Tag: Barristers

1920s cartoon predicts that first women barristers would hilariously modify their wigs

Horsehair extensions and evening wear-style gowns yet to materialise

Oct 12 2015 5:29pm

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

Oct 12 2015 11:18am

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

Oct 9 2015 3:08pm

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

Oct 9 2015 1:23pm

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

Oct 9 2015 9:43am

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

Oct 8 2015 4:00pm

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

Oct 7 2015 10:01am

Barristerspeak: A guide for students

'Secret Barrister' reveals what members of the bar are actually on about

Oct 6 2015 3:39pm

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

Oct 6 2015 11:24am

New plastic bag legislation is a triumph of pedantic drafting

The Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015 deserves wider recognition

Oct 5 2015 5:26pm

How wannabe lawyers can become employable

ULaw employability chief John Watkins believes students overestimate some of their soft-skills

Oct 2 2015 11:39am

Is Charlotte Proudman about to sue the tabloids?

Labelling me a 'Feminazi' is defamatory, claims barrister-turned-gender commentator

Oct 2 2015 9:15am

‘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

Oct 1 2015 1:28pm

How to survive the pupillage Hunger Games

Hardwicke's two new tenants reveal how they made it to fully-fledged barrister status

Sep 30 2015 12:33pm

Top QC who didn’t pay tax for 12 years is struck off

Commercial silk Rohan Pershad QC was "extremely poor at paperwork"

Sep 30 2015 11:12am

Lawyers back magistrate suspended for paying asylum seeker’s court charge

Axe this "laughably unfair" charge, urge members of legal profession

Sep 29 2015 12:28pm

Lawyers’ ethics: who would you save first in a fire — your mum or girlfriend?

Chinese judicial ethics exam asks wannabe lawyers to decide

Sep 29 2015 11:09am

Inner Temple awards top scholarship to bencher’s daughter

Exclusive: £22,000 BPTC prize goes to student with very close family connection to Inn

Sep 29 2015 9:55am

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

Lord Neuberger and a panel of top solicitors and barristers offer students who don't fit the mould tips on how to get ahead in law

Sep 28 2015 12:33pm