Tag: Doughty Street Chambers

Legal Twitter divided over review of barrister’s book
Critique of Adam Wagner's new lockdown tome splits opinion on social media

Why law students shouldn’t be discouraged by anti-lawyer rhetoric
Top solicitors and barristers provide words of encouragement for aspiring lawyers

Colston Four becomes Colston Three as victorious barrister is left off follow-up panel event
No spot for Liam Walker QC as rest of defence team prepare to discuss legal arguments in high-profile trial

UK government appoints top war crimes lawyer to help Ukraine on ‘journey to justice’ against Russia
Judge and Doughty Street associate tenant Sir Howard Morrison QC will act as independent adviser to war-torn country's chief prosecutor

Top chambers fundraise bar course scholarship for refugee students
£20k award to honour public law silk Stephen Knafler QC who died tragically in October 2020

First practising female barrister commemorated with London blue plaque
Lady Hale unveiled the historical marker

Keir Starmer reveals boozy lunch with ex-Doughty Street chamber mate Amal and George Clooney
Labour leader appeared on Piers Morgan's Life Stories last night

First female barrister to be commemorated with London blue plaque
Helena Normanton's roundel will mark the address she lived for the early part of her legal career

Two Doughty Street junior barristers launch hijabs for court
Latest release from Ivy & Normanton, the first ever outfitter dedicated to courtwear for women

Lawyers left stunned after ex-Supreme Sumption tells cancer sufferer her life is ‘less valuable’ on national TV
Former top judge insists comment was taken out of context

Top London QC under fire for agreeing to prosecute Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners
Baroness Kennedy describes David Perry's decision as 'a source of shame'

Corona-regs barrister launches law centre fundraiser
Doughty Street Chambers’ Adam Wagner targets £15,000

IBA conference: Amal Clooney marks the end of ‘regressive leadership and moral bankruptcy’ of Trump era in media freedom talk
Session also highlights attacks on free expression

Former Doughty Street barrister ordered to cough up deleted tweets and author info from notorious Twitter account
High Court tells Daniel Bennett to reveal who was behind allegedly defamatory @arrytuttle tweets

Doughty Street junior barrister launches first legal outfitter for women
'Women have been at the bar for over 100 years and men are still the default when it comes to legal dress,' Karlia Lykourgou tells Legal Cheek

David Lammy joins Doughty Street Chambers
Barrister turned Labour MP for Tottenham becomes associate tenant

Legal Twitter reacts after ‘white van man’ questions Keir Starmer’s ‘working class’ roots
Posts pic of barrister and Labour leader wearing traditional legal get-up

Lawyers lead country as Raab steps in for hospitalised PM and Starmer wins Labour crown
Ex-Links associate and Doughty Street barrister in the spotlight

IBA: Assange treatment during extradition hearing ‘reminiscent of Abu Ghraib’ prison scandal
International Bar Assocation compares Wikileaks founder's 'mistreatment' to torture of Iraqi detainees

Doughty Street veteran donates a cool £100k to former chamber mate Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership campaign
As Rebecca Long-Bailey defends record as a solicitor

The best festive firs from across the legal profession ?
From law firm lobbies to Inns of Court of libraries... it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas