Tag: Barristers

Newbie Shadow Solicitor-General takes Twitter fire for getting cold feet over legal aid cuts opposition

When on the backbenches, barrister Karl Turner wouldn’t shut up about the disastrous demise of the system; now he’s a bit quieter

Dec 11 2014 9:15am

Law students bag first win for university pro bono projects as murder conviction is overturned

High judicial praise for Cardiff’s Innocence Project in a case that also sees a “hot” barrister in the limelight

Dec 10 2014 2:09pm

Law chiefs battle spooks over client privilege

Bar associations and law societies across the UK line up to wave two fingers at security services and rozzers over Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

Dec 10 2014 9:14am

Sheffield criminal barrister arrested after successful Crimewatch appeal

Barrister Desmond Rosario was arrested last night and is set to appear before magistrates today on a serious sexual assault charge.

Dec 9 2014 3:27pm

Bristol chambers axes pupillage place for next year — after wannabes had applied

Queen Square set's application required a week’s worth of toil -- and then the pupillage was cancelled

Dec 9 2014 11:17am

Ex-St Johns Buildings barrister goes on the run after police seek to question him over sex attack on teen

Crimewatch appeal launched after Sheffield criminal barrister Desmond Rosario fails to turn up to Magistrates' Court

Dec 8 2014 3:18pm

Tory councillor pleads not guilty to faking law degree and bar course qualification

Monika Juneja — who claimed to be a barrister despite never having been called to the bar — to fight charges against her

Dec 8 2014 10:21am

Litigant-in-person surgeon wows Court of Appeal with ‘high quality’ advocacy

Doctor's performance "would have done credit to an experienced member of the bar"

Dec 3 2014 9:06am

Review: ‘The Dog’ — a lawyer howls for freedom in Dubai

A former London barrister has written a witty and entertaining tale of ex-pat life in the psychologically confusing emirate

Nov 28 2014 10:36am

Joshua Rozenberg photobombs Andrew Mitchell at the RCJ following ‘Plebgate’ trial

Days after bagging yet another honorary doctorate, BBC Law in Action presenter is in the news again

Nov 27 2014 4:44pm

Irate Lord Justice Jackson uses Court of Appeal judgment to issue lawyers with student-style skeleton argument tips

Top judge snaps after wading through "35 pages of rambling prolixity"

Nov 26 2014 9:01am

Barrister who claimed Nazis wanted to nuke Queen at Olympics is found guilty

Practising barrister found guilty of communicating false information, as previous conviction for possession of indecent images of children is revealed

Nov 25 2014 4:38pm

Barrister hit with fine for slagging off MP trial witnesses in blog

Regulator demands young London lawyer cough up £2,000 for misconduct, while his Bar Council election bid goes down in flames

Nov 25 2014 9:13am

White van man’s England flags may be illegal, says barrister

Is the real story of the Emily Thornberry Twitter storm a breach of planning regulations?

Nov 24 2014 2:20pm

Crime QC slams bar leadership as ‘treacherous and unworthy of trust’ over legal aid deal

The Criminal Bar Association and the Bar Council hung the junior bar and solicitors out to dry, says Manchester silk

Nov 21 2014 9:49am

Revealed: people who are interested in law love anchovy paste, budgies and Destiny’s Child

Pollsters YouGov produce a ridiculous e-fit of a those are keen on things legal -- pet birds, reindeer steak and Pixie Lott also get a big look in

Nov 21 2014 9:10am

Official figures show yawning pay gap between women and men lawyers

Male barristers and judges bag a whopping 77% more dosh in general than their female counterparts, while the chaps on solicitor side are 25% better off

Nov 20 2014 9:14am

Barrister reaches pinnacle of career by bagging GQ ‘cool’ list slot

Doughty Street Chambers crime specialist Tunde Okewale adds gentlemen’s bible accolade to his 2014 “hottie barrister” position

Nov 19 2014 12:24pm

Why are barristers such awful dressers?

On reflection, the real story of the Bar Council conference was the smart casual on display

Nov 14 2014 9:09am