Justice Matters

Both the UK and Australia have turned to the independent Bar for scrutiny of their terror laws but with very different approaches. The UK’s Reviewer Jonathan Hall KC compares his role with that of Australia’s Monitor

Jonathan Fisher KC sets out the case for cost/benefit analysis and reform

Have we learnt nothing from lockdown? asks Oscar Davies. A plea for defaults to be set on remote/in-person hearings in county courts

With women and girls’ trust in the Police at an all-time low, Emma Cunningham and Catherine Hobby look at the impact of Lancashire Police's disclosures, and whether there are grounds for legal action over breach of Nicola Bulley's human rights

An investigation into the government’s Disability Confident employer accreditation scheme and whether it is reaching the Bar. By Christina Warner, with contributions from Daniel Holt and Mark Henderson

In the rush to dump EU law by the close of 2023, does the UK risk slipping backwards in animal welfare and environmental protection? Damian Woodward-Carlton KC investigates

Does the current wellbeing agenda exclude current and aspiring barristers who already  have lived experience of mental illness and are facing discriminatory and prejudicial practice on a daily basis? BLEMI aims to fill that gap, as Steve Broach and Alice Irving explain

In England and Wales the number of women investigated under archaic laws is rising exponentially. Is it time to decriminalise abortion? Anthony Metzer KC, Dr Charlotte Proudman, Honza Červenka and Shannon Moore investigate

The City of London Law Courts development provides an opportunity to reflect on the sorry state of the rest of the court estate, says Martha Grekos

Jennifer Robinson and Dr Keina Yoshida expose some of the ways in which laws are complicit in silencing women’s experiences and allegations of abuse around the world