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Who’s who in BabyBarista

For those of you who are new to this blog, here is a run-down of the main characters who crop up from time to time.

Barristers

BabyBarista. A young Flashman meets Rumpole meets Francis Urquart for the 21st century

TopFirst. BabyB’s sworn enemy and former fellow pupil

OldSmoothie. Think Peter Bowles in To The Manor Born and Milk Tray Man, but not quite.

UpTights. BabyB’s ex-pupilmistress. Insists on boundaries and personal space. Has ‘issues’.

OldRuin. How a barrister should be. Dumbledore meets Clarence, the angel in Its a Wonderful Life. BabyB’s redemption.

Claire. BabyB’s best friend and a barrister in another chambers. Think Scully from X-Files.

TheCreep. A jumped up little twerp who sucks up to the big beasts in chambers

BusyBody. Barrister always up for a fight, particularly with OldSmoothie

TheBusker. Very laid back Alan Shore-type barrister

TheVamp. Barrister in chambers and a walking Carry On film of an innuendo

HeadofChambers. Well-meaning, pompous and completely out of touch.

TheBoss. BabyB’s ex-pupilmaster. Unscrupulous, spineless coward.

Barristers’ clerks
HeadClerk. The real power in chambers. All seeing, all knowing.

FanciesHimself. Junior clerk who had a fling with BusyBody.

Solicitors

SlipperySlope. Solicitor who introduces BabyB to the dark arts of litigation and has a habit of mis-quoting from films

Smutton. Brassy to UpTights’s classy and yet still, somehow, sexy.

NurserySlope Solicitor who is Slippery’s niece and apprentice

ClichéClanger. Solicitor with a colourful use of the English language

Others

TopFlirt. TopFirst’s beautiful, bright fiancée.

BigMouth. Pompous Tory MP stuck on the backbenches like a piece of old chewing gum

BrainWasher. Hypnotist, mentalist, you name it…

ScandalMonger. Ruthless PR guru who is one of BabyB’s secret weapons

BabyBarista is a fictional account of a junior barrister practising at the English Bar, written by barrister and writer Tim Kevan. For more information and to read posts from the last few years visit babybarista.com. Cartoons by Alex Williams, author of 101 Ways to Leave the Law.

September 15, 2010 · Tim Kevan · Comments Closed
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• THE MAIN CHARACTERS

• OldSmoothie

  
• Think Peter Bowles in To The Manor Born and Milk Tray Man, but not quite. Once successful barrister now put out to graze as a committee man.

• TheCreep

  
• Jumped up little twerp who sucks up to the big beasts in chambers and struts around as if he's really something when actually he's not.

• SlipperySlope

  
  

  Solicitor skilled in the art of creative billing. Has the airs and graces of a country squire but is more a cross between Arthur Daley and Boycie from 'Only Fools and Horses'.

• Smutton

  
  

  Brassy to UpTights’s classy and yet still, somehow, sexy.

• NurserySlope

  
  

  Solicitor who is SlipperySlope's neice. Skis, rides and looks like a horse.

• JetSet

  
  

  A new solicitor character who's got a training contract and lords it over PanicStricken. She's wealthy, well- connected and spends most weekends either skiing or clubbing abroad.

• ScandalMonger

  
• Ruthless PR guru who has become one of BabyB's secret litigation weapons

• BigMouth

  
• Pompous Tory MP stuck on the backbenches like a piece of old chewing gum

• BusyBody

  
• A whirlwind of interference with a good heart and always up for a fight, particularly with OldSmoothie.

• TopFirst

  
• BabyB’s sworn enemy and former fellow pupil

• BabyBarista

  
• A young Flashman meets Rumpole meets Francis Urquart for the 21st century

• OldFatherTime

  
• A whisper on the wind, Highlander-type figure who is older than time itself

• TheVamp

  
• Tenant in chambers and a walking Carry On film of an innuendo

• OldRuin

  
• How a barrister should be. Dumbledore meets Clarence, the angel in Its a Wonderful Life. BabyB’s redemption.

• TheBusker

  
• Barrister of ten years call with the integrity and decency of OldRuin. Very laid back in his approach to both court and life. Admired by BabyB.

• TheBoss

  
• BabyB’s ex-pupilmaster. Unscrupulous, spineless coward.

• HeadClerk

  
• The real power in chambers. All seeing, all knowing.

• PupilFodder

  
• Learner Barrister foisted upon his unsuspecting client who gets shredded in court

• UpTights

  
• BabyB’s pupilmistress for his second six months who was almost called BoTucks for the work she’s had done. Insists on boundaries and personal space. Has ‘issues’.

• JudgeJewellery

  
• Judge with penchant for stealing high street trinkets