Features

Elizabeth Alabaster outlines the work of the Access to Justice Foundation and urges lawyers to up their efforts to seek pro bono costs  

The Access to Justice Foundation was established in 2008 by the Bar Council, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and the Law Society.  

Professor Sir Alan Dashwood QC assesses the substance and legal character of the reform package negotiated for the UK with the EU  

This article examines the ‘new settlement for the United Kingdom within the European Union’, which is contained in texts annexed to the conclusions of the European Council of 18 and 19 February 2015. 

Rhodri Thompson QC presents the case for the UK remaining in the EU & Martin Howe QC presents the case for the UK leaving the EU  

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Obtaining good quality witness testimony in historic sex cases is essential for vulnerable witnesses and suspects alike, say Pamela Radcliffe and Gisli H. Gudjonsson  

The overriding objective contained within the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (1.1. (1-2)), declares ‘that criminal cases be dealt with justly’.  

David Ormerod and Karl Laird examine where secondary liability and joint enterprise stand in law after Jogee  

The decision of the Supreme Court and Privy Council in R v Jogee  [2016] UKSC 8; Ruddock v The Queen  [2016] UKPC 7 has unsurprisingly achieved considerable publicity and comment.  

Partner at Wynterhill LLP  

Wynterhill is a law firm dedicated to acting for insurance policyholders. Founders Colin Wynter QC and Stuart Hill are insurance and reinsurance specialists. 

Regulating paid McKenzie Friends and allowing them to exercise rights of audience will not benefit clients, the courts or the interests of justice, argues Sarah-Jane Bennett  

Going to court is not an everyday activity for most people. It can be (and usually is) daunting, confusing and stressful for litigants.  

Rupert Bowers QC and Daniel Godden writing on the recent case of NCA v. Simkus and Ghulam and Jardine  

The recent judgment of the High Court in The National Crime Agency v. Simkus and Ghulam and Jardine  [2016] EWHC 255 (Admin) will be of interest to lawyers who deal with restraint orders, disclosure orders, and in the civil regime of recovery of the proceeds of crime. 

Alexander Bastin on forfeiture—pitfalls & remedies  

Several issues can arise in forfeiture proceedings where a defendant fails to attend the first hearing and a possession order is made. 

Lee Moore highlights the impact of traumatic cases on barristers and the wider legal profession  

I fled pupillage in 1974 to seek refuge as in-house counsel to a marine insurance company.