Tag: Barristers
Nevermind lawtech, courts often don’t even have working photocopiers: Bar Council fights back against legal aid cuts
While Lord Neuberger warns UK legal system 'is in danger of falling over'
5 Essex Court receives rhyming pupillage application
Barristers left 'amused' by the creative endeavours of one bar hopeful
Justice Week? Government cuts MoJ budget by £300 million
Not a great start
Exclusive: The Inns of Court are looking for someone to help them design a more affordable BPTC
Anticipated 2020 launch
New two-part BPTC approved by regulator
Spilt vocational offering could reduce risks and costs associated with pursuing a career at the bar
‘It’ll leave you dead inside!’ New pop song warns students not to become lawyers
Catchy careers advice courtesy of US musical comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
The Secret Barrister secures second book deal
Anonymous blogging heavyweight tells Legal Cheek they won't be quitting the bar anytime soon
Court prankster takes aim at broken toilets and lack of lifts in fake HMCTS notice
It appears to be have been posted on a robing room wall
Barristers’ chambers to open Brexit office in remote Irish village
Online outfit Clerksroom set to launch 'Annex' in Murrisk, population 300
Pro bono week: Solicitor general appears to sign death warrant for controversial City law firm levy
MP says government not persuaded by Michael Gove-era idea of 1% turnover tax on mega-firms
Barrister who pinched nightclub-goer’s purse loses High Court appeal against suspension
Juliana Dorairaj was not prosecuted, but was made the subject of a community resolution order
Government sued for denying legal aid to homeless
Human rights lawyers say there should be public funding to challenge rough sleeping crackdowns
Advocate: Bar Pro Bono Unit ditches Latin name in bid to ‘modernise’
Revamp coincides with National Pro Bono Week
£5 million in BPTC funding available as Inns of Court scholarship deadline looms
Wannabe barristers have until Friday 2 November to apply
Why do barristers wear wigs and gowns?
New Middle Temple exhibition explains the origins of our unusual court garb
Lords call for clarity over role of ECJ post-Brexit
As over 1,000 lawyers sign letter to PM on People's Vote
Exchange Chambers expands free pupillage application advice day for northern bar hopefuls
Revamped 2018 forum will focus on how candidates can make themselves stand out during the recruitment process
Peak Millennial? Doughty Street barrister argues for a NEW human right to personal ‘airspace’
Airborne intrusions can trigger psychological distress, says Nick Grief
‘Will my tattoos stop me from becoming a barrister?’
I’ve been told I should be fine, but I'm not so sure
Lawyers vent fury over survey which asked whether The Secret Barrister should be ‘unmasked’
Little appetite to find out identity of whistleblower