Tag: Barristers

Fox baseball bat QC avoids prosecution
RSPCA says that 'findings indicate the fox was killed swiftly' by Jolyon Maugham

Doughty Street veteran donates a cool £100k to former chamber mate Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership campaign
As Rebecca Long-Bailey defends record as a solicitor

Blackstone barristers team up with education charity to create ‘Women in Law’ children’s book
Illustrated by school pupils

Blackstone barrister appointed Oxford Uni college’s first female president
Dinah Rose QC lands top role at Magdalen College

The websites charging barrister hopefuls as much as £200 an hour for pupillage interview advice
Exclusive: A handy leg-up for those who can afford it

What you need to consider before pursuing a career in law
Courtesy of experts from Osborne Clarke, Shoosmiths, Hardwicke and ULaw

Barrister fails to overturn £1,000 fine for ‘racially charged’ tweet
High Court rejects argument Twitter is 'famously rude and offensive'

Extinction Rebellion: what went down at the protest outside Slaughter and May
Banners, banging drums and hazmat suits

Old Bailey juries sent home after ‘unusually large parcel’ blocks court toilets
Was it a 'huge fat ball' from the court kitchen?

Digital bank Revolut expands into legal services
Fintech giant strikes deal with 'digital lawyer' platform

Meet Manchester City’s new star defender: Lord Pannick QC
Champions call on Blackstone heavyweight to tackle UEFA ban

Struck off lawyer suspended by bar tribunal
Aurang Khattak removed from solicitors profession -- but return to the bar remains open

Over half of female lawyers have experienced or witnessed sexism at work
But 46% fail to report over fears it would negatively impact their careers, new research reveals

70% of lawyers worry about letting their bosses down
Many also fret over lack of genuine workmates, new research finds

Cabinet reshuffle: Attorney General Geoffrey Cox gets the sack
Barrister resigns 'at the PM's request'

Join Extinction Rebellion, eco-activist tells judges
Donnachadh McCarthy says climate protection needs greater backing from the bench, as judge reportedly tells protestors 'you have to succeed'

It’s all about barrister v solicitor as Labour leadership contest gathers pace
Age-old divide rears its head in latest political battle

Life as a lawyer in Liverpool
Four experts make the case for starting your career in the North West

Inns of Court strike bar course deal with King’s College London
First cohort of budding barristers start this September