Sentences with phrase «experienced barrister»

Such people are often not eligible for public funding but need the help of an experienced barrister to represent them at a contested hearing when allegations of a serious nature are made against them and otherwise they would have to represent themselves.

Rob is a highly experienced barrister and advocate practicing in competition law, procurement law and other public law and regulatory litigation.

Experienced barrister Justine Cadbury was another significant hire and is highly regarded along with solicitor Sandeep Sandhu, who specialises in children matters and «always provides clients with the best advice».

Emer Murphy, an experienced barrister at Wilberforce Chambers told The Lawyer Portal, «there is no magic number [of mini pupillages] to do, but I did 4 - 5 in my current practice area.

An excellent way to experience barrister life first - hand is to complete a mini pupillage.

Tuckers Solicitors has its own in - house advocacy team of experienced barristers and solicitors, many with higher rights of audience.

Bond Solon trainers are experienced barristers and solicitors.

On the other hand experienced barristers can state their education in the summary.

Not exact matches

Britta is a German - trained barrister with 23 years trust (Credit Suisse Trust and Rothschild Trust) and tax (PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax & Legal, CMS Hasche Sigle) experience.

I was actually made an honorary lieutenant colonel when I was doing court - martials [sic] when I was a barrister and so I have a certain amount of experience of the military there.»

I want to know how being a trainee barrister compares with his experience of war and whether he is still haunted by his experiences.

You would think that more barristers per capita would result in lower costs to the public, but the reality, as the American experience has proven in spades, is that it results in higher costs.

Alison Padfield is a barrister at Devereux Chambers with extensive experience in insurance and reinsurance.

Relevant legal work experience for budding barristers can be gained through the following:

The Academy of Law's training faculty includes senior practicing barristers from Dubai and London with extensive experience of training advocates in England and elsewhere.

Before becoming a barrister, Stephen had extensive experience as a solicitor at major City firms in public and private mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and cross-border), corporate law, acquisition financing and infrastructure

The foreshore and its relationship with the potential for development, statutory rights to extract minerals and registration of title are also matters upon which our barristers have considerable experience.

Writing in NLJ this week, barristers Charles Auld, St John's Chambers, and Kate Harrington, Magdalen Chambers, say there has been «a slow by recognisable change» in the relationship between executive and judiciary since the Second World War, and argue that judges should have a «greater cross-section of experience».

The Bar Council initiative gives high achieving Year 12 students from low - income backgrounds a coveted week's work experience with a barrister as well as training in advocacy.

When you therefore consider a second - six pupil barrister working to gain experience in the criminal courts, with ironically full rights of audience, it is hard to see how associate prosecutors are any less qualified.

One Brick Court is «a leader in the field», with barristers who have «extensive knowledge» and «unrivalled experience».

Our barristers also support a number of Bar Council programmes for providing work experience placements for young lawyers from other jurisdictions.

In the UK, our Real Estate Litigation Practice includes a specialist property barrister with more than 30 years of experience.

From my experience, since Barristers have been allowed direct access to the public (something they were not allowed before) they do not really want to deal with clients on a day to day basis.

I had decided though that I wanted to be a criminal barrister as the experience with my mother made me realise that I enjoyed representing people and standing up for their rights.

Maitland has particular experience in both the contentious and non-contentious sides of company law, and is regularly featured in the legal directories as one of the handful of leading barristers» chambers in this area, with some of the more highly recommended individual practitioners.

Whether you want to be a solicitor, a barrister, or any other type of legal professional, law work experience is essential.

Court visits are an excellent way to experience first - hand what a barrister does and how they represent their clients, as an advocate, in court.

Whether a trainee solicitor in a regional high street firm, a partner in a multinational law firm, or a barrister working in - house, we all went through much the same experience.

Lavin, a barrister, has a wealth of experience in professional regulation.

On your more general point (realism of court - room dramas) the most striking difference between TV and real life (from my single experience) was that the entire court process was far more geared around the jury than is (usually) depicted on TV: witnesses are directed to talk TO the jury (not to the barristers or judge); we were encouraged to indicate to the judge if at any time we were uncertain, or «uncomfortable» for any reason (e.g. because of the nature of the evidence, or simply if we needed the toilet).

A third called on solicitors» firms and barristers» chambers «to unite in ruling out unpaid work experience as exploitative and potentially unlawful».

Barrister Benjamin is highly experienced in the areas of yachting and luxury asset law, specialising in finance, construction and purchase, in addition to operational matters such as taxation, insurance and employment.

Nicola has over eight years» experience as a barrister and extensive knowledge of all aspects of media and information law and data protection and regulation.

As I had a law degree and had front line pilot experience, the RAF Legal Branch recruited me and I qualified as a barrister.

Starting as an Associate in 1996, and in 2004 becoming the President and Owner of Stephen J. Wojciechowski Professional Corporation, operating as ERYOU Barristers, Stephen has a wide range of litigation experience, including both Ontario appeal courts — Divisional Court and Court of Appeal — and the Supreme Court of Canada in 2002.

by Lord Hoffmann in R. v Oxfordshire County Council ex p Sunningwell PC [2000] AC 335, as «a barrister with great experience in this branch of the law»,

Mini pupillage requires you to shadow a barrister in a chambers, and vacation schemes and other types of similar work experience require you to complete a period in a law firm undertaking the responsibilities of a solicitor.

Sean was called to the Ontario Bar in 2010 and honed his advocacy skills alongside Canada's premier barristers, gaining extensive experience in all aspects of advocacy on behalf of individuals, major national and international corporations and governments.

He would also like to see the CPS training more junior barristers, who could after a few years» experience, go into chambers.

Stephen has over 30 years» experience as a barrister in England, for more than half of which he has been a QC.

The barristers not only experienced life in their clients» shoes, but also went further to understand the limitations.

So it is in this vein that leading gay charity Stonewall and a group of senior partners and barristers are calling for more homosexual lawyers to step forward and talk about their experiences of coming out.

David has over 17 years of experience as a barrister, and specialises in regulatory law relating to healthcare and professional discipline, as well as inquests and health and safety.

Its prevalence means it is considered by the CPS to be one of the least serious criminal offences for the purpose of instructing prosecuting barristers, attracting a miserly fee (# 480 for a 2 - day trial requiring on average 20 hours» work (2 days at court plus a conservative 4 hours» preparation), so around # 24 gross an hour, of which I would take home about # 12), and is therefore prosecuted often by the least experienced in our ranks.

As former practicing barristers we have the experience and expertise, where necessary, to conduct cases effectively through court proceedings, thereby providing our clients with a comprehensive service and significant savings in costs

Our barristers use their unrivalled breadth of experience to see a client's concerns in the round.

We are well placed to offer the right barrister or team for each type of case, providing the winning mix of seniority and experience.

A number of our lawyers are English trained, having gained experience as barristers or solicitors before coming to Kenya.

Our experienced Public Access family Barristers can advise you on all aspects of your case and represent you in Court if necessary.