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Lucy Barbet's top tips on how to plan, communicate and execute a career break, and get your practice up and running again quickly 

A rose by any other name? Language matters not only when giving references but in all aspects of our work as lawyers, writes Rachel Barrett : recognising unconscious bias and the importance of gender-fair word choices

The Bar Council’s plans to accelerate progress (or at least shift away from reverse) in diversity and fair work distribution across the Bar. By Sam Mercer 

Retaining experience or stifling diversity and preserving inequality? An analysis of the BAME impact of the consultation - have your say before it closes on 16 October 2020

In an interview that took place before publication of the seismic Internal Market Bill, the Attorney General discusses her path to politics via the Bar and balancing the independent functions of her role with policy objectives. Interview by Anthony Inglese 

A personal reflection by Evanna Fruithof, the Bar’s eyes, ears and mouthpiece in Brussels

Unvarnished advice from four recent and atypical judicial appointees: HHJ Madeleine Reardon, HHJ Fayyaz Afzal OBE, Tribunal Judge Michelle Brewer and Mrs Justice Eady talk to Rehna Azim about why they took the plunge, retention and diversity challenges at Bar and Bench, and what they thought of the application experience 

Beyond the intrusiveness of automated facial recognition is concern about ‘false positives’ and potential for racial bias in the technology 

By Sailesh Mehta and Shahid Khan 

Now open - COIC welcomes applications for matched funding for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 pupillages