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‘I’ve often gone hungry and can’t afford a wig, gown or practitioner textbooks,’ admits pupil barrister

Baby barrister at civil legal aid set tells of bleak pupillage existence.

20 March 2014 15:12

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 was shot down by Chinese missile, claims practising barrister

Barrister who is registered to practise with the Bar Standards Board (BSB) is confident that he has unravelled mystery of flight MH 370.

20 March 2014 08:58

Lyons Davidson trainee solicitor faces jail following dog’s death

Rookie pleads guilty after she left her dog to starve to death.

20 March 2014 08:11

Doughty Street’s website is the loser in Amal Alamuddin’s budding friendship with George Clooney

The top human rights chamber's website goes down again after Doughty Street rookie Amal Alamuddin is pictured once more with George Clooney.

19 March 2014 15:17

Has there been a stranger law student campaign than this?

In a world containing many injustices, why target Baleen Whales?

19 March 2014 14:05

Confusing rules governing use of ‘barrister’ title produce their most absurd result yet

It's illegal to call yourself a barrister when you've never been called to the Bar, but a lack of appetite for enforcing the law means it's possible to do so and avoid sanction.

18 March 2014 10:49

More than a slap-on-the-wrist: MoJ criticised for its barrister earnings stats

UK Statistics Authority issues blow to Ministry of Justice.

17 March 2014 17:08

9 reasons why Britain’s top divorce lawyer is set to have Britain’s top wedding

Self-styled "Britain's top divorce lawyer" Ayesha Vardag has unveiled a new blog to disseminate information about her forthcoming nuptials to her colleague, Stephen Bence. Readers are left in no doubt of Vardag's commitment to attaining excellence in all things.

17 March 2014 10:08

Lawyers coin new ‘Grayling Hearing’ expression

A wave of adjourned cases due to the unavailability of protesting barristers has spawned a new term.

17 March 2014 09:30

Shock as top judge hit by ‘serious misconduct’ finding for making misleading entries in his Outlook diary

An unexpected statement by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office has left lawyers stunned.

14 March 2014 17:27