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A dramatic examination of how the UK went to war with Iraq, and its aftermath, including the tragic death of Dr David Kelly
​Parliament Chamber, Inner Temple, 24 March 2017  

Filing into a quickly packed Parliament Chamber of the Inner Temple on 24 March, I didn’t know what to expect.  

Tom Gash (Penguin, March 2017)
​Paperback 352pp ISBN 978-0241960431  

A key insight into this book is that the author is a former management consultant, who describes himself as challenging received wisdom about crime and punishment, and being sceptical of ‘big ideas’.  

Sir Michael Wood’s time at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office reads like a modern history textbook. Anthony Inglese asks what he’s learned about the art of the lawyer-diplomat and international advocacy  

What makes a good Foreign Secretary?  

Known as the conscience of the legal profession, reforming charity JUSTICE is marking 60 years of shaping the legal landscape. By Andrea Coomber  

In June, JUSTICE celebrated its 60th anniversary.  

Recent cases have highlighted perceived problems caused by the largely unfettered availability of calls on standby letters of credit or performance bonds in circumstances where the underlying parties are already embroiled in some form of relevant dispute resolution procedure. In this article, Andrew Ayres QC questions the reluctance of the courts to interfere with the cashflow dynamics between the parties to a standby.  

An update from the Pro Bono Unit on its fundraising initiatives and cases requiring counsel across Circuits  

Another nice mess the PM has gotten Westminster into: Mark Hatcher examines the intense programme designed to deliver Brexit and other Bills of note to the Bar  

The foolish re-introduction of an already silly idea  

Like a film noire ... I remembered strange wraith-like creatures, resembling my colleagues, entering a Crown court robing room at 4.30pm announcing they were there to start ‘the evening shift’ – Shareca Cole,Carpel Tunnel 

Melissa Coutinho explores the impact of AI on legal practice 

Counsel’s wine critics Seán Jones QC and Dominic Regan with their pick of the summer season