David practised at the criminal Bar for 27 years and is a door tenant at 18 Red Lion Court. Prior to his retirement, he was a consultant in the CPD department at City Law School and consultant editor of Counsel. David is a member of the Counsel Editorial Board.
David Wurtzel interviews the incoming Chairman of the Bar, Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC
The 2016 Chairman of the Bar, Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, came to the profession slightly by accident.
David Wurtzel reviews the latest play by renowned playwright Rebecca Lenkiewicz which was showing at the Bush Theatre
The Invisible was written with the backing and help of the Legal Action Group, the Law Society and publicly funded lawyers.
David Wurtzel meets Sir Andrew Burns, the new Chair of the Bar Standards Board
Sir Andrew Burns is the third Chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB), the first man to hold the post, and resolutely a layman.
David Wurtzel reviews the January production in Temple Church of T S Eliot’s work.
2015 is Magna Carta year with its theme of conflict between the king, the law and the Church.
Magna Carta Uncovered
Authors: Anthony Arlidge and Igor Judge
Hart Publishing £25
ISBN: 9781849465564
Sir Dennis Byron, with 32 years on the bench and still sitting, is one of the longest-serving judges in the common law jurisdiction.
The most notable aspect of his career has been his service on courts which have combined both domestic and international jurisdictions, as Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and now as President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).
A matter for the jury
Peter Murphy
No Exit Press (2014); RRP £8.99
ISBN: 9781843442851
Richardson and Clark: Sexual Offences a Practitioner’s Guide
Nigel Richardson and Peter Clark
Bloomsbury (2014); RRP £70
ISBN: 9781780433271
The Chairman of the Bar wants to see a permanent arrangement on fees, more specialism on Circuit and greater recognition for first-generation barristers.
Alistair MacDonald QC shares aims and aspirations for his 2015 term of office with David Wurtzel.
David Wurtzel reviews Anna Weiss by Mike Cullen at London E14’s My Space.
By coincidence, on my way to see AnnaWeiss, Mike Cullen’s 1997 play about a teenager who accuses her father of sexual abuse based on her memory of it as recovered through hypnotherapy, I was reading a recent Court of Appeal decision about a trial in which a teenager accused her father of sexual abuse and the defence was that the complainant’s mental illness and therapy had led her to “remember” that she must have been abused when in fact she had not.
The beginning of the legal year offers the opportunity for a renewed commitment to justice and the rule of law both at home and abroad
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
By Ashley Friday of AlphaBiolabs
Providing bespoke mortgage and protection solutions for barristers
Joanna Hardy-Susskind speaks to those walking away from the criminal Bar
From a traumatic formative education to exceptional criminal silk – Laurie-Anne Power KC talks about her path to the Bar, pursuit of equality and speaking out against discrimination (not just during Black History Month)
Yasmin Ilhan explains the Law Commission’s proposals for a quicker, easier and more effective contempt of court regime
Irresponsible use of AI can lead to serious and embarrassing consequences. Sam Thomas briefs barristers on the five key risks and how to avoid them
James Onalaja concludes his two-part opinion series
