Features

The unconventional civil barrister, environmental activist and storyteller is shaking up what it means to be a lawyer in a time of environmental crisis. Interview by Aqsa Hussain 

Celebrating the 114 new silks – plus forensic analysis of the 2019 cohort and what it says about equality of opportunity in the profession and health of the Bar –by  David Wurtzel  

An abysmal mess? What our prisons tell us about our country today – by Nick Hardwick 

How a commercial and chancery silk became a criminal law historian of the most famous courtroom in Britain. David Etherington QC (DE) interviews Thomas Grant QC (TG) 

Wellbeing at the Bar Leaders  report on a year past and present – plus news of the 2020 survey to take stock of six years’ wellbeing progress

What’s the most voiced complaint about litigators, the Bar in particular, going into mediation? Some best practice points emerged from the recent Civil Mediation Council Conference – writes Rawdon Crozier 

With radical recommendations for ‘fair, distinct and devolved’ justice, the Thomas Report should be required reading for anyone interested in Wales and the state of its justice system – writes David Hughes 

Passing the Brief returns as Keina Yoshida (pictured right), a rising star in the new generation of legal aid lawyers, is grilled by interviewee turned interviewer Marcia Willis Stewart QC

Quickfire Q&As with this year’s winners in the prestigious awards, introduced by Mary Dobson 

Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not: why equitable briefing is the most pressing practice issue for the Bar in 2020 – writes Lucy Barbet