Nigel Wallis is a Director of O’Connors Legal Services Limited, an award-winning firm of lawyers and business advisers that blends corporate, commercial, insurance and regulatory expertise to help clients manage risks and opportunities – wherever in the world they are doing business. We specialise in advising individuals and organisations operating in the UK legal services sector and have represented well over 100 law firms, barrister groups and chambers, claims management companies and legal sector funders. We are at the forefront of legal services regulation and have worked on some of the most innovative and significant ventures in the sector. For further information, please contact Nigel Wallis at nigelwallis@oconnors.law or visit www.oconnors.law
The future of the Bar will be determined by many factors including its willingness to adapt to the changing marketplace, writes Nigel Wallis
Our call for sufficient resources for the justice system and for the Bar to scrutinise the BSB’s latest consultation
Marie Law, Head of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, discusses alcohol testing for the Family Court
Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth explains how to make sure you are investing suitably, and in your long-term interests
In conversation with Matthew Bland, Lincoln’s Inn Library
Millicent Wild of 5 Essex Chambers describes her pupillage experience
Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth explores some key steps to take when starting out as a barrister in order to secure your financial future
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)
James Onalaja concludes his two-part opinion series
Expectations, experiences and survival tips – some of the things I wished I had known (or applied) when I was starting pupillage. By Chelsea Brooke-Ward
If you are in/about to start pupillage, you will soon be facing the pupillage stage assessment in professional ethics. Jane Hutton and Patrick Ryan outline exam format and tactics
In a two-part opinion series, James Onalaja considers the International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s requests for arrest warrants in the controversial Israel-Palestine situation
