Features

Matthew Nicklin QC introduces readers to the world of the legal blogger  

Think that Twitter is just for kids?  

Olivia Percival explains life for lawyers in Colombia, the work of the Caravana and how European support can help  

In Colombia, being a lawyer can be a very dangerous business.  

Barrister and Buddhist Jo Shaw on mindfulness practice and the Bar  

Caveat lector: This article is “Not Bar”. It covers subjects such as emotions, looking after oneself and, even, spirituality. 

Author: Peter Jukes
Illustrator: Martin Rowson
Publisher: Canbury 
Press Date: April 2015
ISBN -13: 978-0993040719
Price: £9.99 

Author: Peter Murphy
Publisher: No Exit 
Press Date: April 2015
​ISBN-13: 978–1843444015 Price: £8.99 

Head of Chambers, Bretton Woods Law  

Bretton Woods Law is a leading specialist public international law set of chambers. 

The power of speech is proved again  

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” – L. P. Hartley: The Go-Between 

Mark Hatcher examines the Magna Carta celebrations, The Queen’s Speech and the new Government’s legislative programme  

The political significance of Magna Carta was not lost on the Prime Minister when he addressed representatives of Church, Law and State at Runnymede on the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the charter. 

Debate Mate mentors Danielle Manson and Monica Savic-Jabrow explain how the tool of debate is being used to transform the lives of children  

The power of the public speaker is one with which we’re all too familiar.  

Alice Carse and Kannon Shanmugam consider what can be done to address the growing skills gap between junior and senior lawyers in commercial litigation, on both sides of the Atlantic  

One of the most pressing issues facing the commercial Bar today is the lack of opportunities for junior practitioners to develop the skills needed to lead the types of large, complex cases that dominate modern commercial litigation.