Tag: Barristers

BSB issues guidance for aspiring barristers caught up in marking boycott
Law schools can accept students with pending degree results

Secret Barrister falls silent on Twitter
Anonymous bar blogger hasn't posted in over a month

5 ways Love Island is like the criminal justice system
They share more than meets the eye, writes Christianah Omobosola Babajide

Government launches new post-GCSE law course
Two-year programme features industry placement and is equivalent to three A-Levels

The London Legal Walk in pics 📸
Soaring temperatures didn't prevent the legal community coming together for a good cause

Henry Hendron jailed after trying to buy drugs from clients
Given 14 months

Criminal barrister in the running for London mayor
Tory candidate Mozammel Hossain KC was the first Bangladeshi-born criminal barrister to take silk

Lord Chancellor among big names taking part in tomorrow’s London Legal Walk
16,000 walkers prepare to hit the streets to raise money for legal advice charities

Exclusive research: Money, career building and burnout among top concerns for bar hopefuls
New Legal Cheek Bar Student Perceptions Report shines light on the issues that matter to aspiring barristers

Elton John introduced Prince Harry to celebrity barrister David Sherborne whilst on holiday in France
Top 5RB tenant represents Duke in alleged phone-hacking trial in High Court this week

Barrister, 34, becomes youngest ever minority ethnic Crown Court judge
Ayesha Smart hopes appointment will dispel myth that 'judges have to be more senior, come from a privileged background or gone to Oxbridge'

Future pupil barrister ‘overwhelmed’ by crowdfunding success
Lewis Dean raises over ten grand towards bar course

‘Are my hopes of a career at the commercial bar just a pipe dream?’
I’ve been seduced by the CVs of incoming pupils and I know mine does not exactly shine in comparison, says a reader requiring advice

ITV calls on top Blackstone barrister to investigate Schofield affair
Jane Mulcahy KC will review the network's records and consider whether its current policies need to change

The lowdown on Liverpool’s thriving legal scene
Nicola Walker, The University of Law's Liverpool and Chester campus manager, makes the case for pursuing a legal career in the North West

Bar Council elects first Black vice chair
Barbara Mills KC starts in the role from January 2024

What went down at LegalEdCon 2023
Legal Cheek's annual conference gathered together key figures from across the profession to discuss lawfluencers, AI, SQE and more

Lawyers limber up as countdown to London Legal Walk begins
On track for record-breaking year with 750 teams signed up so far

Wellbeing charity encourages lawyers to talk about their struggles with anxiety
LawCare campaign marks start of Mental Health Awareness Week

Top media barrister is granted silk status… by the media
5RB superstar David Sherborne is now not a KC