Tag: Barristers

Barristers rubbish Public Defender Service

A bin at Cardiff Crown Court has felt the full force of barristers' dislike for the much-maligned PDS.

Feb 19 2014 9:39am

QC list 2014: Big jump in ethnic minority silks, but why so few women still?

Solicitor-advocate numbers up sharply too, but most new appointments are white male barristers.

Feb 19 2014 8:03am

HM Courts & Tribunals Service embraces cutting edge gaming technology

This photo of a mystery Crown Court waiting room appeared on Reddit a few days...

Feb 18 2014 9:11am

Third six pupil who wowed Bar with legal aid cuts speech is made a tenant at last

A rare good news story for the criminal branch of the legal profession.

Feb 17 2014 11:06am

Do you remember your first Lawgasm?

The Negative Lawgasm: An Obscenity Lawyer Valentine’s Sex Special

Feb 14 2014 10:48am

Will the BPTC class of 2014 have no ethics?

This year's wannabe barristers are being taught last year's superseded Bar Code of Conduct, it has emerged.

Feb 13 2014 9:03am

Has an Oxbridge law degree lost its value?

Final year Cambridge law students Zahra Mashhood and Loviisa Langdon consider the impact of recent moves by the legal profession to draw graduates from a wider pool.

Feb 12 2014 12:07pm

A legal dictionary for the up-and-coming professional: part two

Wigapedia returns with the second part of his glossary of key legal terms used in practice.

Feb 11 2014 9:48am

Barrister who fabricated Harvard degrees is struck off

A practising barrister who falsely claimed to have two undergraduate degrees from Harvard (and a rather-less-impressive LLM from Staffordshire University) has been disbarred.

Feb 10 2014 2:06pm

Full text: Pupil barrister’s brilliant #OneBarOneVoice speech

23 Essex Street pupil barrister Hannah Evans (pictured) was the star of Saturday's 'One Bar One Voice' event after revealing the reality of on the Bar's bottom rung for "ordinary" people.

Feb 10 2014 9:47am

Why do members of the legal profession who advertise on Craigslist feel compelled to mention their occupation?

Does it make the fulfillment of unconventional requests more likely?

Feb 4 2014 2:21pm

A legal dictionary for the up-and-coming professional

Wigapedia explains the truth behind the key terms used in practice.

Feb 4 2014 9:56am

Solicitors at Quinn Emanuel offered money to work London hours from Colombian hostel

Top international litigation firm Quinn Emanuel has made an extraordinary offer to its lawyers. But there's a catch.

Feb 3 2014 12:10pm

Why life as a QC is more similar to running a pub in Cleethorpes than at first it may appear

When she became a lawyer, Taryn Lee QC thought that she was taking a very different path to her publican parents. But now she's not so sure.

Jan 31 2014 9:58am

Interview: Law student facing exclusion from Sussex Uni will draw upon Occupy legal challenge to fuel barrister dream

Most law students would consider the prospect of being excluded by their university to be a nightmare. But not Michael Segalov.

Jan 30 2014 8:54am

20 Essex Street barrister marries Bollywood star

Top London commercial barrister Sudhanshu Swaroop has tied the knot with a Bollywood celebrity.

Jan 29 2014 12:42pm

Sharp-witted Oxford law student takes down UKIP MEP Bloom after Richard III gibe

An Oxford University law student has got the better of UKIP member Godfrey Bloom after the gaffe-prone MEP seemed to try to mock him for his disability.

Jan 28 2014 7:51am

Lawyer who bit neighbour and spat in parents faces admits Law Society fraud

Barrister-turned-solicitor Frances Brough is facing jail — again — for defrauding the Law Society out of more than £22,000 in bogus travel expenses.

Jan 27 2014 9:30am

The all-purpose legal internal announcement template

Templates can be applied to internal announcements too.

Jan 24 2014 10:39am