Tag: Barristers

Supreme Court embargo-breaking barrister sparks misconduct debate among fellow lawyers

Eco-barrister Tim Crosland branded a 'fanatic' after deliberately leaking Heathrow ruling

Dec 17 2020 12:49pm

Top commercial chambers rally to save criminal pupillages cancelled due to pandemic

Group follow Keating's lead in offering emergency funding for training spots

Dec 15 2020 10:26am

Lambo lawyer loses legal fight to keep ‘offensive’ number plate

Cops seize controversial ‘LGOPNR’ reg

Dec 15 2020 9:19am

Barrister reprimanded for refusing breath test

Gave no comment interview

Dec 8 2020 9:13am

Sexy Starmer was not the model for Bridget Jones heartthrob Darcy, author reveals

Helen Fielding puts much-loved rumour to rest but insists Labour leader is lush

Dec 7 2020 2:10pm

Over 200 top lawyers sign petition calling on London’s Garrick Club to scrap men-only membership policy

Women are being excluded from vital networking opportunities, according to letter

Dec 3 2020 11:07am

Barrister shares top 10 pupillage application tips as Gateway reopens

'Do not swallow a thesaurus', Colin Witcher advises

Dec 3 2020 10:25am

Legal profession making ‘significant progress’ on diversity — but top roles remain a problem

Lawyers disproportionately likely to come from privileged backgrounds, report finds

Nov 27 2020 9:47am

Upskirting ex-government lawyer avoids disbarment

Daren Timson-Hunt suspended for six months after photographing woman on the Tube

Nov 24 2020 11:09am

Red Lion Chambers cancels 2022 pupillage recruitment due to COVID-19

Crime and fraud set cites impact on court work

Nov 23 2020 11:50am

Minimum pay for pupil barristers up £94 in London and £279 elsewhere

Very modest uplifts didn't go down well on Twitter

Nov 17 2020 8:09am

Top QC under fire for suggesting pupil barristers should have ‘well polished shoes’ and a ‘proper haircut’

Former Bar Council chief Richard Atkins apologises for posting tweet quoting recently deceased judge

Nov 16 2020 12:47pm

Life as a lawyer in the North

A panel of lawyers and legal education experts discuss the region’s legal scene

Nov 13 2020 1:01pm

‘Middle Temple must strip Boris of his honorary status’

The PM is an honorary bencher. Some 'do-gooder' needs to put a stop to that, says mature law student Laurence Cooper

Nov 13 2020 9:09am

December bar exams to go ahead as planned

BSB keeping assessments under 'close review' in wake of second lockdown

Nov 10 2020 9:21am

White male barristers out-earn female and BAME colleagues

Even with the same level of experience and areas of law, research finds

Nov 6 2020 8:35am

Top law prof to oversee independent review into summer bar exam fiasco

BSB announces appointment of Hull Uni pro-vice chancellor Rebecca Huxley-Binns

Nov 4 2020 10:48am

‘Will doing a PhD damage my chances of a career at the bar?’

I have a fully-funded offer from Oxford Uni

Oct 30 2020 11:33am