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”
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bar regulators launch yet another education and training review
Latest reform package from Bar Standards Board seems long on jargon and short on specifics
Legal pic the of the day
Who cycles in their wig?
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
Professor Green reveals barrister dream
But his reasoning may fail to convince pupillage panels
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
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
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
Legal pic of the day
Bexley Magistrates’ Court notice board controversy — Part 2
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"
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
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
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
Legal pic of the day
A lawyer stand-up comedy night: what could possibly go wrong?
The language of the legal directory: decoded — 2014 edition
Wigapedia returns to make his annual translation of the Legal 500