BabyBarista
"This is a fictional account of a pupil barrister undergoing the trials of pupillage at the English Bar. It is not based on fact."
Author: "BabyBarista" was educated at Oxford University and is a member of the Inner Temple. He is in a mixed common law and criminal set of Chambers in London.
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Recent Posts from BabyBarista
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Year 3, week 2: time to pray
I bumped into OldFatherTime this morning and was telling him about the Moldy case, though admittedly I didn’t mention BrainWasher and the sterling work he is currently getting up to. “All you can do is…
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Year 3, week 2: selling off Scotland
“If you ask me, the only way we’re going to solve this whole credit crunch thing is to sell off Scotland.” It was OldSmoothie at chambers tea yesterday afternoon and he was holding court. “Oh,…
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Year 3, week 2: SilverSurfers
I popped into my old room today to say hello to OldRuin and as is often the case he was dictating what I thought was an advice for his typist. That is until he told…
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Year 3, week 1: liar, lawyer
Attended my first pupillage interview last night as the newest member of the pupillage committee. What struck me most was the enormous irony in the fact that for a profession that prides itself on honesty…
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Year 3, week 1: lemon next to the pie
BrainWasher is doing a sterling job on the judge at the moment. Apparently he’s got his early morning newspaper seller wearing a t-shirt with the slogan “Mad for wireless” and a picture of an old-fashioned…
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Year 2, week 52: vultures
We had an extraordinary chambers meeting this evening called at short notice. The topic was one which is probably being discussed in boardrooms up and down the country. Pretty standard you might think. Except for…
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Year 2, week 51: unorthodox
“Well, it’s somewhat unorthodox, but I think it could be done. But tell me, BabyBarista, isn’t it illegal to try and influence a judge in this way.” It was BrainWasher voices his concerns about my…
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Year 2, week 51: BrainWasher
The trial came to an end today. WhistleBlower was utterly discredited but even so the documents still remain in evidence. The experts disagree as to whether the wireless technology is affecting people’s minds or not…
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Year 2, week 51: silence
Well, I’ve heard nothing from TopFirst since our little meeting last week. I imagine he’s discovered by now the full extent of the set-up and is still trying to think of a way out. He…
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Year 2, week 51: jellybaby
“So what do you want, you snivelling little creep?” asked TopFirst with all of his usual charm. “Well I wanted to thank you for dropping us both in it with the FSA.” “I don’t think…