Tag: Barristers

Crown Court solicitor-advocate tells barristers to stop being so smug

The leader of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association hits out at the patronising bar -- as well as the government for turning Magna Carta celebrations into a “legal business fair”

Nov 11 2014 2:10pm

Court hears how practising barrister claimed Nazis wanted to nuke Queen at 2012 Olympics

There's a surreal case going on at Southwark Crown Court this week

Nov 11 2014 8:54am

Bar leaders trumpet legal aid deal for senior lawyers, while juniors are left in cold

This year’s annual Bar Council shindig exposes the stark difference in fortunes between the young and established ends of the profession

Nov 10 2014 9:37am

Now Scots aim for independence from God

Humanist group throws thousands at research into rooting out “special laws, practises or exemptions for religions or religious organisations” north of the boarder

Nov 6 2014 12:40pm

Diversity quotas: would they be legal, would they make a difference?

Breaking the dominance of the MAWM (middle-aged white man) is even harder than some campaigning groups realise, says Judge John Hack

Nov 4 2014 9:12am

Inns scholarship money wasted on ‘expensive, unproductive’ BPTC, says former Lord Chief Justice

Entry to the bar could be on the verge of a historic overhaul

Nov 3 2014 10:05am

For a judge that’s ‘right up to 11’: livid Sir James Munby launches most scathing attack on Grayling yet

Shocking case — which saw vulnerable couple and their child denied legal aid — makes the blood of nation’s top family judge boil

Oct 31 2014 7:00pm

Bar regulators launch yet another education and training review

Latest reform package from Bar Standards Board seems long on jargon and short on specifics

Oct 31 2014 10:24am

Legal pic the of the day

Who cycles in their wig?

Oct 28 2014 5:18pm

Martha Costello QC to become a US attorney as she swaps chambers for ‘world’s top law firm’

Star of BBC legal drama to follow a reverse version of Amal Clooney's career path in American re-make

Oct 28 2014 12:49pm

Professor Green reveals barrister dream

But his reasoning may fail to convince pupillage panels

Oct 27 2014 12:33pm

Film review: ‘The Judge’ — pissing all over legal accuracy

Lawyers in the audience will struggle not to throw their mega–buckets of popcorn at the screen

Oct 24 2014 9:02am

Barrister numbers destined to shrink dramatically, says young bar leader

Former Lord Chief Justice tries to buck up spirits at last weekend’s conference, but outlook still bleak for many and the prospect of fusion looms

Oct 22 2014 12:08pm

Bar Standards Board investigations chief removes scary Facebook profile photo

Go ahead, barristers who fail to complete their CPD requirements, make Paul Pretty's day

Oct 20 2014 9:04am

Legal pic of the day

Bexley Magistrates’ Court notice board controversy — Part 2

Oct 17 2014 4:15pm

Blogging barrister who self-referred to regulator over contempt now standing for Bar Council

Bar up-and-comer whose profile-raising attempts haven't always gone smoothly wants profession to "move with the times"

Oct 17 2014 10:38am

Barrister hit by fit of the giggles while reading Gangsta-style Facebook messages in court

Crown Court judge intervenes as barrister succumbs to uncontrollable laughter

Oct 16 2014 9:25am

Why Amal Clooney is making a mistake by assuming her actor husband’s surname

Just think of how absurd it would be if Clooney called himself George Alamuddin

Oct 14 2014 1:17pm

Downton Abbey characters’ horror at Inns of Court poverty

No, the Dowager Countess of Grantham and Isobel Crawley weren't doing a mini-pupillage at a legal aid set

Oct 14 2014 9:20am

Legal pic of the day

A lawyer stand-up comedy night: what could possibly go wrong?

Oct 10 2014 11:25am

The language of the legal directory: decoded — 2014 edition

Wigapedia returns to make his annual translation of the Legal 500

Oct 10 2014 8:53am