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May we continue to build together: Laurie-Anne Power KC

From a traumatic formative education to exceptional criminal silk – Laurie-Anne Power KC talks about her path to the Bar, pursuit of equality and speaking out against discrimination (not just during Black History Month)

14 October 2024 / Laurie-Anne Power KC
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Bar Pro Bono Awards 2024: winners’ stories (1)

In the first of a series celebrating the Bar Pro Bono Award winners, Advocate introduces Tinessa Kaur, Samantha Hillas KC, Haydee Dijkstal and Joseph Sinclair who share the stories behind their awards

Advice to my younger pupil self

Expectations, experiences and survival tips – some of the things I wished I had known (or applied) when I was starting pupillage. By Chelsea Brooke-Ward 

09 September 2024 / Chelsea Brooke-Ward
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Lessons learnt: Dreaming the impossible dream

Paula Rhone-Adrien shares her lessons learnt 

09 September 2024 / Paula Rhone-Adrien
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The Bar is a noble calling: Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC

The former Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice reflects on his time in politics and the invaluable grounding provided by his career as a barrister. Interview by Anthony Inglese CB

13 August 2024 / Anthony Inglese CB

Practice Toolset

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Can costs overcome barriers to justice?

The Access to Justice Foundation urges barristers to maximise the impact of their pro bono work by applying for pro bono costs orders

14 October 2024 / Access to Justice Foundation
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Barristers’ health

There is a pressing need to assess the effect of barristers’ work on our physical  as well as mental health, says Deshpal Panesar KC, so we can construct long and healthy careers

14 October 2024 / Deshpal Panesar KC
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AI: the five biggest risks for barristers

Irresponsible use of AI can lead to serious and embarrassing consequences. Sam Thomas briefs barristers on the five key risks and how to avoid them

14 October 2024 / Sam Thomas
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Is fair opportunity knocking?

Nikki Alderson explores how we can create, develop and maintain equal opportunity for all – for the good of everyone

14 October 2024 / Nikki Alderson
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Become a judge

Brie Stevens-Hoare KC on preparing for judicial appointment applications and the JAC support for underrepresented groups

14 October 2024 / Brie Stevens-Hoare KC

Justice Matters

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Reading the riot act

Following the initial riots, more public information should have been put out concerning the charges and sentences offenders could have faced, says Sir Nicholas Mostyn

14 October 2024 / Sir Nicholas Mostyn
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Contempt of court reform

Yasmin Ilhan explains the Law Commission’s proposals for a quicker, easier and more effective contempt of court regime

14 October 2024 / Yasmin Ilhan
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Arrest warrants in the Israel-Palestine situation (2)

James Onalaja concludes his two-part opinion series 

14 October 2024 / James Onalaja
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The Online Safety Act 2023 – where are we now?

Jonathan Barnes KC and Samuel Rowe assess the outlook for freedom of speech and OFCOM’s role as designated online harms regulator

14 October 2024 / Jonathan Barnes KC / Samuel Rowe
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Change. Delivered. Strategically.

Time well spent with innumerable benefits: Tim Prudhoe on the challenges and advantages of small jurisdictions for pro bono strategic litigation

14 October 2024 / Tim Prudhoe

Bon Vivant

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Secret E-Diary

When less is less. By William Byfield*

14 October 2024 / William Byfield
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Starlight Express

Audacious and unique, says Daniel Barnett

14 October 2024 / Daniel Barnett
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Secret E-Diary

And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square. By William Byfield 

09 September 2024 / William Byfield
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Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

The compelling courtroom drama is reviewed by David Langwallner 

09 September 2024 / David Langwallner
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The Pied Piper

John Uff CBE KC reviews the Gray’s Inn-City Junior School joint venture

13 August 2024 / Professor John Uff CBE KC

Black Inclusion

May we continue to build together: Laurie-Anne Power KC

From a traumatic formative education to exceptional criminal silk – Laurie-Anne Power KC talks about her path to the Bar, pursuit of equality and speaking out against discrimination (not just during Black History Month)

14 October 2024 / Laurie-Anne Power KC
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Recruitment, retention and promotion

Following the Lincoln’s Inn EDI Forum in Leeds, Glenn Parsons considers the tools required to increase diversity at the Bar – now and in the future

13 August 2024 / Glenn Parsons
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A ‘10K Black Interns’ experience at the Bar

Championing underrepresented talent, 10K Black Interns 2024 is open for applications. Mentee Tendai Chiguvare and mentor Anna Walsh share their experience of the summer internship scheme at the Bar 

19 February 2024 / Tendai Chiguvare / Anna Walsh
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Black women at the Bar: challenges faced and a fairer future

Bibi Badejo reports from a packed Inns of Court Women’s Alliance event examining the experiences of Black women barristers and imparting crucial advice for Black women navigating the legal profession 

19 February 2024 / Bibi Badejo
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Fair recruitment at the Bar

Ensuring recruitment processes are fair, and free from bias, is essential to drive diversity at the Bar. Bindi Dholakia and Rachel Krys examine the theory and practice 

19 February 2024 / Bindi Dholakia / Rachel Krys

AI and the Bar

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AI: the five biggest risks for barristers

Irresponsible use of AI can lead to serious and embarrassing consequences. Sam Thomas briefs barristers on the five key risks and how to avoid them

14 October 2024 / Sam Thomas
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Charging fees (artificially) intelligently

As use of AI becomes more widespread at the Bar, reshaping workflows, Andrew Hogan predicts a shift away from time-spent to value-based fees  

09 September 2024 / Andrew Hogan
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Can’t believe your eyes?

How to navigate open source evidence in an era of deepfakes. By Professor Yvonne McDermott Rees and Professor Alexa Koenig 

Deepfake elections

Alex Goodman KC on why our electoral laws need an urgent upgrade – they were not designed to address the corruption of popular opinion by AI and deepfakes 

13 May 2024 / Alex Goodman KC
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Regulating AI – how will it work?

The reluctance of governments to set agreed universal standards will inevitably mean that regulators have to fill the gap, says Sara Ibrahim. How are UK regulators preparing and what are the issues facing practitioners? 

13 May 2024 / Sara Ibrahim

Bar Students

Unlocking talent: the 2024-25 COMBAR mentoring scheme is open for applications

The mentoring scheme for underrepresented applicants to the Commercial Bar is still open for applications – apply by the extended deadline of Friday 18 October 2024 for the 2024-25 cycle 

07 August 2024 / COMBAR
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Who gets pupillage?

The Bar Council crunches the data to tell the real story of who gets pupillage... and when 

01 September 2023 / The Bar Council

Why being a barrister is the best job in the world (or what you need to know going in)

Newly minted Bar graduates compete at a ratio of 300:1 for a golden ticket to Wonka’s Criminal Justice Factory. The Secret Barrister explains why…

01 September 2021 / The Secret Barrister
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The Bar qualification rules

The Bar Standards Board on what you need to know about training to become a barrister in England and Wales

01 September 2021 / Bar Standards Board
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Choosing a Bar course

Laurence Cooper explores the high-stakes world of choosing a Bar training course provider

01 September 2021 / Laurence Cooper
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The Spending Review

Our call for sufficient resources for the justice system and for the Bar to scrutinise the BSB’s latest consultation

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