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Why barristers need to take a stand on jury trials

I first went to watch jury trials at Liverpool Crown Court after a rudimentary 1980s computer careers test informed me, with the kind of...

From Courtroom to Legislature: The dual paths of influence in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s most contentious social questions rarely travel down a single track. Again and again, arguments that stall on the floor of the Assembly...

“Ending Inappropriate Workplace Relationships: Toward a Ban on Sexual Relations with Juniors at the Bar”

Examine the proposal to prohibit sexual relations between barristers and trainees or pupils, exploring both its rationale and implications for professional culture. (The Guardian) By...

From Nuanced to Negligible: Ethical Behaviour Among Barristers in Context

The title of this piece was based on a claim made by the Bar Council some time ago, (suggesting the claim predates the pandemic),...

Are you an unwitting sponsor – could you be a more effective conscious sponsor?

  How sponsorship helps career development with relatively little effort. At the ICWA garden party in June 2025  Lady Simler’s keynote address contained a powerful call...

Extradition: Women on the run

In my job as an extradition defence barrister I deal with clients who have been arrested because they are sought by another jurisdiction to...

Improving court services for children

  It is well known to professionals who work within the children law sphere, that the family court justice system is under substantial pressure. In...

Transgender Athletes’ Participation in Sport

The essence of sport is a competition, played under rules, with an unpredictable outcome.  By Louis Weston, Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers The fundamental importance...

Leveson: Government must address systemic criminal court inefficiency and stop wasting time on restricting jury trials – Bar Council

Sir Brian Leveson has published Part 2 of his independent review of the criminal courts. Key recommendations in the report echo those that the...

When Equality Law Stops Being Equal: How Soft Law Quietly Rewrites Rights

  Equality law in the United Kingdom is a creature of statute. That is the orthodox position. Yet in recent years an increasing proportion of...

Landing on your feet to kick off your second six

          As soon as any big transition looms on the horizon, the advice “don’t underestimate it!” seems to ring out from all corners from...

Mark Neale to stand down as Director General of the Bar Standards Board

 Mark Neale has decided to bring forward a planned retirement and stand down as Director General of the Bar Standards Board after six years...

What’s changed in child protection law in the aftermath of the child sexual abuse inquiry

It’s three years since the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) issued its concluding report and recommendations, in October 2022. Launched as a...

Ruby’s Law: A Critical Reform for the Protection of Pets in Domestic Abuse Cases

Domestic abuse remains a pervasive issue affecting millions globally, yet one often-overlooked aspect of these cases is the role of pets. While pets are...

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