Practice Toolset

Raising discrimination issues can be tricky at the best of times; even more so when it’s you who’s dropped from a case. A first-hand account of the difficulties in challenging the status quo and growing will for change 

Congratulations to the 108! As our new QCs prepare for the silk ceremony, we dive into the pool to see what’s the most influential factor for success, after an individual’s own effort 

Coming soon to a Circuit near you? With over 80 mentored pairs and counting, the win-win WCWF opt-out scheme is getting results 

Take control of your practice and create that competitive edge: Nick Luckman explains how to position your specialist skills in the market 

Do you get an Ogden-related headache when asked to draft a schedule of loss? Are you baffled by multiplicands? How to get the best from the tables 

Time to revisit US advocacy style? It’s a holistic, insightful and constructive approach with a dash of razzle dazzle 

When is it good to put your head in the cloud? The Bar Council IT Panel provides an introductory guide to the brave new world of data storage and software access 

Mary Dobson introduces the winners in the newly expanded Bar Pro Bono Awards

Knighted in the New Year’s Honours, Permanent Secretary to the MOJ Sir Richard Heaton discusses his route to the Bar and beyond with Anthony Inglese

Appointing for 2019, Tamarind Ashcroft explains what the role involves and how you can become one