Tag: Barrister

Criminal barristers go on strike – how did we get here?
Indefinite, uninterrupted strike starts today

Private members club frequented by top judges and QCs faces legal action over men-only policy
Businesswoman Emily Bendell instructs Leigh Day to seek injunction stopping Garrick Club from operating ‘discriminatory’ policy

Top blogging barrister warns Birkbeck law grad that her crowdfunded Dominic Cummings prosecution is doomed
Revised legal advice to Mahsa Taliefar is expected to row back on prospects of success

Family barristers star in Foo Fighters spoof music video
3PB's eye-catching music video includes a dog dressed as an alien

Lights, camera, courtroom! Sentencing in high-profile criminal cases to be televised for first time
But bar chiefs warn against legal proceedings becoming a 'spectator sport'

Career changers: 6 things you need to know before making the switch to law
Lawyers share their routes into the profession -- and what they learned along the way

Free Representation Unit teams up with The Secret Barrister in new CrowdJustice appeal
Blogging heavyweight becomes legal charity's first anonymous patron
Love happens here: The very best lawyer photos from London Pride
Includes a dog in a barrister’s wig wearing a Hawaiian lei
QC sparks outrage after comparing solicitors to postmen
Simon Spence’s controversial comments appear in his election manifesto
An Uber-legal challenge: Jolyon Maugham QC crowdfunds more than £100,000 to launch VAT High Court case
Devereux silk is claiming 56p
Iain Duncan Smith called Keir Starmer a ‘second rate lawyer’ and Twitter went mental
Incident happened during fiery parliamentary debate on Brexit
Kim Kardashian reveals law school hopes
News comes after reports she asked Amal Clooney for a mini-pupillage at Doughty Street Chambers
22 Pushup Challenge: Doughty Street barrister tackles the latest social media craze
The suit and UGG slippers combo is a nice touch
18-month suspended sentence for ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ barrister who made vulnerable woman call him ‘master’
Family law specialist pleaded guilty to putting a person in fear of violence by harassment
Pupil barrister spotted sweeping chambers’ front step with dustpan and brush
They don't teach you this on the BPTC
Latest advocacy row — bar leaders slam solicitors for poor family court work
Top silks call on Ministry of Justice to launch a review of courtroom standards as public is in “danger”