Tag: Barristers

Inns of Court quietly open applications for big money Graduate Diploma in Law scholarships

Over half a million quid up for grabs for wannabe lawyers

Mar 30 2016 9:24am

Top social media barrister says screenshotting Snapchats is unlikely to be illegal

Christina Michalos pours scorn on “extremely misleading” tabloid analysis

Mar 29 2016 1:42pm

England cricket legend takes to Twitter to ask how lawyers can defend terrorists — barrister responds and gets blocked

Michael Vaughan poses a clichéd question that lawyers are really tired of hearing

Mar 29 2016 11:02am

Junior barrister admits supplying drugs that killed teenage boyfriend at Temple party

Strand Chambers’ Henry Hendron will be sentenced on 3 May

Mar 23 2016 12:12pm

Top EU law chambers ups pupillage award to £65,000 as Brexit vote looms

Monckton Chambers chucks an extra £5,000 at its junior legal talent

Mar 23 2016 9:19am

Video: Litigation Commercial Awareness Question Time — with Hardwicke and RPC

Top barristers and solicitors answer students' questions about legal and finance stories in the news

Mar 22 2016 12:00pm

Supreme Court shatters law geeks’ wedding dreams

Highest court in the land opens its doors to private hire events -- but has no licence for couples to tie the knot

Mar 21 2016 1:01pm

Junior criminal lawyer pleads GUILTY to conspiracy to supply cocaine

Barrister turned solicitor Omar Khan was charged in December 2015 and spent Christmas behind bars

Mar 21 2016 10:04am

Top lawyers draw upon ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ to give students careers advice

It seems the inspirational drag queen has some tips for budding solicitors and barristers

Mar 18 2016 12:56pm

How do you play a networking event?

The debatable usefulness of small talk over a glass of wine

Mar 17 2016 2:25pm

Exclusive legal profession poll: 75% want to stay in EU

Survey of 1,000 lawyers and law students shows massive opposition to Brexit

Mar 17 2016 12:14pm

Lawyers’ professional privilege under threat from Snoopers’ Charter

And Theresa May fails to reassure the legal profession

Mar 16 2016 3:19pm

Judge sues Ministry of Justice for discrimination

Peter Herbert takes on government in what's set to be an explosive legal battle

Mar 15 2016 1:18pm

£6.70 per hour ‘barrister’ sought by Starbucks

Bleak times ahead for wannabe advocates

Mar 15 2016 11:09am

Staggering 99.9% conviction rate in China revealed

An ode to Chinese defence lawyers

Mar 14 2016 3:31pm

Brexit would trigger exodus of UK lawyers to re-qualify in Ireland, say experts

It'd be the only way for British solicitors and barristers to do anything EU law-related at a decent level

Mar 14 2016 11:19am