Tag: Barristers

Mysterious barrister lifts lid on cocaine-fuelled life at the bar

Courts are apparently full of coke-head lawyers ogling jury members

Oct 28 2015 11:47am

Supreme Court hears joint enterprise case that could shake up criminal law syllabuses

Key legal principle could be overhauled -- and the whole process is being charted live via video and social media

Oct 28 2015 9:53am

Author of criminal law bible profiled in Mail Online as relationship guru

Jonathan Herring -- of ‘Criminal Law: Texts, Cases and Materials’ fame -- has diversified

Oct 27 2015 2:25pm

Most Lists 2016: There are lots of junior women solicitors, but everywhere else in legal profession is dominated by men

Being a partner, a QC or even a rookie barrister is largely a man's game

Oct 27 2015 9:10am

Charlotte Proudman blames uni drinking societies for lack of women lawyers

High profile junior barrister says boozey bonding blocks female influence -- but figures suggest other causes may be to blame

Oct 26 2015 3:49pm

Why lawyers are so angry about the quiet change to the Ministerial Code

Government's continued disdain for the law raises temperature of human rights debate

Oct 26 2015 2:03pm

Junior barrister becomes global hero after hopping off bike to challenge China supporters on human rights

Facebook goes wild for impromptu speech delivered by Ely Place rookie en route to work

Oct 26 2015 9:38am

Furnival Chambers barrister revealed as ‘crazy man who shouts at kids’ in viral YouTube video

Embarrassment as crime specialist recorded on camera phone

Oct 26 2015 8:53am

White Book envy: ULaw students aghast as they get online version while BPP kids receive print edition

Exclusive: Part-time BPTC students want practitioner texts they can lug around

Oct 23 2015 10:40am

New official ‘online hub’ tells young barristers to lose weight and stop 5-day benders

Young Barristers' Committee venture does, however, contain some useful snippets of advice

Oct 23 2015 9:09am

Landlord issues owners of ‘Fuckoffee’ café with legal threat over ‘offensive’ sign

South London coffee shop told to remove sign from exterior of building immediately

Oct 22 2015 2:55pm

A BPTC graduate who brought 30 failed employment tribunal claims has been disbarred

After accumulating plenty of valuable work experience, his pupillage dream is over

Oct 22 2015 9:28am

Back to the Future’s end of lawyers prediction at least a century too early

England & Wales' 151,692 solicitors and barristers breathe sigh of relief

Oct 21 2015 6:00pm

Immigration barrister who told dentist he was medical negligence expert loses misconduct appeal

Be careful how you issue those legal threats, lawyers

Oct 20 2015 1:51pm

Video: Why the legal profession needs people who see the world differently

Watch 'Legal Cheek Live, with Lord Neuberger' below

Oct 19 2015 5:34pm

Scrap BPTC in favour of two year pupillage, urges bar chief

Top crime QC says bar course only benefits law schools and London's landlords

Oct 19 2015 2:15pm

Lord Neuberger: Top judges should visit non-traditional unis and encourage students to apply for training contracts

Exclusive: Head of Supreme Court wants to see judiciary out on campus but is against imposing diversity quotas

Oct 19 2015 9:58am

Wannabe barrister wins £20k damages from his uni over false ‘criminal behaviour’ claim

Damages obtained by Geoffrey Robertson QC working pro bono should cover the cost of the BPTC nicely

Oct 16 2015 1:04pm