Tag: Barristers

Lawyer Photoshops himself into Singapore Mediation Convention pics
Exclusive: Tells Legal Cheek edited images were 'lighthearted' joke

SRA seeks law students and lawyers to sit SQE2 pilot
Cash and work placements up for grabs

‘It won’t be long until you’re a kept woman’: Soon-to-be-married barrister goes public with male opponent’s sexist remark
Prompting legal Twitterati to share their sexism stories

Barrister fined £500 for threatening police with kitchen knife
Under 'immense stress', according to report

Bar Council calls out ‘truly shocking’ treatment of pupil barristers
Representative body wants mandatory pupillage contracts to help curb 'abusive' behaviour

Henry Hendron suspended again
Chemsex junior barrister failed to pay client £850

Sainsbury’s shelf-stacker turned Doughty Street barrister becomes one of Inner Temple’s youngest benchers
Amal Clooney chamber mate breaks 650-year record

Law and politics: Is the romance finally over?
Fewer MPs have a background in law

Boris’ cabinet cull sees barrister Buckland land Lord Chancellor role
Former justice minister replaces David Gauke, joining host of other lawyers in BoJo's cabinet

Campaigning QC launches crowdfunder to keep parliament open to oppose no deal Brexit as Boris Johnson wins Tory leadership vote
Jolyon Maugham wants Scottish courts to declare any move to shutdown Westminster illegal in advance

Should barristers still wear wigs and gowns?
The cherished uniform of the bar remains an important stamp of legal responsibility, argues Queen Mary law graduate Jag Landa

‘A terrible day for the poor and disadvantaged’: Legal aid cuts force closure of London law centre
Lambeth not-for-profit goes to the wall with immediate effect

Extinction Rebellion park boat named in memory of popular eco-barrister outside Royal Courts of Justice
Traffic brought to a standstill

Kings Chambers teams up with social mobility charity to launch legal placement scheme for working class students
Each participant will receive £100 to buy suitable clothing

UCL law professor appointed first dean of Inner Temple
As Inns of Court two-part barrister training course receives BSB approval

Criminal bar chief creates Love Island translator for lawyers
‘Got a text’ = a new brief has arrived in chambers

Legal Twitterati sent into overdrive after former PM threatens to take Boris Johnson to court to stop a no-deal Brexit
John Major says he'd consider lawyering up to stop the Queen suspending the House of Commons

Exclusive interview: Man who brought private prosecution against Boris Johnson faces ‘financial ruin’ over £200,000 debt
Uncertainty over Marcus Ball’s future comes despite crowdfunding over £500,000

Pride 2019: Lawyers take to London’s streets to celebrate LGBT+ rights
Pride Jubilee marked half-century since Stonewall uprising

Edge Hill Uni law grad left tetraplegic after horror car smash set to realise barrister dream
Simon Arnold defies odds to secure pupillage