Tag: Barristers

Joshua Rozenberg photobombs Andrew Mitchell at the RCJ following ‘Plebgate’ trial

Days after bagging yet another honorary doctorate, BBC Law in Action presenter is in the news again

Nov 27 2014 4:44pm

Irate Lord Justice Jackson uses Court of Appeal judgment to issue lawyers with student-style skeleton argument tips

Top judge snaps after wading through "35 pages of rambling prolixity"

Nov 26 2014 9:01am

Barrister who claimed Nazis wanted to nuke Queen at Olympics is found guilty

Practising barrister found guilty of communicating false information, as previous conviction for possession of indecent images of children is revealed

Nov 25 2014 4:38pm

Barrister hit with fine for slagging off MP trial witnesses in blog

Regulator demands young London lawyer cough up £2,000 for misconduct, while his Bar Council election bid goes down in flames

Nov 25 2014 9:13am

White van man’s England flags may be illegal, says barrister

Is the real story of the Emily Thornberry Twitter storm a breach of planning regulations?

Nov 24 2014 2:20pm

Crime QC slams bar leadership as ‘treacherous and unworthy of trust’ over legal aid deal

The Criminal Bar Association and the Bar Council hung the junior bar and solicitors out to dry, says Manchester silk

Nov 21 2014 9:49am

Revealed: people who are interested in law love anchovy paste, budgies and Destiny’s Child

Pollsters YouGov produce a ridiculous e-fit of a those are keen on things legal -- pet birds, reindeer steak and Pixie Lott also get a big look in

Nov 21 2014 9:10am

Official figures show yawning pay gap between women and men lawyers

Male barristers and judges bag a whopping 77% more dosh in general than their female counterparts, while the chaps on solicitor side are 25% better off

Nov 20 2014 9:14am

Barrister reaches pinnacle of career by bagging GQ ‘cool’ list slot

Doughty Street Chambers crime specialist Tunde Okewale adds gentlemen’s bible accolade to his 2014 “hottie barrister” position

Nov 19 2014 12:24pm

Why are barristers such awful dressers?

On reflection, the real story of the Bar Council conference was the smart casual on display

Nov 14 2014 9:09am

Crown Court solicitor-advocate tells barristers to stop being so smug

The leader of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association hits out at the patronising bar -- as well as the government for turning Magna Carta celebrations into a “legal business fair”

Nov 11 2014 2:10pm

Court hears how practising barrister claimed Nazis wanted to nuke Queen at 2012 Olympics

There's a surreal case going on at Southwark Crown Court this week

Nov 11 2014 8:54am

Bar leaders trumpet legal aid deal for senior lawyers, while juniors are left in cold

This year’s annual Bar Council shindig exposes the stark difference in fortunes between the young and established ends of the profession

Nov 10 2014 9:37am

Now Scots aim for independence from God

Humanist group throws thousands at research into rooting out “special laws, practises or exemptions for religions or religious organisations” north of the boarder

Nov 6 2014 12:40pm

Diversity quotas: would they be legal, would they make a difference?

Breaking the dominance of the MAWM (middle-aged white man) is even harder than some campaigning groups realise, says Judge John Hack

Nov 4 2014 9:12am

Inns scholarship money wasted on ‘expensive, unproductive’ BPTC, says former Lord Chief Justice

Entry to the bar could be on the verge of a historic overhaul

Nov 3 2014 10:05am

For a judge that’s ‘right up to 11’: livid Sir James Munby launches most scathing attack on Grayling yet

Shocking case — which saw vulnerable couple and their child denied legal aid — makes the blood of nation’s top family judge boil

Oct 31 2014 7:00pm

Bar regulators launch yet another education and training review

Latest reform package from Bar Standards Board seems long on jargon and short on specifics

Oct 31 2014 10:24am

Legal pic the of the day

Who cycles in their wig?

Oct 28 2014 5:18pm

Martha Costello QC to become a US attorney as she swaps chambers for ‘world’s top law firm’

Star of BBC legal drama to follow a reverse version of Amal Clooney's career path in American re-make

Oct 28 2014 12:49pm