Whether you have reached your financial remedy order by agreement or following contested proceedings, it is essential each person meets their obligations. But, given relations are likely to be strained, how do you enforce a financial remedy order? Thankfully it is usually a straightforward process. Each person’s obligations will be clearly set out. They could […]
Going through a divorce is never easy. However, despite the strain you and your family will be under, you do need to come to a viable agreement regarding your property and finances. To do this you will need to apply for a financial remedy order. We are often asked at what stage of the proceedings […]
Pupillage at The Bar is notoriously challenging and demanding so it’s easy to let work overtake its primary objective – to produce excellent new barristers and to make sure these barristers careers begin with a flourish. We’ve asked our pupil’s to provide an honest and open appraisal of their pupillage and how, as a pupil, they found life […]
Pupillage at The Bar is notoriously challenging and demanding so it’s easy to let work overtake its primary objective – to produce excellent new barristers and to make sure these barristers careers begin with a flourish. We’ve asked our pupil’s to provide an honest and open appraisal of their pupillage and how, as a pupil, they found life […]
Pupillage at The Bar is notoriously challenging and demanding so it’s easy to let work overtake its primary objective – to produce excellent new barristers and to make sure these barristers careers begin with a flourish. We’ve asked our pupil’s to provide an honest and open appraisal of their pupillage and how, as a pupil, they found […]
In an official statement Jo Sidhu QC, Chair of The Criminal Bar Association provides more detail and more context on the CBA No Returns action planned for Monday 11th April 2022. The statement begins: On Monday 11th April 2022, criminal barristers across England & Wales will commence action to shine a spotlight on the severity of the ongoing […]
Philip Meredith, instructed by Stephen Langdell of Bishop and Light Solicitors, has helped a father avoid prison after he was arrested for going out armed with a taser and a knife. As the Judge, Mr Recorder Collins, noted, the client had 12 previous convictions for 29 offences, and he could easily have faced up to 10 […]
Beginning a career as a barrister is an unbelievably difficult task. Every year more than 1400 students graduate from the Bar Practice course and begin the process of trying to win one of around 400 pupillages. Once you add the students who plan to join the chase after completing the final year of their undergraduate law […]
Financial remedies are part of the divorce process that deals with the financial side of the proceedings. It is worth looking at how you get a financial remedy order. What are financial remedies? Financial remedies refer to a financial settlement following a divorce or the dissolution of a civil partnership. Financial remedies were previously referred […]
With regards to our latest pupillage applications Richard Barton, our Head of Chambers, says: “Westgate Chambers has received a large number of very impressive applications this year, for which we are very grateful. It speaks volumes about the enthusiasm and ability of young people who wish to have a future at the Bar.” Every application […]