Tag: Barristers

This is really bizarre

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

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

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

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”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who cycles in their wig?

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

But his reasoning may fail to convince pupillage panels

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

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

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

Bexley Magistrates’ Court notice board controversy — Part 2

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

Crown Court judge intervenes as barrister succumbs to uncontrollable laughter