Tag: Barristers

Court canteens — menus range from the ridiculous to the dangerous

2 Hare Court barrister -- who hopes to be the UK's answer to Judge Judy -- has star quality

Law student's social media footprint used by popular right-wing blog to make 'champagne socialism' accusations that don't quite hit the mark

On today's centenary of the start of the first world war, this photo shows members of the Inns of Court Regiment being drilled in Hertfordshire during the conflict

Bag a pupillage and you’ve made it into the secret garden of the bar; fail and you’re just another BPTC grad sucker — no wonder wannabe barristers are nervous today

Glitch in outsourcing services blamed for lack of Mandarin speaker in trial at Cardiff Crown Court

Two-and-a-half years on from the Occupy movement's foray into the provision of justice, the 1% get their revenge as spate of court sell-offs continues

Life as a solicitor or barrister isn't always what it seems

New figures give weight to the suspicion that the senior bar is full of not-so-bright slackers from privileged backgrounds

West Midlands cinema at heart of Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corp goes on the market

Female advocates, male non-advocates and wheelchair users are all flummoxed by this sign for the toilets at the Royal Courts of Justice

Seemingly innocuous lawyer advert is in fact a clever publicity stunt for Breaking Bad spin-off

Following the popularity of the video of Slaughter and May in 1981, we have continued our trawl of YouTube and unearthed a 1985 episode of ‘Jim’ll Fix It’ starring Lord Denning and Noddy — which thankfully has a happy ending

Even a respected broadsheet falls into the trap of thinking British judges bang away like their Yankee counterparts

Wigapedia draws upon Biblical inspiration to follow the twists and turns of the Jackson reforms

The Court of Appeal has torn into a criminal barrister and referred him to the Bar Standards Board for getting into a slanging match with a Crown Court judge — but what did the pair actually say to each other?

Legal profession workers are massively more stressed out and pissed off than the average worker, a leading solicitors’ firm discovers after sending in the survey boffins.

Dominic Grieve QC replaced by a non-silk who promotes his ability to video-conference with the best of them

James Mitchell — whose video of Slaughter and May 33 years ago went viral after being unearthed by Legal Cheek — recalls magic circle life in the dark ages.

An anonymous bar wannabe draws on his recent pupillage interview experience to deliver some lessons to chambers.

Top Blackstone Chambers silk fires warning to Your Barrister Boyfriend duo as she joins Twitter ahead of Barrister Hottie 2014.