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The First Coercive Control Appeal for Murder Part II

by Beheshteh Engineer | Apr 7, 2019 | Uncategorised

Written by Sophie Kay, pupil @ 9KBW On 28 February 2019, legal history was made when Sally Challen won her landmark appeal of her murder conviction. Sally appealed on the basis that the coercive and controlling abuse which she suffered should be considered as a part...

The First ‘Coercive Control’ Appeal for Murder Pt 1

by Beheshteh Engineer | Feb 27, 2019 | Uncategorised

Written by Sophie Kay, pupil @ 9KBW The high-profile case of Richard Challen’s murder by his wife Georgina Challen, known as Sally, has returned to the courts for a further appeal. Sally previously challenged her 22-year sentence, which was reduced to 18 years on...

Open Letter to the Bar Council re pupillage gateway downtime

by Beheshteh Engineer | Feb 7, 2019 | Uncategorised

UPDATE – The Bar Council has extended the pupillage gateway deadline to 11am on MONDAY 11 FEBRUARY. Thank you to the Chair of the Bar Council (Richard Atkins QC) for taking swift action to resolve this issue. Thank you also to the staff of the Bar Council who...

About this Site

This website contains a comprehensive step-by-step guide on how to navigate the pupillage process.

It adopts a no-nonsense approach, produced solely to inform candidates about the realities of applying for pupillage and to help them present themselves in the best possible way.

While we hope that this website will assist you in getting pupillage, we do not guarantee results.

This website also hosts a blog which has topical issues for discussion.

The site is maintained by Beheshteh Engineer & Simon Myerson QC.

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