Tag: Barristers

Bragging barristers: Bar Council issues fresh guidance for online etiquette

Just weeks after Michael Wolkind QC was fined over website claims

Mar 13 2017 12:49pm

LGBT moot: BPP Law School snatches victory from 2016 winners Oxford University

The competition was judged by some of the country's leading human rights specialists

Mar 13 2017 9:11am

‘How Twitter works’ appendix to Katie Hopkins libel judgment was penned by rookie barrister, reveals phone hacking lawyer

But 5RB’s Greg Callus insists viral guide was a team effort as Jack Monroe describes him as “lovely”

Mar 11 2017 4:00pm

International Women’s Day: Lack of confidence deterring women from applying for silk

Barristers urge female seniors to be an inspiration to their juniors

Mar 8 2017 9:39am

Why has the Bar Standards Board issued new guidance telling barristers to speak clearly and understand the law?

We spoke to the regulator about its new youth court competences handbook

Mar 8 2017 9:10am

Carmelite cock-up: Chambers ‘incorrectly’ invites aspiring barristers to interview

Exclusive: The set blamed it on Pupillage Gateway problems

Mar 7 2017 11:45am

Video: Students wow Lady Hale with BPTC rap to Coolio’s ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’

The deputy Supreme Court president said she ‘enjoyed’ it

Mar 7 2017 9:03am

Barrister gets caught up in a Twitter barny with business consultancy firm

Radio presenter and employment lawyer in social media ruckus

Mar 3 2017 2:14pm

‘Secret Barrister’ lands major book deal achieving every law blogger’s dream

Five publishers bid for the anonymous blogger's first-ever title

Mar 3 2017 9:10am

Top lawyer slammed for ‘open the Moet’ tweet as government boosts injury compensation cash

Liz Truss altered the way payouts are calculated leaving insurers seething

Mar 2 2017 10:16am

Research: Law is more boring than IT

81% of lawyers are bored at work, compared to just 56% of computer whizzes

Mar 1 2017 8:59am

Barrister who was jailed for conspiracy to supply cocaine removed from profession

Omar Khan handed three-year prison term back in April last year

Feb 24 2017 4:54pm

A barrister’s wig and gown have been stolen from the RCJ robing room

Lawyer thinks it’s ‘appalling’ there isn’t a lock on the door

Feb 23 2017 9:25am

Barrister orders Piers Morgan to retract allegation that he is a ‘liar’

Karl Turner, who used to be the Shadow Attorney General, in tense stand-off with TV star, who doesn't seem minded to back down

Feb 22 2017 6:39pm

Devereux Chambers barrister Jolyon Maugham QC takes Uber to court over £20 million unpaid VAT

Just weeks after he launched a pro bono project aimed at holding the government to account

Feb 22 2017 11:16am

The life of a serious crime QC

From representing footballer John Terry to acting in the Hillsborough Inquests and the Child Sex Abuse Inquiry, there are few dull moments for Serjeants’ Inn’s Chris Daw QC

Feb 21 2017 1:02pm

‘Jekyll and Hyde’ barrister who made his girlfriend call him ‘master’ booted out of profession

Family law specialist handed an 18-month suspended prison sentence last July

Feb 20 2017 10:24am