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

Oct 25 2021 9:17am

First practising female barrister commemorated with London blue plaque

Lady Hale unveiled the historical marker

Oct 21 2021 10:16am

‘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

Oct 6 2021 6:19pm

Now live: The 2022 Chambers Most List

New edition features over 50 sets -- each with a Legal Cheek View and Scorecard

Oct 5 2021 10:45am

‘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

Oct 4 2021 10:49am

Competition for pupillage fiercer than ever, Bar Council report finds

Number of applicants chasing each pupillage spot 'steadily increasing' every year

Sep 29 2021 9:23am

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

Sep 24 2021 12:38pm

£6 million up for grabs as Inns open bar scholarship applications

You've got to be in it to win it 🤑

Sep 22 2021 12:54pm

Should future lawyers avoid wearing brown shoes?

Unwritten rule touches a nerve

Sep 20 2021 9:37am

Top chambers join forces to launch new diversity mentoring scheme

Targets bar hopefuls seeking to specialise in planning, property and public law

Sep 16 2021 9:02am

Cyber-hacked barristers win High Court judgment against ‘persons unknown’

Judge orders mystery criminals to hand over any info they may have obtained

Sep 15 2021 11:52am

Barrister apprenticeships? Quite possibly says pupillage expert

There are barriers to overcome, but these are not 'insurmountable'

Sep 10 2021 11:09am

‘Significant funds’ drained from bar charity’s bank account without permission

Exclusive: Bridging the Bar says cash has since been returned

Sep 9 2021 9:25am

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

Aug 4 2021 10:47am

What we learnt during The Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer 2021 Virtual Vacation Scheme

Southampton University student Juliet Griffiths gets insights into commercial law

Jul 28 2021 4:26pm

Pupil barrister numbers down nearly a third in 30 years

757 in 1991 ⤵️ 542 in 2020

Jul 28 2021 11:33am