Features

Could depositions be an effective tool in the fight against knife crime and the silence of gang culture, ask Narita Bahra and Sam Main  

Envisage a gangland murder shortly after midnight on a quiet London street when the only witnesses to the crime are other gang members: who will tell us what happened?  

In the second part of Counsel’s report on the role of the Circuits today, we hear from Leaders Paul Lewis QC and Richard Atkins QC on what makes the Circuit structure work and how it meets the profession’s needs  

As the International Law Book Facility celebrates its 10th anniversary, Paul Lowenstein QC and Katrina Crossley explain the origins of the charity, the work it does and how members of the Bar can help  

The International Law Book Facility (ILBF) is a small charity with a big impact.  

Robin Griffith-Jones explores whether religious convictions should still play a part in the debate on assisted dying  

'Oh that the Everlasting had not fixed, His canon ’gainst self-slaughter!' Hamlet I.2.131-2
  

A high octane achievement  

Philip Bartle reviews the most recent concert of the Bar Choral Society 

Jess Campbell provides an overview of pro bono work countrywide, reviews a successful National Pro Bono Week and issues an appeal for Gift Aid declarations  

Since my last column (October 2015), Bar Pro Bono Unit (BPBU) staff have travelled across England and Wales: to the Legal Wales Conference in Cardiff, to the Civil Justice Council and Ministry of Justice meetings in Norwich and Bristol, and given talks in Birmingham, Newcastle and Nottingham, to name but a few. 

Legal practitioners from different backgrounds share their experiences of the developing regulatory area with Melissa Countinho  

Today there appears to be more regulation than ever before, despite the aims of reducing unnecessary bureaucracy.  

Leaving is so very hard to do  

“What you are to do without me I cannot imagine…” – George Bernard Shaw, “Pygmalion” 

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.  

Daniel Sternberg reports back from this year’s Young Bar Conference  

Over 150 employed and self-employed barristers and law students gathered on 17 October 2015 for the 11th Young Bar Conference.