#barristers

[sometimeslondon]

The Master’s House in Inner Temple with spring blossom

I originally posted this as a daily photograph on AnEveryDayThing but as it is almost the finish of the blossom time of year and I seem to have missed most of it in London , I thought I should re-post here.

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

The Criminal Bar on strike – 9 things you need to know – The Secret Barrister

The Criminal Bar on strike – 9 things you need to know

Today, hundreds of criminal barristers across the country will not be going into court. Images of us dressed in our traditional absurd court

Barristers in England are on strike, this is a good explanation of why.

We stereotype barristers as being rich, but in their first year of qualifying, they can expect to earn less than £13,000 - whilst usually being in a lot of debt.

As well as everything else, this is a huge barrier for ordinary people entering criminal law.

[ninamation]

Barrister's bookcase

Bought a barrister's bookcase from a guy on Craigslist who fortunately didn't murder me but unfortunately seemed way to cool to be my friend

[gwydionmisha]

It tears barristers like me apart to strike, but the government has left us no choice | Simon Spence

The walkout is not merely about pay: it is about a criminal justice system that has been left to crumble, says criminal barrister and QC Simon Spence

The pay structure is appalling.  They aren't paid until the case is over even if they spent a couple years on it.  The government offer means all the cases people have been working on are paid at the old, wildly inadequate rate in the face of the cost of living crisis.

The backlog is massive, the same way it is in the Us because we refuse to pay public defenders fairly or hire enough of them too.  it’s the same fundamental problem with minor differences.

I support the barristers.

[jeffbuckleyforever]

Jeff Buckley and Joan Wasser photographed by Dan Ball at Barristers in Memphis, Tennessee 1997

[aurorlaura]

Mark Bonnar and Katherine Parkinson in Defending the Guilty

[dreamsister81]

"In honor of Jeff's birthday I would like to share this photo of me with Jeff at Barrister's Bar in Memphis in late April 1997, just a few weeks before he died. I'm not sure if this is the last known photo of Jeff or not, but it could be. I wish I would have written down the set list from his performance that Monday night. I do remember him getting a bit tipsy from drinking a bottle of red wine during his set and actually messing up the order of the verses of Hallelujah and laughing about it. He was amazing as usual-just him, his voice and his guitar. He was so witty and charming in addition to being an amazing musician. This photo was taken after his performance and after I summoned the courage to go talk to him and ask him if I could take a picture with him. Of course he was super-cool about it and was impressed that me and my two friends had driven 4 hours one-way to see him during our college finals week. I consider myself very fortunate to have been able to see him perform live four different times between 1994 and 1997-2 times in Chicago, once in D.C. and this performance in Memphis. My heart was broken when I found out he drowned a few weeks after I saw him in Memphis. Happy birthday Jeff!"-thanks to Mark McCully on FB for sharing! ❤🙏✨

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Criminal Justice II (2009)