Tag: Barristers

Barrister sanctioned over tweet about Muslims wins appeal

Jon Holbrook had been fined £500

Mar 28 2022 2:17pm

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

Mar 28 2022 1:36pm

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

Mar 28 2022 10:20am
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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 🏆🤩

Mar 25 2022 5:51pm

Barrister gives birth after leaving Supreme Court in taxi

Amy Stout was 37.5 weeks pregnant

Mar 24 2022 2:05pm
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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

Mar 24 2022 11:31am

Criminal bar gets its first hijab-wearing QC

“It’s a surreal experience," says No5 Chambers' Sultana Tafadar

Mar 22 2022 10:08am
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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

Mar 18 2022 1:54pm
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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

Mar 15 2022 10:06am
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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'

Feb 22 2022 10:31am

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

Feb 18 2022 10:23am

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

Feb 17 2022 10:16am
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Revealed: The chambers with the most supportive barristers 2022

Which sets are like second families?

Feb 16 2022 1:45pm

Barrister fined for calling opposition lawyer a ‘hysterical woman’

Feliks Jerzy Kwiatkowski told disciplinary tribunal that women being more emotional is 'biological fact'

Feb 9 2022 1:57pm
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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

Feb 7 2022 11:40am
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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

Jan 31 2022 10:15am
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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

Jan 31 2022 9:29am

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'

Jan 28 2022 9:16am