Tag: Barristers
Freshly-minted QC defends silk system – and bacon buttie picture
Jolyon Maugham of Middle Temple’s Devereux Chambers rebuts Judge John Hack’s diatribe against tradition, maintaining the silk road is a positive step towards greater diversity
Government Magna Carta law summit hit again — Lord Green bails as keynote speaker
Former HSBC chairman was meant to share stage with Justice Secretary, but he scurries for exit -- amid growing concerns that tax payers and legal profession will pick up bill for white elephant gig
Why it’s time to scrap the QC title
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling doled out nearly 100 awards yesterday -- but wouldn't it be better to let the market decide on the top lawyers?
Barristers and clerks left stunned as Tom Cruise walks into a London chambers
Scientologist and actor swoops dramatically into the Temple on a mystery assignment
Chris Grayling’s global summit turns to sh*t
Lawyers -- keep those colons clean. That’s the latest message from the website for the controversial international shindig scheduled to celebrate the Magna Carta anniversary
Student ‘got a pupillage interview at Chancery set’ by legally analysing Shaggy rap on application form
But wannabe barrister's subsequent gloating on Twitter was probably not a great idea
BPTC student stands for local council in Grayling’s constituency
Funnily enough, young Labour party candidate and wannabe barrister takes a dim view of the Lord Chancellor’s record on access to justice
Barrister’s ‘gagging for it’ blog about rape goes viral for all the wrong reasons
Weekend newspapers tear into veteran criminal brief, who stands by shocking blog post
Nazi bomb hoax barrister handed 12-month jail sentence
Michael Shrimpton’s professional fate in the hands of bar regulator as prison term comes in wake of child pornography conviction
Lib-Dem justice minister bombarded with flack for pompous Magna Carta tweet
Social justice campaigners draw Simon Hughes’s attention to the fact that his government is devastating legal aid budget
The Amal Effect: More wannabe human rights lawyers, but where are the jobs?
Soaring applications for human rights courses may not be good news
The Mr Darcy of the bar is reported to have hooked up with a Hollywood star
Could Matrix Chambers' Ben Emmerson QC be the new Amal?
Research: lawyers most sought after profession for affairs because they’re good liars and pay attention to detail
Solicitors and barristers in hot demand on infidelity dating websites
What judges say Vs. what judges mean
"I consider this application, in accordance with the Overriding Objective" = "Eeeny-meeny-miney-mo"
The Bar Council is giving junior barristers thousands of pounds to go to international conferences — apply here!
Up to £2,500 per barrister available to fund flights, hotels and other costs arising from participation in conferences abroad
Grayling Magna Carta party latest — win raffle to open a bridge
Highlight of Ministry of Justice’s controversial Global Law Summit to be a bottleneck of traffic in east London
Bar is ‘fantastic’ for working parents says Ed Miliband’s wife — but her chambers has just 17% women QCs
Justine Thornton's ringing endorsement of "family-friendly" bar not backed up by stats
Guilty until proven innocent? Ministry of Justice mistakenly reverses the burden of proof
Top legal tweeters Mukul Chawla QC and David Allen Green call out MoJ
Twitter shock at barrister’s triple ‘C-bomb’
Is senior junior at 1 Gray's Inn Square the most foul-mouthed lawyer on Twitter?
Wigs and gowns set to be this season’s must-have after Amal Clooney namechecks Chancery Lane outfitters
"I'm wearing Ede & Ravenscroft," quips Doughty Street barrister
Criminal Bar Association makes awkward U-turn over Global Legal Summit
Previous chairman described controversial event as Putin-esque; his successor is a confirmed speaker