Tag: Barristers
Black belt barrister promotes mixed civil practice through martial arts home video
A barrister uses Tae Kwon Do to demonstrate her toughness
‘Nobody in their right mind would advise a son or daughter to become a criminal barrister,’ says top judge
A retiring High Court judge has spoken of his despair at the state of the...
May the day never come that a lawyer is forced to sing this G4S company rock song
Did you know that the global security company which lawyers fear could land a legal...
5 types of lawyer who are destroying the legal profession
WaitroseLaw identifies her least favourite legal personality types — and offers tips on how to...
Daily Mail readers’ hatred of criminal barristers — explored
A journey below the line of the recent Daily Mail article about a possible strike...
Note to Guardian sub-editors: wrong procedure rules
Without wishing to appear pedantic…
This virtual tour of the Inns of Court is pretty cool
To brighten up your Monday morning, why not fly like an eagle around the Inns...
‘I applied to every firm in my home town for a training contract and they all rejected me without interview’
Rejection has proved a source of motivation for BPP chief Carl Lygo on his journey...
Preliminary hearing takes place in a Magistrates Court car park with accused sitting in a taxi
On Tuesday, in what is believed to be a legal first, an entire Magistrates’ Court —...
Why money for pupil barristers is too tight not to mention
It is hard to support a young professional’s lifestyle on just £12,000-a-year, writes OccupyTheInns One...
Pupillage-less Bar grad can’t call himself a ‘barrister’ anymore after he endangered helicopter with laser pen
An “unregistered barrister” has been struck off for the somewhat unconventional professional faux pas of...
This is not just footage of Middle Temple. This is M&S footage of Middle Temple
Large chunks of the new Marks and Spencer’s Christmas ad, which debuted on TV last...
‘If you recognise fear in yourself you are more able to see it in others’
At first, Caspar Glyn QC assumed the terror he felt before appearing in court was...
Do barristers really ‘christen’ their wigs?
In the Evening Standard today an unnamed criminal barrister discusses a ritual called “christening the...
What do Bar graduates think of the new Inns of Court scheme to create ‘dozens’ of extra pupillages next year?
The new Inns of Court subsidy scheme to help publicly-funded chambers offer more pupillages caused...
Chancery Lane looks like a bomb has hit it
Chancery Lane has undergone an amazing transformation over the past few days as it provides...
‘Do we need more law courses?’ asks top QC as new BPTC course opens with pupillage numbers at lowest level in a generation
The fact that pupillage numbers are at their lowest for many years hasn’t stopped BPP...
Barrister offers domestic cleaning and gardening service
In these difficult times for the junior Bar, it’s good to see one of its...
‘There are moments in court when you wish the ground would swallow you up’
9-12 Bell Yard head of chambers Mukul Chawla QC wishes he’d been able to make...
Is it still worth being a legal aid lawyer?
Last night, at the launch of a report on social mobility in the legal profession...