Tag: Barristers

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

IBA Conference: ‘Lawyers just don’t do emotion’, says leading behavioural expert
Law is the last profession to embrace emotional intelligence

DWF is looking to recruit its first ever pupil barrister
Following BSB approval

To become a lawyer don’t study law, says Supreme Court’s Lord Sumption — do history, classics, economics or languages instead
Top judge backs law conversion route

The 2019 Chambers Most List goes live
Expanded careers guide now feature 50 sets — each with a Legal Cheek View and Insider Scorecard rankings

Lawyers discuss stolen ruby slippers, Van Gogh and Boy George’s Christian icon as IBA Conference kicks off in Rome
Six thousand descend on Italian capital for week-long law 'mingle-athon'

Barrister used driving licence to eat pasta lunch after court security confiscated his fork
'What a forkin nuisance!'

Lawyer bloggers given access to family courts in bid to combat ‘racy’ press coverage
Pilot scheme will run until June next year

Complaints about barristers jump by 30%
But number of disbarments is down, according to new report