Almost a blog about Chelsy Davy

I disagree that Chelsy would have had no trouble getting into the Bar. She isn't British and, in my experience, that makes it a foregone conclusion.

antipo -08 Feb 2009 | 00:00

Well in my experience the above comment is rubbish, as is the implication in the article that Chelsy Davy would walk into the Bar. On the contrary, with a degree from Leeds she would be fairly low down the pecking order.

Anonymous -09 Feb 2009 | 00:00

Apologies. An overly flip comment in a throwaway blog. I meant it when I said I haven’t got an opinion on Davy.

Alex -09 Feb 2009 | 00:00

"On the contrary, with a degree from Leeds she would be fairly low down the pecking order."

I don't imagine she would would have any problem getting into the Bar if she had a third-class degree from the country's worst university, because she has contacts that will ensure she gets into anywhere she applies to. Chambers would be fighting to get her in to get the free publicity, but whether she's kept on after qualifying remains to be seen.

And good luck to Ullah - I don't see the Bar Council rushing to help him find a pupilage, so it's only right that he be allowed to do something to make himself stand out.

Gavin -09 Feb 2009 | 00:00

That she got a training contract with A&O shows she can get in anywhere she chooses - including the Bar.

anon (2) -10 Feb 2009 | 00:00

Anon(2): No it doesn't. There are fewer pupillages at the Bar in the whole of the UK than there are training contracts at magic circle firms every year. And you have to be pretty special to have "no trouble" getting into the Bar.

Anonymous 1 -10 Feb 2009 | 00:00

The more Alex politely responds to critical comments, the more I want to shout "marry me!"

Girt -10 Feb 2009 | 00:00