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Revealed: The best chambers for training and quality of work 2021

The results of Legal Cheek’s latest Junior Barrister Survey are in

Feb 2 2021 1:15pm
Lord Keen QC resigns in row over Brexit bill

Will Robert Buckland follow?

Sep 17 2020 9:08am
Six top commercial chambers unite to mentor ‘under-represented’ aspiring barristers

Magic circle sets look to tackle bar’s ongoing diversity problem

Jul 30 2020 9:12am
Blackstone barristers team up with education charity to create ‘Women in Law’ children’s book

Illustrated by school pupils

Mar 5 2020 10:57am
Blackstone barrister appointed Oxford Uni college’s first female president

Dinah Rose QC lands top role at Magdalen College

Mar 4 2020 12:13pm
Meet Manchester City’s new star defender: Lord Pannick QC

Champions call on Blackstone heavyweight to tackle UEFA ban

Feb 24 2020 11:37am

Revealed: The best chambers for training and quality of work 2020

The results from the latest Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey are in

Feb 4 2020 9:03am
Blackstone QC auctions off personal wine collection worth £9 MILLION

An insight into the eye-watering sums sloshing around the commercial bar

Dec 11 2019 10:10am
Twitter users adding ‘QC’ to their name could be committing a crime, junior barrister warns

‘I’m a barrista (sic) — the QC stands for Quality Coffee’

Oct 21 2019 1:12pm
Top Blackstone silk fined £18,000 for drink driving

Details of hefty court penalty appear in recent BSB decision

Sep 12 2019 11:06am
Gina Miller loses High Court bid to stop Boris Johnson suspending parliament

Next stop: the Supreme Court

Sep 6 2019 11:38am
First legal bid to stop Boris Johnson shutting down parliament fails

Cross-party group has already signalled intention to appeal

Sep 4 2019 11:27am

Ex-PM Sir John Major instructs Herbert Smith Freehills in fight against Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend parliament

Twenty-four hours after campaigner Gina Miller engaged the services of Mishcon de Reya and Blackstone Chambers

Aug 30 2019 12:28pm
Gina Miller calls on Article 50 team of Mishcon de Reya and Blackstone Chambers to challenge PM’s plan to prorogue parliament

Getting the band back together

Aug 29 2019 1:47pm
Blackstone Chambers silk who resigned from House of Lords following sexual harassment claim cleared by BSB

Lord Lester has always denied the allegations

Aug 19 2019 12:30pm
And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2019 are…

Gongs galore for industry’s top players, including firm of the year Taylor Wessing and ‘Most Admired’ chambers Blackstone

Mar 25 2019 12:38pm
Bar feeling angsty over its ‘testosterone overdose’

Top QC warns of BDE

Feb 22 2019 12:11pm
Brexit-backing former Brighton Uni fashion student raises £77,000 in fight against ‘top lawyers in the land’

Darren Grimes, 25, is appealing fine for breaking electoral law in EU referendum

Feb 14 2019 10:30am

The chambers with the best facilities in England — 2019 edition

The new Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey results — analysed

Feb 1 2019 9:14am
Lords uphold findings against Blackstone barrister Lord Lester

Veteran equality champion self-reports to Bar Standards Board

Dec 19 2018 2:31pm
Blackstone QC resigns from House of Lords amid sexual misconduct allegations

Lord Lester says accusations and subsequent investigation have ‘taken a serious toll’ on his health

Dec 12 2018 10:26am