For those not in the know, pupillage is the final stage of training to become a barrister. You take pupillage once you have completed the Bar Practice Course. This is known as being ‘called to the Bar’. It is a 12-month period split into two parts, you become a ‘first six’ pupil barrister then a […]
Pupillage season is almost upon us! It is the most daunting time as a law student. Personally, I found it a dreadful process (particularly as an older person who was not used to being told no!) so here are my reflections on the pupillage application process. According to the 2022 BSB Pupillage Gateway Report, 450 […]
Police-recorded hate crimes rose 26% in a year with Home Office figures showing a total of 155,841 offences were reported between March 2021 and March 2022. This is the biggest annual rise since 2017. The offences included: Although the number of hate crimes motivated by transgender identity were lower than the other groups, the percentage […]
On 29th September the government’s Child Safeguarding Panel published a briefing paper into bruising in non-mobile infants. This paper is part of an ongoing series of publications designed to share information arising from the work the panel is doing with both its safeguarding partners and those working in child protection. It explores the current guidance […]
The technology to support the delivery of pre-recorded evidence has been rolled out to all courts in England and Wales. Its aim is to reduce the level of trauma victims and witnesses feel so they feel comfortable to give the best possible evidence when they are called upon away from the stress of a live […]
The consequences of breach of contract can be very severe and often involve expensive financial damages. However, there will always be times when you need to terminate or extricate yourself from a contract so in this blog we examine the grounds you can use to terminate a contract. What is a breach of contract? A […]
With the Queen’s funeral taking place on Monday, there is increasing fears over of anti-monarchy protests across the UK so this is a good time to look at what is and isn’t permitted under the protest laws in the UK. What rights to protest do UK citizens have? The most important point to note is […]
Cryptocurrency may have been around since 2009 but as it becomes more mainstream, we are now being asked more regularly how you should deal with cryptocurrency in a divorce. In recent years, there have been lengthy debates as to how cryptocurrency should be classed. The conclusion was it should be viewed as ‘property’. This means […]
Many experts fear the cost of living crisis is making it harder to reach a divorce settlement. Uncertainty around earnings, mortgage rates, energy prices, interest rates not to mention how much inflation will increase the price of even our most standard day to day purchases has left couples scared that any financial settlement they reach […]
The former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, Peter Fahy, has claimed the ‘huge backlog’ of court cases is the reason less knife crime offenders are being jailed. This is despite the fact crimes involving knives and other offensive weapons have increased by 5% in England and Wales over the last 12 months. The backlog […]