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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.
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.
Lyons Davidson trainee solicitor faces jail following dog’s death
Rookie pleads guilty after she left her dog to starve to death.
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.
Has there been a stranger law student campaign than this?
In a world containing many injustices, why target Baleen Whales?
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.
More than a slap-on-the-wrist: MoJ criticised for its barrister earnings stats
UK Statistics Authority issues blow to Ministry of Justice.
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.
Lawyers coin new ‘Grayling Hearing’ expression
A wave of adjourned cases due to the unavailability of protesting barristers has spawned a new term.
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.