Tag: Barristers

Black belt barrister promotes mixed civil practice through martial arts home video

A barrister uses Tae Kwon Do to demonstrate her toughness

Nov 21 2013 9:14am

‘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...

Nov 20 2013 10:08am

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...

Nov 20 2013 9:11am

5 types of lawyer who are destroying the legal profession

WaitroseLaw identifies her least favourite legal personality types — and offers tips on how to...

Nov 19 2013 12:13pm

Daily Mail readers’ hatred of criminal barristers — explored

A journey below the line of the recent Daily Mail article about a possible strike...

Nov 19 2013 9:12am

Note to Guardian sub-editors: wrong procedure rules

Without wishing to appear pedantic…

Nov 18 2013 1:50pm

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...

Nov 18 2013 9:36am

‘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...

Nov 15 2013 10:40am

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 —...

Nov 14 2013 8:42am

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...

Nov 13 2013 9:46am

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...

Nov 12 2013 8:40am

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...

Nov 8 2013 12:56pm

‘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...

Nov 8 2013 9:19am

Do barristers really ‘christen’ their wigs?

In the Evening Standard today an unnamed criminal barrister discusses a ritual called “christening the...

Nov 7 2013 3:09pm

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...

Nov 7 2013 12:41pm

Chancery Lane looks like a bomb has hit it

Chancery Lane has undergone an amazing transformation over the past few days as it provides...

Nov 6 2013 9:40am

‘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...

Nov 5 2013 11:34am

Barrister offers domestic cleaning and gardening service

In these difficult times for the junior Bar, it’s good to see one of its...

Nov 5 2013 9:06am

‘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...

Nov 1 2013 11:09am

Is it still worth being a legal aid lawyer?

Last night, at the launch of a report on social mobility in the legal profession...

Oct 31 2013 10:08am