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November 30th, 2016
“I think I may be one of the youngest people to have been called to the Bar, six months after my 21st birthday.” So says Christopher Ferguson, some 37 years later, as he reflects on his career as a barrister, now exclusively practising family law. ... read more
November 28th, 2016
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has asked an employment tribunal to hear an unfair dismissal claim being brought by a former employee of Barclays Bank to be heard in private, according to an article in The Guardian. ... read more
November 22nd, 2016
A teaching assistant who was dismissed from her job for objecting to young children being shown graphic footage of the 9/11 attacks has turned down a compensation offer from the school and has resolved to fight the case in court, according to an article in The Guardian. ... read more
November 16th, 2016
Bar Council issues training programme for barristers on questioning of vulnerable witnesses in court
The Bar Council is one of a number of legal bodies that has collaborated to produce new guidelines on the cross-questioning of vulnerable witnesses in court. ... read more
November 15th, 2016
On 3rd November 2016 the High Court ruled that it is Parliament that must decide when to trigger TEU Article 50 for the UK to withdraw from the European Union and not the Government using the royal prerogative. The case has inevitably attracted a great deal of comment some of it well informed and... ... read more
November 10th, 2016
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The UK’s Intellectual Property Office has approved the optician chain, Specsavers’, application to trademark the terms “should’ve” and the grammatically incorrect “shouldve” to protect its well-known catchphrase. The high street opticians made the application in July a bid to safeguard its slogan “...
posted on August 19th, 2016
Barrister John Robson, an expert on probate problems, sets out the reasons why consulting a barrister early on if you are faced with a tricky, sensitive and complex dispute over a family estate can save you time, money and anxiety.
posted on June 16th, 2017
Business Minister Jo Swinson has announced changes that increase the minimum level of debt for which someone owed money can force a person into bankruptcy, from £750 to £5,000. The limits were last revised in 1986.
posted on January 16th, 2015