Tag: Barristers
The best advocates are ‘simply born that way’, claims ex-Court of Appeal judge on his new blog
Third rate barristers can become second rate -- but not great, says Sir Henry Brooke
The Charlotte Proudman generation backs quotas, but Lord Justice Leveson says they are ‘demeaning’
Top judge wades into gender diversity row
TV barrister Judge Rinder urges ‘serious’ law students to lighten up in order to succeed
Celeb lawyer claims aspiring solicitors and barristers are better off watching his show than attending boring law lectures
Lord Sumption’s take on ethnic diversity is as disappointing as his approach to gender
Supreme Court judge's recent remarks on women judges make his past diversity pronouncements -- which have been highlighted to defend his current stance on gender -- worth revisiting
1920s cartoon predicts that first women barristers would hilariously modify their wigs
Horsehair extensions and evening wear-style gowns yet to materialise
Over 340 lawyers and former judges blast UK refugee policy in full-page newspaper ad
Top lawyers use The Times to lambast government over "deeply inadequate" Syrian refugee policy
Full transcript: Incredible Peter Andre High Court judgment lifts lid on mad world of reality TV
Mr Justice Flaux's ruling is a must-read for fans of celeb gossip
Goldsmith Chambers barrister accused of perverting the course of justice in cricket Twitter libel case
Andrew Fitch-Holland, who is alleged to have asked a witness to give false evidence, denies charge
Supreme Court judge Lord Carnwath misses out on ‘The Martian’ glory
Choir of which judge is key member does music for Hollywood blockbuster ... without him
Lawyers wanted to stem rise of crime in schools
Engaging students in society is key, says project manager of Citizenship Foundation's Lawyers in Schools programme
Chambers Most List 2016: More money flows to the expanding Oxbridge elite
79% of rookie barristers at the top 50 chambers went to Oxford or Cambridge
Barristerspeak: A guide for students
'Secret Barrister' reveals what members of the bar are actually on about
Bar chief says young barristers ‘unable to fulfil potential’ as law reporters launch scholarship for skint pupils
Law reporting charity chips in with some cash for legal aid rookies
New plastic bag legislation is a triumph of pedantic drafting
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015 deserves wider recognition
How wannabe lawyers can become employable
ULaw employability chief John Watkins believes students overestimate some of their soft-skills
Is Charlotte Proudman about to sue the tabloids?
Labelling me a 'Feminazi' is defamatory, claims barrister-turned-gender commentator
‘Are you sure I don’t look silly?’ Attorney General’s Twitter jitters over full-bottomed wig pic
Jeremy Wright QC deletes photo -- then, after seemingly recovering composure, re-posts it
How to survive the pupillage Hunger Games
Hardwicke's two new tenants reveal how they made it to fully-fledged barrister status
Top QC who didn’t pay tax for 12 years is struck off
Commercial silk Rohan Pershad QC was "extremely poor at paperwork"
Lawyers back magistrate suspended for paying asylum seeker’s court charge
Axe this "laughably unfair" charge, urge members of legal profession