Category Archives: the Bar

What do they put in the afternoon tea, oop North?

August 14, 2007 – 7:24 pm

The Bar is often regarded, as Geeklawyer has observed before, by the public as a public school playground. Smug, self satisfied and aloof. Fortunately only the proles think that, so it hardly matters. But if it were a bad thing our Northern colleagues are doing their bit to etch away this image of the Bar.
And […]

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Deferred Call to the Bar

June 19, 2007 – 5:33 pm

The Bar Standards Board has produced its provisional report on the annual “Shall we defer call?” question. There is a certain polarity of opinion on this from groups with their own agendas. Barristers in practice don’t want their professional status diluted with lots of wannabes who couldn’t get pupilages. The educational provides by contrast don’t […]

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New chambers dying during child birth?

April 21, 2007 – 4:52 pm

Geeklawyer wrote recently about his desire to leave a sinking ship. Since then he has written to a number of chambers. Many of these are new ones setting up shop and who are seeking both practitioners and punters.
It is quite remarkable the number of new chambers who never respond to replies. Geeklawyer sent his shiny […]

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Bar Council Blog

April 20, 2007 – 8:52 pm

Since he blogged about it last week he is of the view that it is looking goooood baby! Interesting posts by blogger Tim Kevan and Tricia Howse. And the comments system now works so that it is no longer a one way conversation. Let’s hope that it remains dynamic and alive: popularity will grow […]

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Bar reform -pupillages and practice

April 6, 2007 – 10:57 am

Ruthie recently wrote about the Vos Review of entry to the profession and modes of professional practice. An interim report has now been published and the results are much as expected. While Geeklawyer is intimidated and afraid of Geoffrey Vos QC given his recent inquisition he feels that has to risk a Trip to the […]

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General Council of the Bar & blogging

March 25, 2007 – 10:52 pm

Geeklawyer thought it would be interesting to see what guidance the Bar Council is currently offering on blogging. He wondered this because he emailed the IT people there and invited them to attend the LawBlog 2007. The response was a deep echoing silence interrupted only by tumbleweed flitting across Chancery Lane.
Yes, when it comes to […]

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Pupilmaster not a total arsehole shock

March 13, 2007 – 7:38 pm

Pupilblogger writes of his last days with ‘The Master’. On their last day he wrote pupilblogger a leaving poem. At the risk of infringing the Master’s copyright Geeklawyer will reproduce it here:
Goodbye o faithful [Pupilblogger]
You are off to spend time with [The Master Part II]
With a vow of silence
Like a Trappist monk
We have climbed many […]

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