Tag: Barristers

Amal Clooney thinks £450,000 engagement ring is too fancy for legal London

A-lister's rock costs more than many of her Doughty Street colleagues' homes

Nov 24 2015 9:26am

Top lawyers are ten times more likely to be privately educated than anyone else

The legal profession just can’t seem to shake its ‘old boys’ club’ reputation -- for good reason

Nov 23 2015 1:48pm

Charlotte Proudman and top QC have huge Twitter row about who knows the law better

Spat about the Female Genital Mutilations Act shakes social media

Nov 23 2015 9:34am

The Freshfields ‘£1,000 an hour’ partner: row breaks out over how much top firm charges

Barrister MP reckons magic circle giant demands up to a grand for 60 minutes of its time

Nov 20 2015 1:47pm

Barrister receives police caution after fight at Middle Temple student qualifying session

Brawl marks the arrival of Christmas party season

Nov 20 2015 9:26am

ULaw launches new aptitude test BPTC in Leeds

Law school goes head-to-head with rival BPP in Yorkshire

Nov 18 2015 11:32am

Civil litigation-themed Lego is a thing

Hopefully there’s no trademark infringement on the all new 'Lawgo'

Nov 17 2015 4:37pm

Dogs’ legal action against top law firm and bank struck out

Goldie and Diamond blocked from suing Shoosmiths and HSBC by judge

Nov 17 2015 1:36pm

Scrap law degrees, urges top QC

Courtenay Griffiths wants legal education to be postgraduate only

Nov 17 2015 10:52am

‘I’m a silk and you’re not!’ — lawyers’ incredibly childish clash caught on camera

You could get away with this sort of thing in small jurisdictions -- before YouTube

Nov 16 2015 5:13pm

Incredible Pro Bono Week stories show huge impact that lawyers can make

From injustice in India to parking problems in Essex, the widespread benefits of pro bono trumpeted during celebratory week

Nov 12 2015 1:27pm

Katie Hopkins writes an article on the European Union — and gets the law horribly wrong

Errors that would make a first year law student blush

Nov 11 2015 3:38pm

Disabled wannabe lawyer uses discrimination battle to fire training contract mission

He has come a long way, but now Josh Hepple must confront his biggest challenge yet

Nov 11 2015 9:37am

Top human rights chambers launches paid mini-pupillage with ‘good enough for the bar’ test for disadvantaged students

Exclusive: One Crown Office Row's new scheme seeks to widens pupillage interview pool

Nov 10 2015 12:16pm

Charlotte Proudman launches new assault on judiciary while revealing very personal glimpses into her life in the media spotlight

Barrister interlaces shocking new allegations with fascinating insights into the woman behind the headlines

Nov 9 2015 9:28am

Illustrator turns iTunes’ terms & conditions into comic book art

Legalease has never looked so good

Nov 6 2015 4:03pm

Revealed: What barristers keep in their mysterious wheelie suitcases

If you thought it was all practitioners’ texts and robes, think again…

Nov 6 2015 1:18pm

Award law scholarships on need rather than merit, urges Lady Justice Hallett

Otherwise legal profession will contain only children of the rich

Nov 6 2015 9:55am

Solicitors Regulation Authority publishes its allegations against Lord Harley of Counsel

Colourful solicitor-advocate's titles questioned by the regulator

Nov 5 2015 12:44pm