Tag: Barristers

Trio of ex-Supreme Court justices join 800 legal figures in call for Johnson and Patel to end lawyer ‘hostility’
Open letter follows series of public attacks on profession

Law Society award named in honour of Salford Uni law student killed in drive-by shooting
Hogan Lovells' Sengova Kailondo scoops junior solicitor of the year gong in memory of Aya Hachem

Barrister who broke hotel receptionist’s jaw with hockey stick avoids disbarment
Felix Joel Evans is about to become a solicitor despite GBH conviction

BSB reveals bar exam pass rates following summer proctoring problems
Scores consistent with previous years, says regulator -- if you don't count students who encountered IT issues

Suspension for barrister convicted of GBH
Also fined £2k

‘I’d be shouted at because I left the pub at 10 o’clock rather than 11pm’, says bullied former pupil barrister
New bar study finds rookies ‘particularly vulnerable’ to bullying and harassment

Junior barrister hits back at Boris Johnson’s ‘hamstrung’ justice comment in viral Twitter thread
PM waded into government's 'lefty lawyers' saga yesterday

Junior criminal barristers earning less than minimum wage, Bar Council warns
Forced to take second and even third jobs to 'make ends meet'

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#MyRoutetotheBar: Tweeting barristers share their unconventional career paths
Features advice from a former window cleaner, lifeguard and nightclub DJ

Ex-Attorney General Geoffrey Cox joins Withers
Barrister and MP takes legal consultancy role at international law firm, as fellow politician Nicky Morgan rejoins Travers Smith

Bar Council rejects Henry Hendron’s election nomination after filing application one minute late
Controversial barrister says he’s ‘taking the matter to court next week’

Mixed-race junior barrister makes formal complaint after being mistaken for defendant three times in one day
'I don’t expect to have to constantly justify my existence at work', writes Alexandra Wilson

Barrister suggested female Asian judge landed role due to ‘positive discrimination’
Fined and reprimanded

Lamborghini-driving Aussie criminal barrister in legal row over ‘offensive’ number plate
'LGOPNR' = leg opener

Lord Keen QC resigns in row over Brexit bill
Will Robert Buckland follow?

Crowdfunding wannabe barrister pledges free careers advice in return for donations
Mohamed Hussein Iman needs £15k to start GDL

Top commercial chambers to fund criminal pupillage cancelled due to COVID-19
Keating Chambers stumps up £20,000

COVID-19: Regulator predicts drop in pupillage numbers
Knock-on effects of pandemic likely felt by students seeking training spots over next two years, according to new BSB impact report

Extinction Rebellion lawyers perform ‘theatrical and arrestable’ protest outside Law Society office
Follows demonstrations earlier this week