Tag: Barristers

Don’t scrap the bar aptitude test, urges Bar Council. Up the pass mark instead
BSB mulls ditching entry exam after report found fewer than 1% of wannabe barristers fail to pass it

First practising female barrister commemorated with London blue plaque
Lady Hale unveiled the historical marker

‘Cruella de Vil QC’ hits back at Boris Johnson after PM takes pop in conference speech
Prime Minister's 'frivolous speech' ignored 'serious issues' in justice system, says blogging barrister Matthew Scott

Now live: The 2022 Chambers Most List
New edition features over 50 sets -- each with a Legal Cheek View and Scorecard

‘The pressure to be mentally strong can be dangerous’
BTC student Natasha Kirkpatrick reflects on her own personal challenges ahead of the launch of bar mental health support network BLEMI

Competition for pupillage fiercer than ever, Bar Council report finds
Number of applicants chasing each pupillage spot 'steadily increasing' every year

New name, new home: one leading London chambers on its major shake-up
Joint heads of Gatehouse Chambers, Brie Stevens-Hoare QC and PJ Kirby QC, invited Legal Cheek’s Phoebe Mather for an exclusive tour of the set’s new home and to discuss its recent rebranding

£6 million up for grabs as Inns open bar scholarship applications
You've got to be in it to win it 🤑

Magistrate rebuked for calling junior barrister ‘huffy’ after she was mistaken for defendant three times in one day
Jacqueline Mitchell handed formal warning for 'ill judged' tweet

Should future lawyers avoid wearing brown shoes?
Unwritten rule touches a nerve

Top chambers join forces to launch new diversity mentoring scheme
Targets bar hopefuls seeking to specialise in planning, property and public law

Cyber-hacked barristers win High Court judgment against ‘persons unknown’
Judge orders mystery criminals to hand over any info they may have obtained

Barrister apprenticeships? Quite possibly says pupillage expert
There are barriers to overcome, but these are not 'insurmountable'

‘Significant funds’ drained from bar charity’s bank account without permission
Exclusive: Bridging the Bar says cash has since been returned

Bar aptitude test ‘not effective filter’ of weak wannabe barristers
Fail rate of under 1%, report finds

‘Cancelled’ barrister cleared of misconduct over tweet that got him kicked out of chambers
But fined £500 over separate tweet about Muslims

Pupil barrister pay hits £75,000 as top London sets boost awards
Rises at One Essex Court, Monckton, Matrix, 7KBW, 39 Essex and Outer Temple

What we learnt during The Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer 2021 Virtual Vacation Scheme
Southampton University student Juliet Griffiths gets insights into commercial law

Pupil barrister numbers down nearly a third in 30 years
757 in 1991 ⤵️ 542 in 2020