By the 1840s, common law enforced that barristers were not to be heard in court without wigs and gown. The first recorded case of a barrister being dismissed from the court, due to a lack of wig ...

On Monday, 95 barristers will be putting on their big wigs, silk gowns and buckle shoes ahead of being shown into the position of King Counsel during a ceremony. A tradition as old as time ...

I think most people will think of a barrister as somebody who wears a wig and gown but, depending on the type of work you do, your wig and gown may be something you hardly ever touch! In many ...