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How can the coroner service be improved?

Last year’s general election prevented the Justice Committee from publishing its long-awaited report into the coroner service for England and Wales. Outgoing Chair of the...

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’....

Opening the Bar: The Promise of the Barrister Apprenticeships

In December last year, I had the privilege of hosting three outstanding 18-year-old school leavers for work experience at the Chelmsford Crown Court. I...

Inefficient family courts provide poor value for money and fail to adequately protect children, says CILEX

The family court system is failing to meet demand, is inefficient and “poor value for money for taxpayers”, says CILEX (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) in...

Dominating the Competition, but Abusively? The Complaint Against FIFA Explained

Many of us are familiar with the idea of one football team being the dominant force in a national league, take Manchester City in...

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...

BSB change of course on equality rules is the right decision, says Bar Council

The Bar Council has welcomed the announcement from the Bar Standard Board (BSB) that it will not press ahead with proposals to change the...

Misunderstood and Misjudged: Racial Bias, Language Failures, and Evidential Missteps in London Borough of Croydon v D and Anor [2024] EWFC 438

Abstract This article examines the decision in London Borough of Croydon v D and Anor EWFC 438, where the Family Court dismissed allegations of...

Vicarious liability & unprovoked attacks: J D Wetherspoon Plc v (1) Burger (2) Risk Solutions BG Ltd. [2025] EWHC 1259 (KB)

By David Sandiford On 5 August 2018 Mr Burger was restrained by two door supervisors outside a pub operated by Wetherspoons with such force that...

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 in modern politics. Across democracies, politicians and political parties routinely seize upon immigration as a...

Why Politicians and Political Parties Continually Playing the Immigration Card Can Inadvertently Put Immigrants’ Lives and Liberty at Risk

The United Kingdom’s political landscape has long been marked by heated debates over immigration. With each election cycle, politicians and parties-across the ideological spectrum-return...

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How can the coroner service be improved?

Preventing Future Deaths – Is the System Working?

Opening the Bar: The Promise of the Barrister Apprenticeships

Inefficient family courts provide poor value for money and fail to adequately protect children, says CILEX

Dominating the Competition, but Abusively? The Complaint Against FIFA Explained

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

BSB change of course on equality rules is the right decision, says Bar Council

Misunderstood and Misjudged: Racial Bias, Language Failures, and Evidential Missteps in London Borough of Croydon v D and Anor [2024] EWFC 438

Vicarious liability & unprovoked attacks: J D Wetherspoon Plc v (1) Burger (2) Risk Solutions BG Ltd. [2025] EWHC 1259 (KB)

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...

Chinese Medicine in the UK at a Regulatory Crossroads

Why Keir Starmer’s Speech Was Literally an Endorsement for Reform UK

When Will the Conservatives and Labour Wake Up to the Fact That Reform UK Is Their Creation?

Why Politicians and Political Parties Continually Playing the Immigration Card Can Inadvertently Put Immigrants’ Lives and Liberty at Risk

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