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Looking Beyond The Picture: How To Trust Video Evidence

By David Spreadborough, Certified Forensic Video Analyst I last wrote here for the Easter term of The Barrister in 2018 and honestly, where has the time gone? Considering all the troubles over the last two years though, it is not...
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The Power of Patterns in Forensics

By Professor Angela Gallop CBE, Group CEO at Forensic Access Ltd  Patterns can change the...
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As with most things, the cheapest option is not always the best

Price is currently the main deciding factor for the instruction of an expert witness...
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FromCounsel partners with South Square to launch new Restructuring & Insolvency content

Legal knowledge service FromCounsel (FC) has partnered with South Square to develop a new Restructuring & Insolvency (R&I) resource, scheduled for launch in Q1...

Vilifying lawyers puts them at risk

The Bars, Faculty and Law Societies in the UK have come together and accused politicians of "irresponsible and dangerous" language that is putting lawyers...

Bar Council welcomes Court of Appeal ruling on advocate immunity

The Bar Council has welcomed the Court of Appeal judgment in the case of XGY v Chief Constable of Sussex Police & Crown Prosecution Service...

The Bar Standards Board updates on its plans for first-tier complaints handling and reporting  

In May 2025 we published our public consultation which sought views on how to improve the Bar’s approach to the handling of first-tier complaints – that...

The Bar Standards Board publishes Annual Report on Bar Training Statistics by Provider

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has published its 2025 annual statistics report. The report provides information for prospective barristers about different Bar training providers and...

Maintaining status quo will not fix court backlog, says HMCPSI Chief Inspector

In a letter to the Attorney General, the Chief Inspector of the prosecution watchdog is calling for radical action now to fix court backlog...

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...

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...

Bar Standards Board launches consultation to make its enforcement process more efficient and effective, enhancing transparency and reinforcing fairness

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today launched a consultation, following a review and redesign of its end-to-end enforcement process. It is part of the...

Civil legal aid boost long overdue but falls far behind inflation says Bar Council

The Bar Council has welcomed the long overdue increase to civil legal aid fees for housing and immigration. This is the first increase for...

Bar Standards Board report shows persistent income gaps by gender and ethnicity at the Bar

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published a report on barristers’ income by gender and ethnicity. This follows our previous research report on income...

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...

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...

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...

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