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Honouring Courtenay Griffiths KC: A Towering Figure of Justice and Inspiration

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   By Derek Payne , Publishing Director, Barrister Magazine On 23 June 2025, the legal profession lost one of its most formidable, influential, and beloved advocates: Courtenay Delsdue McVay Griffiths KC. His passing at the age of 69 marks the end of an era in British law, but his legacy—woven through decades of fearless advocacy, mentorship, and a relentless pursuit of justice—will endure for generations to come. Early Life and the Journey to the Bar Born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 10 October 1955,...

Preventing Future Deaths – Is the System Working?

On 1 January 2025 the Chief Coroner, Her Honour Judge Alexia Durran, published a list of ‘Non-responses to Prevention of Future Deaths (PFD) Reports’. In doing so she has confirmed a longstanding fear: that the Regulation 28 ‘Preventing Future...

Rethinking Complaints: New BSB Proposals Set to Reshape Barristers’ Regulatory Landscape

By Peter Causton, Barrister, 7 Harrington Street Chambers   In a significant step towards enhancing transparency and consumer protection, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has launched a public consultation proposing that all client complaints be reported directly to both chambers and the...

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...

Criminal court reform: diversion welcome but no need to curtail trial by jury, warns Bar Council

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The Bar Council has welcomed the focus on diversion from the criminal justice system in the new report by Sir Brian Leveson but warned against proposals to remove jury trials. The Bar Council has given its initial response to Part I (the policy review) of the ‘Independent review of the criminal courts’, by Sir Brian Leveson, commissioned by the Ministry of Justice. Amongst the 45 recommendations in the report, Sir Brian proposes: Increased use of out of court resolutions and greater use of rehabilitation programmes and health intervention programmes (recs 1-10) – this echoes the Bar Council’s recommendations on diversion Removing the right to elect to be tried in the Crown...

Interpreting Articles in the Court of Appeal: Syspal Capital Limited v Truman and Another [2025] EWCA Civ 469

On 3 April 2025, Alexander appeared before the Court of Appeal in an appeal from the decision of Mr Justice Roth in the case...

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Interpreting Articles in the Court of Appeal: Syspal Capital Limited v Truman and Another [2025] EWCA Civ 469

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On 3 April 2025, Alexander appeared before the Court of Appeal in an appeal from the decision of Mr Justice Roth in the case of Syspal Capital Limited v Truman and Another EWHC 1561 (Ch). As a student...

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...

Progress on judicial diversity is ‘too slow’

The Ministry of Justice has published the annual ‘Diversity of the judiciary: 2025 statistics’. The report finds that since 2015, the number of judges from different ethnic minority backgrounds has increased from 7%...

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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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...

Kids, Court and Caffeine…How to survive having a baby at the Bar

By Sunyana Sharma, Barrister, 3 Paper Buildings As I start...

Raising the Bar for Working Parents

When New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern resigned recently,...
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Interpreting Articles in the Court of Appeal: Syspal Capital Limited v Truman and Another [2025] EWCA Civ 469

On 3 April 2025, Alexander appeared before the Court of Appeal in an appeal from the decision of Mr Justice Roth in the case...

Honouring Courtenay Griffiths KC: A Towering Figure of Justice and Inspiration

   By Derek Payne , Publishing Director, Barrister Magazine On 23 June 2025, the legal profession lost one of its most formidable, influential, and beloved advocates:...

Criminal court reform: diversion welcome but no need to curtail trial by jury, warns Bar Council

The Bar Council has welcomed the focus on diversion from the criminal justice system in the new report by Sir Brian Leveson but warned...

Avoiding fee disputes: pointers from the Court of Appeal

A recent Court of Appeal decision on direct access highlights important practice points for barristers wanting to protect themselves from loss of income from...

Progress on judicial diversity is ‘too slow’

The Ministry of Justice has published the annual ‘Diversity of the judiciary: 2025 statistics’. The report finds that since 2015, the number of judges...
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