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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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"
Garden Court barrister walks into a lamppost — Twitter goes wild
Social media is watching
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
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
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"
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
Why are barristers such awful dressers?
On reflection, the real story of the Bar Council conference was the smart casual on display