HHJ Philip Bartle QC reviews a dramatic and confident Bar Choral Society Performance of The Creation at Middle Temple Hall
The magnificent sixth concert of the Bar Choral Society (BCS) on 16 November 2016 was in Middle Temple Hall – the first not performed in Temple Church.
Buy excellent-value wines sharpish before the New Year/Brexit price rises, advise Counsel’s own wine critics Seán Jones QC and Professor Dominic Regan
This is the time to buy as many bottles as you can afford!
‘I hope the film may be of some help to the agencies who do their utmost to support the refugees who have survived, most especially to their children.’ Dir: Vanessa Redgrave
On 3 October the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) hosted a thought-provoking and inspiring film screening of Vanessa Redgrave’s Sea Sorrow .
Authors: Bastian Obermayer and Frederik Obermaier Publisher: OneWorld Press (2016) Paperback: 384pp ISBN: 978-1786070470 Price: £12.99
Author: John McKendrick QC Publisher: Birlinn Ltd (2016) Hardcover: 288pp ISBN: 978-1780273204 Price: £20
Counsel wine columnists Professor Dominic Regan and Sean Jones QC celebrate some good seasonal buys – lighter on both palate and pocket
There are some great bottles to be had right now. The summer propels one in the direction of lighter, less alcoholic wine.
Introducing the Counsel Editorial Board, which shares some alternative reads
The 2017 Bar Council leadership team, Andrew Langdon QC and Andrew Walker QC, share their most influential reads
Andrew Langdon QC, Vice Chairman of the Bar Council
Editor: John GouldPublisher: Jordan Publishing 2015Hardback: £185 E book: £168 ISBN: 9781846619359
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
Cayman Island
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Cayman Islands Government, is currently inviting applications
Casedo explains how to hit the ground running on your next case with a four-step plan to transform the way you work
Your future self will thank you, says Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth
In the first of a new series, Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth considers the fundamental need for financial protection
Unlocking your aged debt to fund your tax in one easy step. By Philip N Bristow
Possibly, but many barristers are glad he did…
Britain needs to get over its shameful denial of racism, call it what it is and start to effectively deal with the problem, says Vithyah Chelvam
Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice since January 2021, is well known for his passion for access to justice and all things digital. Perhaps less widely known is the driven personality and wanderlust that lies behind this, as Anthony Inglese CB discovers
Stephen Mason sets out how the legal presumption, which exposed widespread misunderstanding about the nature of computer failures and caused serious widespread injustice, came into effect
Art, including music, should be protected as a fundamental form of freedom of expression and not used to unfairly implicate individuals, argues Ifẹ Thompson
Jasvir Singh trails this summer’s celebrations, open to all and with the theme ‘Free to Be Me’, by focusing on the diversity of South Asian heritage barristers and judges, and the trailblazers who led the way