Tag: Barristers

Kaplan to ditch its Bar Professional Training Course

Kaplan Law School is to discontinue its Bar Professional Course (BPTC) from September 2014.

May 2 2014 10:32am

‘We are not doing a Tooks’ says Argent as it prepares to ‘merge’ with Goldsmith Chambers

Yet more drastic action forced on criminal sets by the legal aid cuts.

May 1 2014 12:35pm

Brighton Pier Tarot reader wows barrister

First you get hit by the law schools selling their barrister dream, then the Tarot Card readers get you...

Apr 30 2014 9:13am

Top QC offers George Clooney 14 tips on being married to a barrister

The advice by 11KBW barrister Sean Jones QC — delivered via the #MarriedtotheBar Twitter hashtag — is essential reading for the film star ahead of his wedding to Doughty Street's Amal Alamuddin.

Apr 29 2014 8:40am

Barrister to stand trial accused of falsely notifying British government of Olympics nuclear attack

Practising barrister faces bomb hoax charges under Section 51(2) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 for Olympics terrorist nuclear attack warning.

Apr 28 2014 12:24pm

Doughty Street barrister who topped ‘Bar hottie’ list gets engaged to George Clooney

Did legal blog YourBarristerBoyfriend bring human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin and film star together?

Apr 28 2014 8:22am

Take a deep breath and do some colouring in

An oldie but a goodie to exacerbate ease the pain of returning to work from the Easter bank holiday — or, in the case of revision-swamped law students, not having a bank holiday at all.

Apr 22 2014 9:21am

Google autocomplete reveals people’s true feelings about lawyers

Hot arrogant scum: The British public's view of solicitors, barristers and law students is rather confused.

Apr 17 2014 9:32am

Another criminal barristers chambers axes its pupillage

EXCLUSIVE: Criminal set Dyers Chambers — which specialises in high value fraud and serious crime — withdraws its pupillage for 2015.

Apr 16 2014 9:10am

Top QCs slam Pistorius prosecutor’s cross-examination style

Don't imitate approach of Gerrie Nel, urge three silks on Twitter.

Apr 15 2014 10:22am

QC day: in cat selfies

Bringing together the cat selfie template that exploded on social media over the weekend and today's QC appointment ceremony.

Apr 14 2014 4:13pm

Who’s been pinching textbooks from Gray’s Inn?

Inn of Court issues issues Facebook plea after textbooks go missing.

Apr 14 2014 9:06am

Blogging barrister refers himself to the Bar Standards Board after committing ‘very serious’ contempt of court

Henry Hendron's "ringside" coverage of the Nigel Evans trial lands him in hot water.

Apr 11 2014 9:01am

Barrister feted as a ‘hero’ after jumping into canal fully-suited to retrieve child’s toy turtle

When attempt to fish toy from water with umbrella failed, in-house barrister Steven Molloy threw himself into canal and seized turtle — generating applause from passers-by.

Apr 10 2014 11:29am

8 historical moments as captured on Gray’s Inn’s very cool Facebook timeline

The Armada, Shakespeare and Blitz devastation: as experienced by the Inns of Court.

Apr 9 2014 10:13am

Robing achievement of the week

Simply by talking about law, Cornerstone Chambers barrister Ann Tayo is able to morph into a bewigged and gowned version of her casually-dressed self.

Apr 8 2014 2:19pm

Infographic: why it’s really hard to land a job through the Pupillage Gateway

Places on the BPTC massively outnumber available jobs on this year's Pupillage Gateway, especially in the regions.

Apr 8 2014 8:34am

Pupil barrister live-tweets his own case

A Bahamas-based baby barrister broke new ground on social media yesterday.

Apr 4 2014 12:19pm

Number of tenancies at the Bar plunges

Update: Incredible 64% fall in tenancies is based on incorrect data say embarrassed regulators, as they issue an apology.

Apr 4 2014 9:55am

!Mitchell Bingo!

To celebrate the Mitchell judgment* Wigapedia has created a special commemorative bingo card.

Apr 3 2014 9:14am

3 e-petitions that you may have missed

Prevent Grayling II, facilitate Silk IIII and make barristers wear their wigs in all cases: it has been a busy week for e-petitions...

Apr 2 2014 12:26pm