Tag: Barristers

Former Doughty Street barrister ordered to cough up deleted tweets and author info from notorious Twitter account

High Court tells Daniel Bennett to reveal who was behind allegedly defamatory @arrytuttle tweets

Jul 16 2020 11:46am

A student’s diary of a virtual vacation scheme

Sophie Currie reflects on a jam-packed week at The Legal Cheek-ULaw Virtual Vacation Scheme

Jul 7 2020 1:32pm

Aspiring barrister raises £65,000 to realise Cambridge Uni law course dream

‘I'm absolutely over the moon!’ Dylan Kawende tells Legal Cheek

Jul 1 2020 9:13am

Barrister embroiled in trans rights row raises £60,000 to sue Stonewall despite CrowdJustice briefly taking her page down

Allison Bailey to include her own chambers in the discrimination action

Jun 29 2020 1:05pm

Aspiring barrister targeted in ‘cash for pupillage’ scam

'Don’t fall into a similar TRAP', ULaw undergrad warns in LinkedIn post

Jun 29 2020 12:19pm

COVID-19: Mini-pupillages move online

Much like the virtual vacation schemes now being offered by corporate law firms

Jun 22 2020 10:06am

Doughty Street junior barrister launches first legal outfitter for women

'Women have been at the bar for over 100 years and men are still the default when it comes to legal dress,' Karlia Lykourgou tells Legal Cheek

Jun 18 2020 2:06pm

Pregnant law firm partner calls out top QC for ‘every day sexism’

DWF's Naomi Pryde says unnamed silk contacted a male junior lawyer about her case, assuming she'd be 'indisposed'

Jun 17 2020 4:47pm

New Instagram account allows City lawyers to anonymously submit their ‘juicy secrets’

'Magic Circle Confessions' launched earlier this month

Jun 16 2020 12:00pm
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COVID-19, tech and the SQE — the top talking points from LegalEdCon 2020

Prominent figures from the world of law came together, virtually, to discuss how the impact of coronavirus and an increasing reliance on tech will shape the future of legal education and training, Sophie Currie reports

Jun 9 2020 12:45pm

Top chambers postpone mini-pupillage schemes in response to COVID-19

But some sets are offering virtual minis and webinars

Jun 9 2020 9:04am

Wife of 25 Bedford Row barrister reveals husband’s battles with racism in viral Facebook post

'People often assume that he is the defendant', writes Katie Lynch

Jun 8 2020 1:07pm

Defence barrister fined £1,000 for ‘pulling faces’ at judge

She also described a decision as ‘insane'

Jun 5 2020 7:55am

9 things to think about if you plan to switch careers to law

Lawyers who’ve come into law from other industries share their insights

Jun 3 2020 2:32pm

Henry Hendron wins appeal against second suspension

BSB concedes case on a technicality unearthed by its own barrister

Jun 3 2020 12:39pm

Dominic Grieve is now a law lecturer

Ex-Attorney General will be a visiting professor at Goldsmiths

Jun 3 2020 11:01am