QCs
Criminal bar gets its first hijab-wearing QC
“It’s a surreal experience,” says No5 Chambers’ Sultana Tafadar
Top chambers fundraise bar course scholarship for refugee students
£20k award to honour public law silk Stephen Knafler QC who died tragically in October 2020
‘Wigs reek of privilege and exclusion… I cannot see the point of them’, says top QC
Has horsehair had its day?
Top QC asks Twitter to make his profile pic more ‘Christmassy’ — hilarity ensues
‘This has won the internet for the day’ 🤣
Attorney General makes history as first cabinet minister to take maternity leave
Overhaul of ‘outdated’ rules made move possible
- Journal
The ‘cab-rank’ rule — an ethical conundrum
Aspiring barrister Benjamin Ramsey explores the recent events involving Dinah Rose QC and David Perry QC
Top London QC pulls out of Hong Kong prosecutions following ‘growing pressure and criticism from the UK community’
David Perry QC challenged by senior legal figures for taking on case against pro-democracy activists
Top London QC under fire for agreeing to prosecute Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners
Baroness Kennedy describes David Perry’s decision as ‘a source of shame’
Legal profession making ‘significant progress’ on diversity — but top roles remain a problem
Lawyers disproportionately likely to come from privileged backgrounds, report finds
Top QC under fire for suggesting pupil barristers should have ‘well polished shoes’ and a ‘proper haircut’
Former Bar Council chief Richard Atkins apologises for posting tweet quoting recently deceased judge
Ex-Attorney General brands PM’s Brexit plan ‘unconscionable’
Geoffrey Cox QC MP to vote to block Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s controversial Internal Market Bill
Private members club frequented by top judges and QCs faces legal action over men-only policy
Businesswoman Emily Bendell instructs Leigh Day to seek injunction stopping Garrick Club from operating ‘discriminatory’ policy
A life of crime
Chris Daw QC on life at the bar, his newly released book and venture into ‘vlawging’
Dominic Grieve is now a law lecturer
Ex-Attorney General will be a visiting professor at Goldsmiths
Legal Twitter reacts after ‘white van man’ questions Keir Starmer’s ‘working class’ roots
Posts pic of barrister and Labour leader wearing traditional legal get-up
- Careers
How to become a clinical negligence QC
Two Serjeants’ Inn barristers, who made it to the top via strikingly different routes, share their advice and reflections
- Careers
Top barristers reveal what students need to know as they make pupillage applications
Practitioners from no less than 13 leading London sets share their insights as the Pupillage Gateway re-opens
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’
Top Blackstone silk fined £18,000 for drink driving
Details of hefty court penalty appear in recent BSB decision
Social media fumes as female QC caught having rush hour romp with male solicitor has criminal record wiped, but his caution stands
The SRA has confirmed it will not bring disciplinary action against him
International Women’s Day: Lack of confidence deterring women from applying for silk
Barristers urge female seniors to be an inspiration to their juniors