Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Help! I need somebody: mentoring at the Bar

I have fallen down a Beatles rabbit...

Will the 2027 IHT Pension Reforms Destroy the UK’s Savings Culture?

By  *The Barrister* The UK government’s forthcoming 2027...

The Problem of Denying Pupil Barristers Access to Hearings

Despite the mandatory nature of pupillage, one...

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Help! I need somebody: mentoring at the Bar

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I have fallen down a Beatles rabbit hole recently. They have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. My dad must have introduced me, and now my daughter is soaking up the joys of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Rubber Soul every time I drive my car. My work took me to Liverpool recently, so I used my free time to explore the story of the Fab Four and came away...

The Prenup that leaked: Entwistle v Helliwell explained

Entwistle v Helliwell EWCA Civ 1055 By Baldip Singh, Barrister at No5 Barristers’ Chambers For financial remedy lawyers, life’s certainties are death, taxes, and discovering assets the other side swore blind didn’t exist. The Court of Appeal’s recent decision...

Building a Trauma-Informed Practice

As barristers we spend years - whether by choice or obligation - honing our advocacy skills through various courses. From the New Practitioners Programme (NPP) to the Established Practitioners Programme (EPP) the BSB requires counsel to review, record, reflect...

Developments in the public interest defence in defamation

The impact of the rapid development of the digital technology on data usage and its distribution has become one of the central topics of discussion in modern society. Media has evolved to become...

Cognitive Bias: Forensic Science  

Dr David Schudel forensic chemist at Keith Borer Consultants. According to the Oxford English dictionary, “bias” has several meanings, including: “to influence, affect (often unduly and unfairly)”. No one likes to think of themselves behaving...

Vilifying lawyers puts them at risk

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The Bars, Faculty and Law Societies in the UK have come together and accused politicians of "irresponsible and dangerous" language that is putting lawyers at risk. The joint statement in full: The Bar Council of England and Wales, the Law Society of England and Wales, the Law Society of Scotland, the Faculty of Advocates, the Bar of Northern Ireland and the Law Society of Northern Ireland representing 250,000 lawyers have come together to express grave concern about the climate of increasing hostility towards lawyers and judges. Legal professionals have been vilified and targeted simply for doing their job. The judiciary is independent from parliament and politicians, and lawyers represent their clients without...

Help! I need somebody: mentoring at the Bar

I have fallen down a Beatles rabbit hole recently. They have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember....

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The New Arbitration Act Enters Into Force

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By Isuru Devendra, Barrister, 36 Stone The long-awaited Arbitration Act 2025 (“AA2025”) entered into force on 1 August 2025.  The AA2025 amends the Arbitration Act 1996 (“AA1996”), which provides the legislative framework for arbitration in England and Wales and Northern...

Forum Chambers: A Boutique Set taking on the Big Boys

Chambers are a feature of the English legal landscape which have few parallels in other countries. There are just over 400 Chambers, which come in various different shapes and sizes. There are the mega-sets which are large, which commodify the work of many of their barristers, and which often charge lower fees and have lower overheads. Being a barrister at one of those sets can feel like being a cog in a machine, with strategy and career development being...

Brothers ‘in the law’

On the 24th March 2025, Lawrence Selby was sworn in as a KC. He follows his younger brother Andrew who became a QC in 2021. They become one of a few select band of brothers...

From Compliance to Commitment: Embedding EDI in the Legal Profession

Disability Pride Month (“DPM”) is approaching, and an opportunity to discuss the positive impact the Bar Standards Board’s (the...
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Short-Term Politics, Long-Term Decline: Britain’s Economic Risk

The UK government’s recent policy direction prioritises immigration controls,...

Politicians and Political Parties Jumping on the Immigration Bandwagon Expose themselves as lacking the ability-or the willingness-to think deeply, act responsibly, or offer real...

Immigration is one of the most hotly debated topics...

The Mags Court- Tippin the broken scales

Like many criminal barristers, I entered the profession with...

The Major Political Parties and Their Pledges for the Family Justice System in 2024

  Author: Baldip Singh, Barrister No5 Barristers’ Chambers My trial settled...
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Help! I need somebody: mentoring at the Bar

I have fallen down a Beatles rabbit hole recently. They have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember....

Will the 2027 IHT Pension Reforms Destroy the UK’s Savings Culture?

By  *The Barrister* The UK government’s forthcoming 2027 inheritance tax (IHT) reforms for pensions have ignited debate among financial advisers, wealth managers, and savers. At...

The Problem of Denying Pupil Barristers Access to Hearings

Despite the mandatory nature of pupillage, one issue continues to frustrate both pupils and their supervisors: refusal or objection to a pupil’s attendance at...

Exchange Chambers celebrates 15 years in Leeds

Exchange Chambers is celebrating its fifteen-year anniversary in Leeds. Exchange opened in Leeds in October 2010 with 4 barristers and a Senior Clerk. Fifteen-years on,...

Brothers ‘in the law’

On the 24th March 2025, Lawrence Selby was sworn in as a KC. He follows his younger brother Andrew who became a QC in 2021. They...
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