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The good judge (1)

Do good barristers make good judges? In the first of a two-part series, Lady Rose explores the essential qualities and particular kind of intellectual ability required

28 October 2022 / Lady Rose

Do not feed the trolls: policing online communication in 2022

Connor Stuart outlines some of the Online Safety Bill's proposed communications offences and how they might work in practice  

03 October 2022 / Connor Stuart
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SLAPPS: ‘The costs themselves are the chill’

Sarah Palin looks at strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPS) and the case for a Media and Communications Public Participation Court

28 September 2022 / Sarah Palin
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Recasting human rights for the digital age

Metadata bares our souls: Susie Alegre looks at the incursions of technology into our freedom of thought and the urgent need for serious laws to protect it 

28 September 2022 / Susie Alegre

Criminal Bar: why it’s more than ‘just another strike’

A reminder of what’s at stake. By Stephen Akinsanya

15 August 2022 / Stephen Akinsanya
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Returners, movers and talent retention

During a career break, you don’t lose skills, you build on them! Juliette Levy outlines the TRWG’s campaign to attract returners and movers, boost confidence and promote the cognitive diversity they bring 

12 August 2022 / Juliette Levy

The perils of public statements by counsel

Should counsel be allowed to express a personal opinion about their cases in public, when they cannot do so in court? asks Patrick O'Connor QC 

11 August 2022 / Patrick O’Connor KC
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Sexual violence and harassment at school

‘Assume there is a problem’ – Nicola Braganza QC and Grainne Mellon consider best practice and what schools should do when faced with a report of peer-on-peer sexual assault or harassment

11 August 2022 / Nicola Braganza KC / Gráinne Mellon
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Find your allies, advocate for change

Adiba Bassam describes the everyday experience of being a junior female barrister and why we all  need to challenge problematic practices – especially if they don’t affect you 

01 July 2022 / Adiba Bassam
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Human rights from East-West perspectives

As the government begins its ‘overhaul’ of human rights, Professor Surya P Subedi QC looks at the wider and historic context and how Eastern and Western civilisations and values have contributed to their development 

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Heading into summer

Chair of the Bar Sam Townend KC encourages colleagues to take a proper break over summer and highlights recent events and key activities for autumn

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