I’m sorry but your expert is not allowed to address this court.
Not heard that one yet? Well there is a significant risk that you might once the Courts wise up to the academy of Medical
Boom in divorce proceedings forecasted as pandemic continues
It is no surprise that months on end shut indoors with a partner or spouse with limited opportunity to leave compounded by financial worries, may
Simply the Best?
The law is a profession that is based on individual talent. Achievement and attainment are a key part of preparation for entry into the Bar
A Paperless Pandemic?
The Covid-19 pandemic has left barristers, like so many others, stumbling through a new world of remote working. Ross Birkbeck is a barrister at Old
Is there an “existential threat” to barristers”
The Bar Council conducted a survey recently of chambers nationally, and got 157 replies. Their report makes worrying reading, because they see an “existential threat”
COVID-19 In Prisons – A Major Public Health Risk
The coronavirus pandemic presents formidable challenges for prisons worldwide – challenges they will struggle to meet, with potentially grave consequences for the health of
Probability and the law
What constitutes a reasonable doubt? The Mail on Sunday and its polemical columnist Peter Hitchens have raised the question again, deploring the recent guidance that
Harry Dunn: UK-US diplomatic relations strained
On 11th May, an INTERPOL Red Notice was circulated against US citizen Anne Sacoolas, marking the latest development in the ongoing battle by the family
Managing your chambers – a choice
Much will be written, and many comments made about how different chambers respond to the new norm as we come out of this pandemic.
Family court gridlock and online hearings
Remote hearings have rapidly become ‘the new normal’ in family justice. There are a plethora of remote platforms; an ever-evolving array of judicial guidance and
The Growth in Paralegals and The Opportunities this presents to the legal services sector
An individual operating within the legal services sector is perfectly well aware of the increasing number of paralegals working within it. Indeed, the term ‘paralegal’
Coronavirus, Chambers and the Bar
My chambers has worked remotely for over eight weeks now. Kings Chambers covers a wide range of civil litigation but not family or criminal law.
Drama in the courtroom: Defending the rights of children diagnosed with autism
Abstract Children diagnosed with autism have the right to access evidence-based practices that are necessary for their education and welfare. Oftentimes, parents of these
A Paperless Pandemic?
The Covid-19 pandemic has left barristers, like so many others, stumbling through a new world of remote working. Ross Birkbeck is a barrister at Old
Regulation of experts. Is the proposed cure worse than the disease?
The House of Lords Select Committee on Science & Technology recently published a report1 with a recommendation to provide the Forensic Science Regulator with statutory
Is there an “existential threat” to barristers”
The Bar Council conducted a survey recently of chambers nationally, and got 157 replies. Their report makes worrying reading, because they see an “existential threat”
New report reveals England & Wales spends more on coffee than on law and order
Justice in the reduced aisle as figures show 39p spent per day per head, less than the price of a red pepper in Tesco
BSB conditionally authorises Manchester Metropolitan University to deliver new Bar training provision
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today announced that it has conditionally authorised Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) to deliver the vocational component of Bar training
Getting work as a paralegal
If you are wondering what to do next because you have been made redundant during the corona virus crisis, or perhaps the time off has