Tag: Barristers

Criminal law syllabuses to get makeover as Supreme Court gives landmark joint enterprise judgment

Felicity Gerry QC and Adam Wagner victorious as court changes the law

Feb 18 2016 12:02pm

1,000-year-old tradition of recording laws on goat and calf skin hangs in balance

Peers say scrap tradition in favour of £80,000 a year savings

Feb 16 2016 9:21am

15 great photos of dogs dressed as lawyers

Dog lawyers is even more of a thing than cat lawyers

Feb 12 2016 10:34am

Pupillage interviews uncovered: law students filmed being grilled by top barristers

We spoke to a BPTC graduate who featured in a new interview project

Feb 11 2016 2:36pm

Ministry of Justice confirms 86 courts across England and Wales WILL close

Twenty-two that are set to close will be relocated to other sites

Feb 11 2016 1:54pm

How Jihadi John journalist used law degree and barrister training to kick-start his career

University of Westminster grad credits LLB and bar course with putting him on road to success

Feb 11 2016 9:34am

Proudman v Delilah?

Zero tolerance for Welsh rugby songs

Feb 9 2016 2:27pm

UKIP gay rights barrister quits party due to ‘vile homophobe’ in open Facebook letter

Strand Chambers’ Richard Hendron claims political party is “becoming even more small-minded"

Feb 9 2016 12:34pm

The bar launches first of its kind LGBT+ network

FreeBar aims to support sexuality and gender minority barristers through their career, and get heterosexual lawyers on board

Feb 8 2016 10:16am

Blackstone boosts pupillage award from £60k to £65k to keep pace with elite sets

Big-money commercial and public law set throws an extra £5,000 at its baby barristers

Feb 5 2016 9:11am

Mechanic jailed for 27 year for killing ex-Herbert Smith Freehills paralegal in her family home

Trusted family friend murdered aspiring barrister in August 2015

Feb 1 2016 5:04pm

Ethnic diversity at the bar isn’t actually that bad (but it’s not that good either)

At least people are talking about it -- unlike social-economic diversity

Feb 1 2016 9:21am

Court of Appeal awaits as High Court blocks straight couple civil partnerships

Lawyers take to Twitter to vent their frustration

Jan 29 2016 1:20pm

Lawyers form united front against Supreme Court double-murderer decision backlash

Legal profession flexes its muscles, at the expense of freedom of speech

Jan 28 2016 2:01pm

We spoke to a top barrister about the effect of spiralling court fees on frontline legal practice

Hardwicke's Jasmine Murphy tells Katie King about behind-the-scenes attempts to keep the cases flowing

Jan 28 2016 9:52am

12 delightful photos of cats behaving like lawyers

People love dressing up their cats as lawyers -- it’s just a thing

Jan 27 2016 9:19am