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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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A Budget on the Brink: How the Latest Fiscal Plan Leaves the Public Paying the Price

  The latest budget has landed with a thud rather than a flourish, leaving many asking a deeply unsettling question: Is this the financial blueprint...

Help! I need somebody: mentoring at the Bar

I have fallen down a Beatles rabbit hole recently. They have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember....

The Problem of Denying Pupil Barristers Access to Hearings

Despite the mandatory nature of pupillage, one issue continues to frustrate both pupils and their supervisors: refusal or objection to a pupil’s attendance at...

Immigrants in the UK: When Vilification Becomes Policy and Peril

“When political rhetoric turns a human being into an abstraction or a scapegoat, the way is opened to stripping away their rights.” In the UK...

Safety at Court: A Cornerstone of Access to Justice

Until April 2024, I took general court security and special measures for granted. As a practitioner frequently appearing in the Family Court in domestic...

Short-Term Politics, Long-Term Decline: Britain’s Economic Risk

The UK government’s recent policy direction prioritises immigration controls, digital identity cards, and new pension taxation, failing to address urgent challenges of productivity, investment,...

The Theatre of Justice: Jurisprudential Convergences Between Shakespeare and the Mughals

In seeking cross-cultural intuition on law and justice, few juxtapositions are as arresting as that between the courtroom dramas of William Shakespeare and the...

Defence Considerations on Pre-Trial Litigation in Youth Court Cases Involving Exploitation

The London I grew up in during the early 2000s was very different from what it is now—or so the narrative goes. Still, nearly...

The Intermediate Track – Is Personal Injury Disproportionately Affected and What Can the Bar Do About It?

Personal Injury has its head on the block. Again. Every now and then, one area of law or another seems to be singled out by...

Independent review into bullying and harassment unveils ‘radical’ reforms to tackle ‘unsustainable situation’ at the Bar  

Chair of the review Harriet Harman KC has made 36 recommendations to tackle what she describes as a culture of “impunity” and “collusive...

Bar Council reacts to new Sentencing Bill

As the Government announced the new Sentencing Bill this week, Chair of the Bar, Barbara Mills KC, said: “The Sentencing Bill reflects many proposals put forward...

Honouring Courtenay Griffiths KC: A Towering Figure of Justice and Inspiration

   By Derek Payne , Publishing Director, Barrister Magazine On 23 June 2025, the legal profession lost one of its most formidable, influential, and beloved advocates:...

Avoiding fee disputes: pointers from the Court of Appeal

A recent Court of Appeal decision on direct access highlights important practice points for barristers wanting to protect themselves from loss of income from...

New Guidance on Responding to a Child’s Unexplained Reluctance, Resistance, or Refusal to Spend Time with a Parent:  

In December 2024, the Family Justice Council issued new guidance which details how courts and legal professionals should respond to a child’s unexplained reluctance,...

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