Tag: Barristers

Aspiring barrister: ‘Should I accept an offer to study at an Ivy League law school?’
I've secured a considerable scholarship but the thought of taking on debt to cover the rest has left me with 'cold feet', one bar hopeful explains

Bar exam bosses apologise for last summer’s chaos after damning independent review
Outside experts heavily critical of online set-up that left some students locked out and others urinating in bottles and buckets

UK and Ireland bar bodies slam China sanctions on magic circle barristers
Members of Essex Court Chambers hit with penalties last month for allegedly spreading 'lies and disinformation' about treatment of Uighur Muslims

Lawyer made false rape claim and arranged to be stabbed in ‘evil’ plot to destroy married barrister lover she met on LinkedIn
Anisah Ahmed, 33, handed discretionary life sentence after framing Iqbal Mohammed, 38, for rape, kidnap and stabbing

First female barrister to be commemorated with London blue plaque
Helena Normanton's roundel will mark the address she lived for the early part of her legal career

Two Doughty Street junior barristers launch hijabs for court
Latest release from Ivy & Normanton, the first ever outfitter dedicated to courtwear for women

Pupillage: Bar leaders urged to stop ‘shameful’ rejection by silence
Aspiring barrister Noah Gifford describes common practice among chambers as ‘insulting’ in open letter

China bans magic circle chambers over alleged human rights ‘disinformation’
Country accuses London's Essex Court Chambers of spreading 'lies' about treatment of Uighur Muslims

Revealed: The top barristers by Supreme Court appearances
Academic Dr Mikołaj Barczentewicz crunches the numbers to compile lawyer league table

Barrister suspended for six months over sexual comments to female mini-pupil
Second disciplinary tribunal finding against Robert Kearney

Top lockdown concern among pupil barristers? A lack of networking opportunities
'Zoom events just don't cut it'

Non-binary barrister listed as ‘Mx’ by chambers in legal milestone
Lamb Chambers' Oscar Davies thought to be the first barrister to use gender neutral alternative to "Ms" or "Mr"

Pupil barrister trials UK’s first vegan wig
Samuel March's hemp-based prototype draws praise from legal profession

Elle Woods QC and Harvey Specter appear on ‘chambers website’
Spoof set Square Chambers boasts a strong fictional legal line-up

The 12 best legal social media users of 2021
Meet the influencers that kept us entertained and educated over the past 12 months

Junior barrister appears on children’s TV show
Alexandra Wilson offers a child-friendly look at the bar
Uber drivers are workers, rules Supreme Court
Aspiring barrister Joshua Xerri looks at the much-talked about employment case

Barristers are demanding tougher sanctions for sexual misconduct at the bar
Regulators are under pressure to dish out more than brief suspensions

Barrister receives complaint from fellow lawyer after posting Quran quotes on LinkedIn
Tahir Khan vows to defy 'bias towards my religious beliefs'

The ‘cab-rank’ rule — an ethical conundrum
Aspiring barrister Benjamin Ramsey explores the recent events involving Dinah Rose QC and David Perry QC