Tag: Barristers

Brexit-backing former Brighton Uni fashion student raises £77,000 in fight against ‘top lawyers in the land’

Darren Grimes, 25, is appealing fine for breaking electoral law in EU referendum

Feb 14 2019 10:30am

‘Don’t act like you’re on a stag-do’ or ‘make repetitive jokes about breasts or skirts’, junior barrister tells male colleagues

Joanna Hardy offers nine practical pointers to improving retention of women at the criminal bar

Feb 13 2019 5:09pm

Pupil barrister has wig tin confiscated by court security – Twitter reacts

'What level of tinpot jobsworthery brings this about?'

Feb 13 2019 10:44am

More action needed to tackle ‘hostile environment’ driving women from the bar

‘This stuff is not complicated, so let’s get on with it’, says Chris Henley QC

Feb 12 2019 11:02am

Pupillage Gateway deadline extended AGAIN in wake of IT problems

Aspiring barristers now have until 11am Monday to submit applications

Feb 8 2019 11:16am

Open thread: How to ace a pupillage application

Two Hardwicke pupil barristers advise

Feb 6 2019 4:51pm
Wig barristers

Privately-educated continue to dominate the bar

Barristers remain reluctant to reveal schooling background, BSB report suggests

Feb 4 2019 8:52am

The chambers with the best facilities in England — 2019 edition

The new Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey results — analysed

Feb 1 2019 9:14am

House of Commons barista paid more than average legal aid barrister

Civil service role comes with a salary of £23,290 plus benefits

Jan 31 2019 10:23am

Brexit could generate plenty of opportunities for future lawyers

Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘How will Brexit disarray affect future lawyers?’ event at ULaw Moorgate on Thursday, ULaw associate professor Trevor Tayleur casts an expert eye over the impending upheaval

Jan 28 2019 4:23pm

Justine Thornton QC made High Court judge

High-flying barrister's hubby, Ed Miliband, 'very proud'

Jan 25 2019 11:25am

Game of Thrones star to play barrister Shami Chakrabarti in new political thriller

Official Secrets to hit UK cinema screens later this year

Jan 24 2019 10:22am

Attorney General: ‘I would be no lawyer at all if I allowed my private or political view to obtrude my legal judgement’

Geoffrey Cox QC rallies to defend himself -- and the need for legal professional privilege in 'exquisitely sensitive' circumstances

Jan 23 2019 2:11pm

Criminal lawyers in uproar over court IT chaos

Continuing digital outage plays havoc with justice system

Jan 22 2019 2:25pm

New legislation on domestic abuse heralds family law shake-up

Ban on abusers grilling victims in court among changes

Jan 21 2019 2:06pm

Hero barrister recalls moment he pulled Prince Philip from 4×4 wreckage after T-junction smash

'I looked down and had the Prince’s blood on my hands’

Jan 18 2019 11:00am