Tag: Barristers

What it was like to act on a bust-up between naturists that reached the Court of Appeal

Hardwicke barrister Andy Creer discusses acting for Hertfordshire naturist village Spielplatz Estate in a tenancy dispute with a member couple

Jul 8 2015 2:13pm

Bar student forced to re-sit entire BPTC after failing just one module

Birmingham High Court ruling means that students failing part of course will be forced to cough up for another round of full fees

Jul 8 2015 12:34pm

Bar launches direct access website to lure punters away from solicitors

Glitzy marketing bid bound to raise temperatures across profession

Jul 8 2015 9:16am

Spotlight on London niche litigation law firm over alleged possible pupillage rule breach

International boutique practice Kobre & Kim refuses to comment on fate of wannabe barrister applications

Jul 7 2015 2:14pm

Dinah Rose QC calls on judges to quit Garrick Club after it votes to keep out women

Shock as private members club beloved of senior lawyers stays men only

Jul 7 2015 10:23am

1 Gray’s Inn Square silent after barrister fined for inappropriate sexual conduct towards pupil

David Giles' profile mysteriously disappears from set's website following bar disciplinary panel finding

Jul 6 2015 11:58am

Garden Court Chambers barrister named as young legal aid lawyer of the year

Five-year-call housing specialist Connor Johnston joins Duggan family solicitor on podium along with 11 others at gala celebration

Jul 2 2015 2:10pm

Officialdom clears judge that slammed Lord Harley for dressing like Harry Potter

Lord Chancellor and top judges throw out complaint from Alan Blacker about behaviour of Crown Court judge in Cardiff

Jul 2 2015 12:05pm

Legal aid strike fractures amid scab claims

Only a few hours in and solicitors were already at each other throats -- and the bar continues to shilly-shally

Jul 2 2015 10:52am

Top barrister sparks social media row with telly-copper over Janner ‘trial of facts’

"Pro paedophile followers" accusation sparks Twitter anger

Jun 30 2015 3:34pm

The Lawyers’ Revolt is spreading

Solicitors and barristers in London, Leeds and Manchester latest to join insurgency

Jun 30 2015 8:33am

Cambridge law student seeks to track down Pride barrister so he can make work experience plea

Bar hopeful is offering cake in return for information

Jun 29 2015 11:39am

Latest landmark for Amal Clooney – first professional lookalike hits party circuit

A holiday worker from Cornwall has teamed with a Kent cleaner to mirror high-flying barrister and her middle-aged actor hubby

Jun 29 2015 10:45am

Pride 2015: Profession pays tribute to ‘Legal Heroes’ who’ve championed LGBT rights

Lawyers contribute to carnival atmosphere at London Pride march buoyed by US Supreme Court backing of gay marriage

Jun 29 2015 9:11am

German bar association puts hands up to online hoax that went viral

Lawyers in The Fatherland confound stereotypes by producing a vaguely funny video about the perils of not seeking legal advice when divorcing

Jun 25 2015 12:12pm

Liverpool lawyers defy bar chiefs to launch criminal courts strike

Local barristers are refusing to take new instructions from beginning of July in fight against legal aid cuts

Jun 25 2015 9:04am

How to fund your way through the BPTC

By bagging two scholarships and working part-time, University of Law bar graduate Sam Frost was able to keep costs down as he pursued his barrister ambitions

Jun 24 2015 2:25pm

Criminal law juniors take another knock as Supreme Court green-lights QASA

Controversial advocacy assessment regime loses final judicial review hurdle today

Jun 24 2015 1:42pm

Top white-collar crime QC entangled in online intern swap embarrassment

Lawyers are flocking to recently launched site in a bid to bag little Hugo and Henrietta pre-gap yah work experience. But is this just hi-tech nepotism?

Jun 24 2015 11:27am

A dozen law-related tunes to beat the training contract application blues

The Judge trawls through his -- and his mates’ -- old vinyl collections in search of a soundtrack to ease the stress

Jun 24 2015 9:31am

Smooth-talking Gove charms lawyers over legal aid reforms and rule of law

Social media commentators almost fall in love with new Justice Secretary, primarily because he’s not Chris Grayling

Jun 23 2015 1:00pm