Tag: The Law Horse
‘Part The Crowds, Barrister Coming Through!’ – The Real Reasons Behind The Bar’s Love Of Wigs And Gowns
It is easy to scoff at barristers in our itchy wigs and fraying gowns. Horse...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 5 November
Taxi for the billable hour… [Clerkingwell] A solution to the prisoners’ votes problem [The Law...
A Shaft Of Light At The Junior Criminal Bar? Why New Advocacy Assessment Regime Could Be An Opportunity For Baby Barristers
As the Quality Assurance Scheme For Advocates (QASA) consultation rumbles on, the latest concern is...
Disillusioned Barrister Unveils Groundbreaking New Advocacy Regulation Regime
The Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) doesn’t impress The Law Horse. So he is...
Advocacy Standards: ‘The Unsatisfactory Must Go’ (But They Probably Won’t)
The Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) is ostensibly designed to ensure that criminal advocates...
Restricting The BPTC To Students Who’ve Already Bagged a Pupillage Wouldn’t Breach Competition Law…
…but it would put pressure on chambers to fund the course – and could lead...
Five Ways To Solve The Pupillage Crisis
The chairman of the Bar Council was recently reported in the Evening Standard saying that...
‘I Can’t Accept The Police’s Disproportionate Influence In Court’
Esteemed, assured, and trusted by the public; police officers make great witnesses. In court, that...
Got a 2:2? Want To Be a Barrister? Well, You’ve Got a Chance
While researching my article about sitting the Kaplan BPTC aptitude test for the Guardian this...
Legal Profession Is ‘Bedazzled By The Legend Of London’
In reality, the capital’s lawyers are no better than their regional counterparts, says The Law...
‘Solicitor Advocates Are Destroying The Junior Bar’
If advocacy is your calling, don’t try to force the creation of a single, merged...