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Reliability at Risk: Rethinking the Regulation of Expert Evidence

The Criminal Justice System (CJS) has long been criticised for its inability to prevent unreliable expert evidence from entering the courtroom. At first glance,...

Judicial diversity progress has stalled for Black lawyers – Bar Council

The Ministry of Justice has published the annual judicial diversity statistics. The 2026 report reveals a mixed picture. Although there was no disparity of outcomes...

New agreement signed between Bar Council’s Commissioner for Conduct and senior judiciary in next step to tackle bullying and harassment

The Bar Council’s Commissioner for Conduct has made a significant agreement with the Lady Chief Justice and the Senior President of Tribunals in a...

Jury Trials

I have been told, with the solemnity reserved for those who mistake gravity for wisdom, that the jury system is inefficient. The solution proposed?...

Orams Revisited

Effective Control, Criminalisation, and the Misuse of EU and International Law in Cyprus Property Disputes  Opinion Piece by Lennart Poulsen, Barrister at 9BR Chambers  Introduction Few cases...

Ethics culture remains strong at the Bar

The latest Bar Council survey of barristers shows that more than 8 out of 10 respondents report a very good understanding of the profession's...

When You Upload, What Have You Disclosed? AI, Confidentiality and the Embedded Document

By Dr Peter Fields, Barrister, The Barrister Group A barrister's guide to what actually happens when a confidential document meets an AI tool, and why...

The Bar Standards Board and the Bar Council agree protocol for handling reports of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment

Following the appointment of the Commissioner for Conduct, a recommendation of the Harman Review, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and the Bar Council’s (BC)...

The only purpose that Stop and Search serve in the UK is to cause alienation between the police and young people. The same young...

It is a ritual as old as the uniform itself. A young man, often Black or from a deprived inner-city estate, is walking home....

The Great Attribution: Why is Every Law-Breaking Incident Suddenly Being Blamed on Uncontrolled Migration?

In the current political and media climate, a reflexive cognitive shortcut has emerged. When a crime is reported—whether it is a theft in a...

Interview: Why the “invisible” use of AI is now the biggest liability in legal practice

Dr. Ilia Kolochenko  talks about the post-honeymoon phase of AI and how it is landing  lawyers, arbitrators and other legal professionals in hot water How...

The Bar Standards Board appoints four new Board members

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is delighted to announce the appointment of one new lay Board member and three new barrister Board members. Professor...

Time to ratify the safety convention, says Bar Council 

  The Bar Council is calling on the UK Government to ratify the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer...

When AI Lies: Liability For Incorrect Or Unintended Legal Advice In The Age Of Legora And Harvey AI

  By Nicholas Blomfield A corporate legal team uses an AI platform such as Legora to analyse contractual risk ahead of a transaction. The output is...

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