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Global Heartburn

Federal Circuit makes it harder for patent owners to enforce their rights worldwide.
20 minute read

International Edition

Student news round-up - The Bar

Bar group floats capping BVC places and relaxing funding in access push [email protected] Bar Council may limit the number of places available…
4 minute read

International Edition

Know your chambers: A closer inspection

The traditional Chancery versus commercial divide is narrower than ever - meaning research into each chambers is essential to understand their specialisms, says Dominic Carman
8 minute read

International Edition

Access to the Bar: Unlocking the door

The recent report on improving access to the Bar tackled key issues such as funding, diversity and BVC entry requirements. Claire Ruckin reports
5 minute read

International Edition

Twelve dinners

Alex Aldridge recounts the rigorous social schedule of a BVC student on the path to being called to the Bar
6 minute read

International Edition

Access to the Bar: Bar to progress

What do Thatcher, Blair, Asquith, Gandhi and Jinnah have in common? They all studied to qualify as barristers at the Inns of Court School of Law. The fact that Gandhi and Jinnah - the founders of India and Pakistan respectively - did so is emblematic of the fact that influential lawyers from many Commonwealth countries are linked to the UK by the common experience of having studied for the Bar in London.
4 minute read

International Edition

Step-by-step guide to becoming a barrister

The route to becoming a barrister is long and fraught with obstacles. But if you are determined that the Bar is for you, then the rewards can be great. Legal Week Student takes you through the steps along the way
8 minute read

International Edition

Thinking about becoming a barrister: Why be a barrister?

As the blurb to my new book, Bewigged and Bewildered? A Guide to Becoming a Barrister in England and Wales (Hart Publishing, 2007, £15) says: "Misunderstandings and jargon prevent many from seriously considering a career as a barrister in the belief that such a career is not for them or that they are not for it. Others know that they might want to become barristers but not how to go about it, or just want to know more about this somewhat mysterious profession."
8 minute read

International Edition

Brief encounter: Shan Warnock-Smith QC - trusted adviser

5 Stone Buildings' Shan Warnock-Smith QC on the thrill of a court battle and the Bar's PR conundrum
3 minute read

International Edition

Brief encounter: Joanna Pollard - courting a win

Blackstone Chambers' Joanna Pollard recounts the highs and lows of her career at the Bar - and why court's the place to be
6 minute read

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