The time has come for us to part ways. Follow Babybarista's colourful career at the Bar here

It's hard to explain to non-lawyers just how much you're immersed in a case

A career at the bar is packed full of both highs and lows

The referral fee ban and other changes are the beginning of the end

Poor quality barristers are embarrassing to behold

For some lawyers it's as if money really does grow on trees

Aptitude tests are unlikely to uncover the core skills needed to get on at the Bar

Sometimes lawyers distance from their cases spills over into their own lives

Being a barrister is all about controlling the narrative

Sometimes being a lawyer makes you feel that you're missing out on being in the real game

Sometimes life would be a lot simpler if you didn't think like a lawyer

The notion of fast justice is usually a contradiction in terms

Chambers share their favourite dirty deeds

Lawyers provide the invisible glue which holds the universe together

A life in the law is everything a young person could wish for

Every sporting event is in all senses a field day for lawyers

TheCreep is under the misguided illusion that he knows the reason for his unpopularity

Words for when a barrister loses heart in his case

Insurers are looking to cut awards for loss of earnings due to the bleak shape of the economy

OldSmoothie argues that lie detectors should be sitting alongside witnesses as they give evidence