Tag: Barristers

Solicitor super-exam takes centre stage as legal education and training thought leaders debate future of profession

Technology, innovation, barrister training and apprenticeships thrust into spotlight

May 25 2018 2:52pm

Bar suspends legal aid protest escalation following £15 million government offer

Barristers will continue to refuse new publicly-funded cases

May 25 2018 1:08pm

There’s an incredible new Twitter account combining law and RuPaul’s Drag Race

Who knew American drag queens were such experts on the BPTC?

May 22 2018 9:17am

Event: How to make it as a barrister

With Cornerstone, Hardwicke, Radcliffe, Serjeants’ Inn, LPC Law and ULaw

May 21 2018 1:15pm

Suspended chemsex barrister sells £4,000 ‘legal advice for life’ on Facebook

Exclusive: Henry Hendron prepares for bar return

May 16 2018 10:24am

Durham Law School teams up with BARBRI to offer New York and California bar course

Exclusive: New students to start in September

May 15 2018 10:22am

How three successful lawyers developed their soft skills

Hardwicke’s Brie Stevens-Hoare QC, Herbert Smith Freehills’ Sid Shukla and Axiom’s Atik Ahmed share their experiences

May 14 2018 3:52pm

Ministry of Justice accused of lying over ‘explosive’ criminal courts report

As MPs vote against reversing legal aid changes

May 9 2018 3:46pm

Top tax QC sparks Twitter spat with criminal barristers, academics and more after writing controversial article about rape trials

Jo Maugham QC holds his ground despite social media flak for use of stats, 'non-expert' opinion and apparent decision to 'block' barrister

May 8 2018 2:13pm

Legal aid row: ‘Go back to the drawing board’, Labour tells government ahead of today’s Commons debate

Over 100 chambers now refusing to take on new legal aid cases

May 8 2018 11:03am

Review: Classic courtroom drama played out on stage – it will make you want to become a criminal lawyer

But Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution grandeur is a world away from the realities of the criminal justice system

May 3 2018 9:15am

100 chambers now refusing new work in legal aid cuts protest

Executive Committee met this week and considered recommending escalation of the action

May 2 2018 12:56pm

New comedy about pupil barristers fighting over tenancy to hit BBC screens

Actors from Black Mirror, The IT Crowd and Game of Thrones star

May 2 2018 9:26am
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Legal aid row: ‘Sit down and talk with us’, top QCs tell government

Nearly 100 chambers are now refusing to take new publicly-funded cases

Apr 24 2018 9:01am

BSB asks chambers to provide details on how they pick their pupils

Regulator keen to identify potential 'unjustified' barriers to the bar

Apr 20 2018 1:29pm

‘Ministry of Injustice’: Lawyers hold candlelight vigil over legal aid cuts

Barristers have been refusing to take new publicly-funded cases since 1 April

Apr 19 2018 11:34am

‘Chambers will need to ensure pupils are prepared for the digital age’

Ahead of Legal Cheek’s The Future of Legal Education and Training Conference on 23 May, Charles Raffin, a commercial barrister at Hardwicke, explores how chambers will be training their rookies in light of the new tech wave

Apr 18 2018 3:27pm