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When is a delay not a delay?

Our precious court system is still being used as a guinea pig for a cost-cutting experiment that has not been well-planned 

20 March 2019 / Richard Atkins KC

‘Right-touch’ regulation

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it: how the Bar’s current representative/regulatory model works and why it’s essential to preserve 

26 February 2019 / Richard Atkins KC

Duty calls: improving our lot

Richard Atkins QC tackles the perennial question asked of the Bar Council; all can play their part and look out for the Bar 

24 January 2019 / Richard Atkins KC

Hope and optimism for the battles ahead

In his inaugural column as Chair of the Bar for 2019, Richard Atkins QC sets out his aims and priorities for the year ahead – not least a happier Bar 

13 December 2018 / Richard Atkins KC

The future of our inheritance

In his last column as Chair of the Bar, Andrew Walker QC laments the consequences of fading memories and political expediencies 

28 November 2018 / Andrew Walker KC
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Friends, colleagues, competitors – one and the same

With all due respect: are we placing enough value on one other? Andrew Walker QC on why it’s time to reboot collegiality in robing rooms and courts  

29 October 2018 / Andrew Walker KC
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Take pride in what others see

Embrace tradition, celebrate our legal inheritance and cement the Bar’s global reputation: Andrew Walker QC looks forward to the Opening of the Legal Year  

28 September 2018 / Andrew Walker KC
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New faces; old challenges; and short change for justice?

With Justice Week and the Spending Review ahead, Andrew Walker QC has high hopes of the Bar’s own AG and DPP – but Whitehall is not accounting for justice  

03 September 2018 / Andrew Walker KC
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Dare I mention B***it?

With the urgency to settle the UK’s negotiating position increasing and crunch time approaching, Andrew Walker QC reads the (legal) runes—what will Brexit mean for the Bar?  

27 July 2018
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A range of experience, but common heritage

Four-Bar linkage: Andrew Walker QC on the value of support from fellow Bars in our quest for decent legal aid provision  

29 June 2018 / Andrew Walker KC
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