The Kalisher Essay Competition carries a substantial prize of £2,000 for the winner and £500 for the runner up. This year, the Kalisher Essay Competition is open to a wider cohort of candidates than in previous years. If you: Are currently studying on the Bar Practice Training Course, Have completed the BTPC course and are awaiting… Read more »
The Kalisher Trust mourns the loss of our dear friend and long-standing supporter, Paul Darling OBE KC. A brilliant barrister and a kind and generous man, Paul worked constantly throughout his career in a variety of ways to support junior barristers as they made their way in the profession. His work for the Inns saw… Read more »
The Trust is delighted to announce that Lily Hines, a pupil at 2KBW, is the winner of the Trust’s 2024 Essay competition. Evie Smith, pupil at Foundry Chambers received the runner up prize. Lily and Evie submitted outstanding essays, in a high-quality field of entries, which continues to be a very popular part of the… Read more »
2024 KALISHER TRUST LECTURE The Lady Chief Justice has kindly agreed to give the 2024 KALISHER LECTURE: ‘To know the law and observe it well – Magna Carta and Criminal Justice’. The lecture will take place on Tuesday 19 March 2024 at The Bar Mess, Central Criminal Court at 17:30. Refreshments will be provided. Those… Read more »
If you are applying for a criminal pupillage this year, the Kalisher Trust is on hand with our panels of criminal barristers / judges to offer you a virtual mock pupillage interview. You will have the opportunity to practice your interview technique in front of the panel followed by feedback and areas of improvement. Past… Read more »
We are delighted to announce the 2024 Kalisher Essay Competition, which will carry a substantial prize of £2,000. The competition is open to all pupils currently undertaking a criminal pupillage. We invite submissions of up to 2,000 words in answer to the following question: “The Online Safety Act 2023 is a welcome move in the… Read more »
The Kalisher Trust are delighted to announce the appointment of new Vice Chairs Clare Wardell and Leon Kazakos KC. Clare was called to the Bar in 2000 and appeared in a number of high profile and complex crime and fraud cases over 16 years in full time practice at the Criminal Bar. She is one… Read more »
Eight Sixth Form students at five schools of the Creative Education Trust (CET) reached the Final of the annual Public Speaking Competition organised by the Trust. The theme they were given was “Power to the People” on which the students each delivered a ten-minute speech before taking questions from the judges’ panel and the audience… Read more »
The profession has from time to time faced the loss of outstanding figures, lamented and missed. Never, in fifty years, have I known the profession go into deep mourning. When it heard that Igor (always thus known) had died, it was inconsolable. The Kalisher Trust knows the feeling. Igor was a trustee and then President… Read more »
Applications now open Deadline: 23:59 BST, Friday 29th September 2023 Who are The Kalisher Trust? The Kalisher Trust exists to help people qualify as barristers and begin their professional career at the Criminal Bar. Set up in 1996, the Kalisher Trust provides opportunities to gain experience in a range of relevant fields to talented students from non-traditional… Read more »
