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Job description of a barrister
Did I miss it? I have just undertaken a web search for a job description of a barrister, without much success. How interesting… Targetjobs got my best score (nine out of ten points); Allaboutca… more →
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Top private school auctions off Internships and mini-pupillages to students
wrote 1 week ago: Westminster Public School Long live social mobility at the bar! The access to internships and other … more →
After a tidal wave of corruption scandals, just how corrupt is the British legal system?
wrote 1 month ago: Nottingham Crown Court Just how corrupt is the British legal system and what can be done to eradicat … more →
PUBLIC ACCESS - A Brave New World (or a return to days of yore)
wrote 2 months ago: I have recently received a number of enquiries about instructing a barrister under the Public Access … more →
The BCAT explained
wrote 2 months ago: The Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT) is now compulsory for anyone wishing to take the Bar Professiona … more →
Licensed Access
wrote 2 months ago: I take on much of my tax work using “Licensed Access”. In plain English this means that … more →
Politicians frightened to admit fathers are vital
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wrote 3 months ago: Marriage is as important to the future of the nation as climate change and poverty, a senior family … more →
The Great CPD Scam
wrote 3 months ago: Does CPD make the difference between a good barrister … At half past three one New Year … more →
Don’t take my word for it, ‘judge for yourself’
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wrote 8 months ago: The Legal Services Act (2007) gave CILEx Fellows the right to enter the judiciary. As the call for a … more →
Job description of a barrister
wrote 11 months ago: Did I miss it? I have just undertaken a web search for a job description of a barrister, without muc … more →
Have barristers lulled themselves into a false sense of superiority?
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wrote 1 year ago: The Legal Futures conference yesterday was refreshing in many respects. Hearing from people who are … more →
Disclosing interests
wrote 1 year ago: Has the Bar fallen behind the rest of society in its duty of disclosure? For a number of years, the … more →
Walk the tight rope
wrote 1 year ago: Standards at the Bar have fallen for several reasons including, “larger chambers and greater … more →
Fake barrister
wrote 1 year ago: Today’s Guardian reminds us to watch our wigs and get our submissions right. Photograph: Ben B … more →
Public Access - Response to BSB
wrote 1 year ago: The deadline for response to the current BSB consultation on widening the scope of Public Access is … more →
Practising Certificates - don't get caught out
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wrote 1 year ago: Back in the “old days” we did not need a word processed piece of paper to permit us to b … more →
Lawyers, Twitter and the Chilling Effect
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wrote 1 year ago: One of the earliest legal adopters of Twitter in the UK was the person behind the account @GeekLawye … more →
Inforrm law and media round up: Siberian saunas, ill-advised tweeting and a blogging ASBO
wrote 1 year ago: Please visit Inforrm for this week’s Law and Media Round Up [24-30 January 2012]. It features … more →
Family proceedings on the move
wrote 1 year ago: Photo by graphixshare District Judge Stephen Alderson, in an astute pincer move with H H Judge Moir, … more →
Bar Standards Board clears Michael Mansfield QC of professional misconduct over anti-Israel speech.
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wrote 1 year ago: Jessica Nero and Christopher Osmond lying on floor inside Ahava on November 22nd 2010 shortly after … more →
