Our precious court system is still being used as a guinea pig for a cost-cutting experiment that has not been well-planned
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
Richard Atkins QC tackles the perennial question asked of the Bar Council; all can play their part and look out for the Bar
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
In his last column as Chair of the Bar, Andrew Walker QC laments the consequences of fading memories and political expediencies
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
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
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
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?
Four-Bar linkage: Andrew Walker QC on the value of support from fellow Bars in our quest for decent legal aid provision
Barbara Mills KC, the new Chair of the Bar, outlines some key themes and priorities
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A centre of excellence for youth justice, the Youth Justice Legal Centre provides specialist training, an advice line and a membership programme
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Professor Dominic Regan and Seán Jones KC identify good value bottles across the price spectrum – from festive fizz to reliable reds
Joanna Hardy-Susskind speaks to those walking away from the criminal Bar
Imposing a professional obligation to act in a way that advances equality, diversity and inclusion is the wrong way to achieve this ambition, says Nick Vineall KC
Tom Cosgrove KC looks at the government’s radical planning reform and the opportunities and challenges ahead for practitioners
By Ashley Friday of AlphaBiolabs