Tag: Barristers

Power cut bring chaos to lawyer-land, but several brave souls manage to get down the pub

Justice Secretary gets slapped down again, this time over prisoner transfer reforms – but happy b-day, nonetheless, Chris

Today's *face palm* award goes to a US lawyer in Maryland -- but, hands up, it could happen to any of us ...

Just days after jacking in boy band -- and with no traditional qualifications -- Zayn Malik has bagged a place at a magic circle chambers

1KBW silk plonks the old horsehair on baby’s head in craven bid to win cute points from Twitterati

Wannabe criminal barristers should “celebrate” yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling by spinning the classic Doors song and getting pissed to Jim Morrison’s prophetic lyrics

Is it over for the rough diamonds in law?

Even Lord Denning didn't go this far

Throwback Thursday: A journey back in time through the World Wide Web -- law school edition

Court backs government plans for massive cuts in number of legal aid law firms, reigniting fears that law students wanting a career in crime will have to rob banks

Freshly-called lawyers could save a few quid by picking up second hand horsehair that a bogus witchdoctor is flogging after £1 million swindling spree

Herbert Smith Freehills' Matthew Weiniger QC found that clients were reluctant to instruct solicitors in the High Court, but not in international arbitrations

On the eve of judging the Bar’s annual mock trial competition the President of the Queen’s Bench Division speaks exclusively to Legal Cheek

Eclipse? What eclipse? That was the disappointed chorus from the heart of the legal profession planet; but Faroese lawyers were laughing

Irish high court stops short of striking off Dublin solicitor because he was depressed -- and paid the cash back

Modern cyber marketing is flashing, but it lacks the individualistic charm of the earlier generation

Newspaper watchdog rules that two Fleet Street tabloids and a regional publication did not breach code of practice in reporting on the elaborate claims of one of the country's most renowned advocates

Five years' call junior to run for parliament representing newly "refounded" political party that was dissolved in 1868

London set leapfrogs rivals as it charges near to top of national league table in remuneration for baby barristers

City University law student and local council candidate triggers defence of Chris Grayling in MP’s constituency newspaper

They are professionally meaningless, expensive and at times messy -- but should the awards ceremonies be pensioned off?