Tag: Barristers

London chambers offers aspiring barristers a flavour of life at the bar through new pupillage podcast
Top tips and insights from 4 New Square tenants

Skype hearings require ‘more careful thought’ — regardless of benefit to barristers
'Communicating with someone on a screen just isn’t the same', says Bar Council bigwig Athena Markides

Lawyer killed by loaded shotgun submitted into evidence
Freak accident occurred at a court in South Africa

Fancy eating like a lawyer? Now you can thanks to this new charity cookbook
Nigella Lawson has ordered her copy already

BSB boosts minimum pay for pupil barristers following annual review
£18,866 in London and £16,322 elsewhere -- from 1 January 2020

7 pieces of #BoomerAdvice — law edition
'OK, Boomer' ?

Reprimand for barrister and former UKIP activist who failed to turn up at court
Richard Hendron put an 'ill-prepared second-six pupil' in his place

BPP confirms new bar course will be over £5,000 cheaper than current BPTC
£13,870 in London and £12,620 elsewhere

Barrister banned over indecent images conviction
Leicester Uni law grad jailed for 12 months

Jury duty: reflections of a first year law student
Seeing law applied first-hand is an invaluable experience for aspiring lawyers, says law and history undergrad David Dee

A day in the life of a civil fraud lawyer
Practice area insight from RPC solicitors and Hardwicke barrister

Awkward typo spotted in ‘Thiry-Third Edition’ of contract law bible
Yours for just £565

Olympic bomb hoax barrister banned from legal profession
Michael Shrimpton, who was disbarred in 2018, subject to further regulatory action -- this time by the SRA

City Law School latest to offer two-part bar course following regulatory shake-up
It's much cheaper, too

Lord Keen QC cleared of professional misconduct after firearms conviction
Top Scottish lawyer appeared before a disciplinary tribunal

10 month suspension for barrister who posted ‘offensive’ comments on Facebook
Less than a week after regulator issued fresh guidance on social media etiquette

‘Is a training contract at a global law firm’s Middle East office a viable route to the London construction bar’
A wannabe barrister requires readers' help

Lawyers joining Extinction Rebellion protests risk disciplinary action, solicitor warns
Leigh Day associate Gideon Habel advises legally-minded protestors to carry out 'risk analysis' before hitting the streets

BSB to barristers: avoid getting drawn into ‘heated’ social media spats
Regulator's fresh guidance covers content posted in both a 'professional and personal capacity'

ULaw revamps bar course as it slashes cost by over 30%
New course priced at £13,000 will compete with Inns of Court venture