Tag: Barristers
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Barrister sanctioned over tweet about Muslims wins appeal
Jon Holbrook had been fined £500
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First speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2022
MoJ minister joins SRA education chief and magic circle training experts at Legal Cheek's annual in-person conference
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UK government appoints top war crimes lawyer to help Ukraine on ‘journey to justice’ against Russia
Judge and Doughty Street associate tenant Sir Howard Morrison QC will act as independent adviser to war-torn country's chief prosecutor
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And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2022 are…
Industry extravaganza returns in-person to celebrate top trainee-rated firms and chambers 🏆🤩
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Barrister gives birth after leaving Supreme Court in taxi
Amy Stout was 37.5 weeks pregnant
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Excitement builds ahead of this evening’s Legal Cheek Awards
In-person extravaganza to feature special guest appearances from Attorney General Suella Braverman QC MP, Love Island finalist Tyler Cruickshank and X Factor and Celebrity Big Brother star Katie Waissel
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Criminal bar gets its first hijab-wearing QC
“It’s a surreal experience," says No5 Chambers' Sultana Tafadar
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Experienced barrister at top chambers fined for mocking more junior opponent
Doughty Street's Althea Sonia Brown 'improperly undermined, insulted and/or annoyed' opposing counsel during hearing, disciplinary tribunal finds
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Not enough! Criminal bar responds to government’s £135 million legal aid pledge
Lord Chancellor accepts recommendation of independent review -- but bar chief warns move won't stop colleagues quitting
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Legal aid reform: Criminal barristers vote overwhelmingly in favour of direct action
No returns from 11 April ❌
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Judge Rinder to release thriller based on pupil barrister
TV star tells Legal Cheek new book is 'loosely based on truth'
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Meet the aspiring barrister hoping to dismantle barriers and bring disability to the bar
BDABar founder Konstantina Nouka chats to Legal Cheek about her aims for the future
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Matrix apologises for putting embargoed judgment on press release
Master of the Rolls calls for 'stricter measures' as elite set sticks ruling across social media in error
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Revealed: The chambers with the most supportive barristers 2022
Which sets are like second families?
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‘Wigs reek of privilege and exclusion… I cannot see the point of them’, says top QC
Has horsehair had its day?
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Barrister fined for calling opposition lawyer a ‘hysterical woman’
Feliks Jerzy Kwiatkowski told disciplinary tribunal that women being more emotional is 'biological fact'
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High-flying media lawyer acting for ex-MI6 Trump dossier author disbarred for faking High Court order
Nicola Cain also submitted witness statement for client Christopher Steele without authorisation
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Lawyer wellbeing charity LawCare sees spike in stress-related calls
Almost two-thirds of all contacts from trainee and junior lawyers
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Pupillage numbers bounce back following Covid dip
BSB report shows leap from pandemic-y 354 in 2020 to 511 in 2021
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Virtual hearings starving junior lawyers of advocacy opportunities, warns top judge
Sir Julian Flaux says many find themselves 'limited to being a tile without picture or sound on a Teams screen'