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How hard is it for a barrister to get pupillage?
So firstly, everyone who got pupillage this year, congratulations! I know you deserve it and well done! This in no way diminishes or is a criticism of your incredible accomplishment. Those who know me, know that I actually always wanted to pursue a career in public law. I was the top of my class, enjoyed…
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The power of the dog
If I close my eyes now I can still see it. I think it is my earliest memory. I see my mother’s body in a white nightdress wriggling under the body of my father’s. He attacked her that night, restraining her and hitting her at the same time. It’s either that or the memory of…
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A letter to my MP: a plea from the Criminal Bar
Dear Ms Brown, I wanted to write to you with the words I would have spoken to you had I been there in person today. As you read this I will be making my way, like any other day, to a Magistrates’ Court. It matters not that there is a National warning. None of my…
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The sounds of silence, how a culture of fear keeps us in our place
I’ve been thinking a lot about the “culture of silence”, whether that be showbiz, medicine, politics or the Bar. We all collectively as a society exclaim in shock and horror every time there is a new revelation of sexual or professional misconduct; a new scandal so vast and widespread it would have been apparently incapable…
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Colposcopies and Counsel – My year of pupillage and a spot of cancer
Many barristers will warn you that your year of pupillage is the hardest you will ever endure. Pupillage is the year you are put under immense pressure be that either by your Chambers or by yourself. In essence you have signed up for a 12-month interview in one of the most competitive professions. In preparation…
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An ode to Jade Goody
I’ve spent a lot of time of time thinking about Jade Goody recently. Jade Goody has somehow ended up playing an eerily recurring role in the sitcom that is my life, the extent of which only recently became clear. In 2019 I watched Channel 4 return to form in exploiting the poor woman by creating…
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Sister love thyself: Cutting out the shame… A love letter to myself
To many this title is going to sound weird, loving thyself has a certain connotation. And as much as I am in favour of it, saluting the sisterhood is not what I mean. I have now written 2 blogs and if you are one of the few who read it you will have deduced from…
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I am here live, I am not a cat. Do barristers need to get with the tech?
I am what’s “lovingly” referred to as a geriatric millennial. A quick Google search reveals that this is a category of older millennial-mid 30s and above. Google, which no doubt has collated the flattering remarks of Gen Z, suggests that I am of a generation that came into age with the widespread launch of the…
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Here Hair, Here!
Oops I did it again! Yet again I posed a question about women’s attire and created another (although smaller) conversation about what women must and mustn’t wear in court. Last time it was tights… this time it was hair. It’s not the first time I have asked questions about hair. During my first six my…
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