The working parent challenge is an issue affecting both men and women at the Bar. Ditch the ‘having it all’ myth, define your own version of success and learn how to live with compromise
Meet yourself... in colour. Discovering your own unique blend of energies – and that of others – could help transform strained relationships into productive ones
New requirements for the Bar to publish information about price, service and redress
The cost of employing the staff team is often the largest single element of expenditure for a set of chambers. Are your set’s employees ‘fully engaged’ or are they simply ‘coming to work’? asks Catherine Calder
The international lawyer, academic and prize-winning public intellectual on Donald Trump, climate change and why lawyers should recognise that they are merely a means to an end
Why build a practice over the border? What’s life like as a Court of Appeal judge? Who is the most helpful advocate? Lady Justice Nicola Davies on her career and continuing pride in her home country
The exhilaration and endurance challenge of working to the max as a child abuse public lawyer
Reading a refugee client’s witness statement doesn’t convey the stark realities of their experience. For this barrister, volunteering at RLS Athens has been a life-changing event
Learn the art of saying no without burning bridges or stemming the flow of instructions. By Nikki Alderson
Imagine yourself in a panicked situation, with a ticking clock, trying to manage all your usual commitments whilst facing the possible destruction of your practice and career. Would you know what to do? asks Orlagh Kelly
Chair of the Bar Sam Townend KC highlights some of the key achievements at the Bar Council this year
Jersey
Jersey’s Attorney General is seeking to appoint a Principal Legal Adviser to the role of Director of the Criminal Division of the Law Officers’ Department in Jersey.
Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth Management highlights some of the ways you can cut your IHT bill
Rachel Davenport breaks down everything you need to know about AlphaBiolabs’ industry-leading laboratory testing services for legal matters
By Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth Management sets out the key steps to your dream property
A centre of excellence for youth justice, the Youth Justice Legal Centre provides specialist training, an advice line and a membership programme
By Kem Kemal of Henry Dannell
Mark Neale, Director General of the Bar Standards Board, offers an update on the Equality Rules consultation
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