one female in the breast area of her chest and attempted to kiss another

May 9 2016 12:55pm

Junior barrister who admitted supplying drugs that killed teenage boyfriend sentenced to 140 hours unpaid work

Strand Chambers’ Henry Hendron avoids jail but uncertainty surrounds his future legal career

May 9 2016 11:30am

Student backlash as top Doughty Street barrister offers UNPAID three-month internship

Exclusive: Celeb barrister who works alongside Amal Clooney accused of “staggering hypocrisy” -- and his ad may be in breach of the rules

May 6 2016 9:15am

Research: A third of BPTC graduates secure pupillage

A hazy glimmer of hope for those chasing a career at the bar

May 5 2016 2:10pm

Killer clause: How canny piece of wishful thinking netted Claudio Ranieri £6.7 million bonus

When drafting contracts: Always expect the unexpected

May 3 2016 5:19pm

Liberty mocks UK Snoopers’ Charter in candid camera campaign film

Human rights charity documents people's reactions to comedian demanding to look through their mobile phones

Apr 29 2016 9:26am

Five things we wish we’d known before pupillage

Words of wisdom from two Hardwicke pupil barristers ahead of application deadline day

Apr 28 2016 1:22pm

Shakespeare meets Silk — Supreme Court Justice idea’s time has come

Could this be the next smash global TV format?

Apr 28 2016 11:43am

Lord Harley’s claim for ‘interim relief’ against Law Society struck out by High Court

"Harry Potter" lawyer was seeking to restrain the release of six closed files under a freedom of information request

Apr 27 2016 5:43pm