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The Howard League for Penal Reform is campaigning for an immediate review of the criminal courts charge. Here its director of campaigns, Andrew Neilson, explains why  

A man, 22, of no fixed abode.  

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, the Bar Council, in conjunction with the diplomatic community and the UN Association Westminster Branch, hosted a lecture in the Inner Temple Great Hall. Daniel Sternberg reports  

Barristers, diplomats and representatives of the United Nations celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the UN at a lecture in Inner Temple Hall given by Professor Vaughan Lowe QC on 17 August.  

Following the first conviction under the new law, Neelam Sarkaria and Detective Chief Superintendent Gerry Campbell ask whether legislation alone can eradicate the evil of forced marriage and protect its victims  

“Forced marriage is a gross abuse of human rights.  

Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Arnold v Britton, are the courts returning to a more traditional approach to the construction of contracts, asks Benjamin Pilling QC  

At the heart of many commercial cases is a written agreement.  

Michael Jones outlines the highlights of The Advocate’s Gateway International Conference on addressing vulnerability in the justice system  

As a family practitioner all too familiar with the issues and obstacles involved with vulnerable witnesses, particularly children, I was anticipating taking a great deal away from the Advocacy Training Council (ATC) and The Advocate’s Gateway International Conference.  

Life is often tough at the top  

“When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.”– Ronald Reagan 

Are you ready to become a judge? In the first of a series in which Counsel explores how to join the judiciary, HHJ Usha Karu outlines her own tribunals route and offers an insight into the application and selection processes  

When barristers consider applying for judicial appointment they frequently have only one role in mind – Recorder.  

Mark Hill QC reports on the mock trial of the Barons who negotiated the sealing of Magna Carta  

For centuries, courts were held in the splendour of Westminster Hall, adjudicating upon mundane disputes, as well as major trials, such as those of Thomas More, Guy Fawkes and Charles I.  

Head of Exchange Chambers  

Exchange Chambers is an award-winning and multi-disciplinary set of chambers based in Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds. 

This year the Bar welcomed its first pupils under the Inns of Court’s Pupillage Matched Funding Scheme. Nathalie Lieven QC reports  

The Pupillage Matched Funding Scheme was set up in 2013 and has been very successful in helping numbers of students to qualify as barristers.