Features

A barrister, a comedian and a deputy lieutenant log onto a Zoom call... how Bradford found a way to keep laughing through lockdown. By Lydia Pearce 

Just when things were getting back to abnormal

The proud Northener and ardent law reformer talks to Anthony Inglese CB  about her early years as a company law barrister, custom and practice at the Supreme Court, and supporting the ambition of women and underrepresented groups at the Bar

Recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for her services to diversity in the workplace, social mobility and law, Sally Penni MBE  talks about her projects outside the courtroom and her driving forces

With stricter quarantining restrictions being imposed up and down the country, those in the criminal justice system must be more vigilant than ever against HBV, write Riel Karmy-Jones QC  and Nicholas Hall  examining the case of Banaz Mahmod, recently dramatized for ITV, its wider impact and heightened relevance today

By The Secret Barrister 

Published by Picador (Hardcover: September 2020) 

ISBN 978-1529009941 

Reviewed by John Cooper QC  

At least 57% of women in prison and under community supervision are victims of domestic abuse. Paramjit Ahluwalia  briefs readers on the proposed amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill extending protection for those compelled to offend

Crossing the busiest shipping lane in the world in a small dinghy may or may not be ‘bad and stupid and dangerous’, but is it really criminal? An analysis of the legal position, by Colin Yeo  

The government’s plan to break international law was a shock to lawyers and international partners alike – but it will not stop the UK and the EU doing a deal, writes Raphael Hogarth  

Tackling the menopause as part of chambers’ strategy to better retain women - Louise Corfield  identifies what the Bar can do to support its members through the menopause and how it might be impacting applications for senior positions