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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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AI disputes in 2026: are legislation and case law keeping pace?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly moved from an emerging technology to a key aspect of business operations. Organisations across a variety of sectors use...

Synthetic Counsel and the Hallucination Defence

 Judicial Responses to AI-Generated Fabrications in Legal Practice By Nicholas Blomfield The adoption of generative AI (GenAI), ranging from specialist legal platforms such as Harvey and...

Houston, I have a problem…

To be fair, this is a problem that is commonly encountered by barristers. What is it? The inability to say ‘no’.  And I am the...

Asylum Seekers and the Criminal Justice System

It would be silly to suggest that this is not an incredibly thorny issue. By Colette Russell, Pupil Barrister, The Chambers of Mark Love In...

Commercial Music to Commercial Law: Navigating an Unlikely Career Change

At Hyde Park, the stage is positioned so the performers can see the sun set behind the crowd. Eighty thousand silhouettes, the sky blazing...

Privilege at the Intersection between Civil and Criminal Disputes.

Introduction Corporations, individuals and institutions may find themselves navigating troubled waters if by their conduct, they unwittingly waive legal professional privilege (“LPP”) over...

Cram Dos, Don’ts and  Darn Its:   The ‘Too Much Unfair Value’ Approach To The UK Cramdown

    By Riz Mokal ABSTRACT What is rationality and what role does it play in the bargaining in which parties engage as part of a restructuring? Is...

Labour’s aim for growth backfires; farming takes the pain

As the dust settles on last week’s Budget, the consequences for the wider economy and farming are beginning to become clear. And that is...

Advocate and the Bar: Working together as demand for pro bono support reaches all-time high

By Lucianne Baltrock-Nitzsche, Communications Officer, Advocate  Advocate has seen record-breaking numbers of applicants seeking legal advice and representation on a pro bono basis over the...

Coercive Control in Children Act Cases – An Update

By Molly Mifsud, barrister, College Chambers Coercive control is still a matter those of us practicing in family law are seeing time and time again...

There’s nothing hard about soft skills   Or   Time to go hard on soft skills   Or...

 By Si Beales,  soft skills speaker, trainer and consultant  According to Stanford University, 75% of long-term job success in industry and commerce depends on soft...

Pupil Barrister Launches Online Education Platform for Aspiring Barristers – Legist Lab

After securing pupillage I looked back and realised how cloaked in mystery the road to the Bar of England and Wales was. To help...

All bark no bite: will a new offence reduce companion animal abduction?

By Samuel March, Barrister at 9 King’s Bench Walk “I read a learned article by some lawyer saying we should not bother about pet theft....

Barrister Link Shortlisted for ‘Excellence in Innovation’ at East Midlands Chamber Business Awards

Barrister Link is delighted to announce its shortlisting for the prestigious 'Excellence in Innovation' award at the East Midlands Chamber Business Awards. This recognition...

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