Tag: Advocacy
High Court judge left unimpressed after barristers spoke too quickly
Bar students take note
Johnny Depp trial: 10 top advocacy tips we’ve learned so far…
Aspiring barristers should take note, advises Hardwicke's Jasmine Murphy
Exchange Chambers teams up with Lancaster Law School to deliver LLB advocacy module
Option open to third years
Herbert Smith Freehills litigators share their advocacy tips
Advice from the global disputes frontline
A message from the Court of Appeal: Stop with the ‘grandiloquent’ advocacy
Aspiring advocates, take note
Solicitor-advocate uses client’s Christmas jumper as advocacy tactic
"You can't send anyone to prison wearing that"
The best advocates are ‘simply born that way’, claims ex-Court of Appeal judge on his new blog
Third rate barristers can become second rate -- but not great, says Sir Henry Brooke
Lord Harley in Parking Wars TV appearance
“Harry Potter” lawyer filmed delivering submission during double yellow line dispute
‘To be a good advocate you need courage above all’
As a junior barrister Herbert Smith Freehills' Tom Leech QC could never sleep before a hearing. But he kept going...
‘You Wouldn’t Behave Like That In Court’: Barrister MP Told Off For Heckling Ed Miliband At PMQs
At yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions, criminal barrister-turned-MP Michael Ellis heckled Ed Miliband so loudly that...
‘I’m Glad I Didn’t Know Some Things I Said In Court Were Prattish: Ignorance Gives You The Freedom To Experiment’
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...
‘A barrister’s rhetorical flourishes can be seductive, but eventually they become an irritating distraction’
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...
Five YouTube Clips Every Wannabe Barrister Should Watch
Pupil barrister-to-be OccupyTheInns reveals some unlikely heroes as he advises Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)...
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...
Advocacy In Decline…And It’s Solicitors’ Fault, Says BSB Study
A whopping 78% of respondents to a Bar Standards Board (BSB) survey believe that standards...
‘Solicitor Advocates Are Destroying The Junior Bar’
If advocacy is your calling, don’t try to force the creation of a single, merged...
‘I WANT THIS REALLY BADLY’
Follow @FellowsAdam Bar graduate Adam Fellows on why, in spite of the odds, he’s determined...