by Simon Myerson QC | Mar 9, 2008 | Mature Entrants, Qualities Required
The question of whether a mature entrant has an equal chance of obtaining a pupillage has been a fairly frequently asked question, so I thought I would address it in a post. Yes. That answer applies generally to the three main classes of people who ask it –...
by Simon Myerson QC | Feb 22, 2008 | This Blog
I am sitting at my desk looking at a letter. The letter is from a young lady who appeared before me for sentence in January 2006. She had been dealing class A drugs. I imposed a suspended sentence with a Drug Treatment and Testing Order. That was on the lenient side...
by Simon Myerson QC | Dec 31, 2007 | Humour, Life at the Bar
A New Year special… Media Law Is this law at all, or simply a chance to rub shoulders with the famous (acceptable) and rich (desirable)? Given that the Courts cannot make their mind up about whether there is a right not to have your photograph taken at any time...
by Simon Myerson QC | Dec 5, 2007 | Life at the Bar, Qualities Required
The public want us to keep them, so we probably will. I can’t say I get terribly excited about this and I voted to get rid of them in civil cases, largely because I find the whole outfit so uncomfortable. I suspect that if they went, within a couple of months,...
by Simon Myerson QC | Nov 20, 2007 | This Blog
I spoke to the 6th form at a school yesterday – something I regard as important, as you know, and which I wish all barristers would do. Unfortunately it isn’t possible to have 6th formers in Chambers – the logistics are just too complicated and there...
