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All members should feel that chambers is doing their best for them. But how can you check work is being allocated fairly, and how can clerks demonstrate the fact of fairness? Rachel Crasnow QC reports from a seminar addressing these concerns  

On 27 March 2017 a packed house at the Bar Council debated the fair allocation of barristers’ work.  

CONCERT Young Artist Series: Aurèle Marthan (piano) and Charles Hervet (cello)  

Will Brexit reduce London’s dominance as a litigation centre? Michael McParland QC examines the potential impact on use of English jurisdiction and choice of law agreements  

‘One of the attractions of English law as a legal system of choice in commercial matters is its stability and continuity…’ Wood v Sureterm Direct Ltd  [2017] UKSC 24, para [15] 

The Secret Barrister has to dig deep to find the few scraps marked ‘justice’ but unearths four things we can learn from the parties’ pledges  

General election manifesto launches often cast the criminal justice system in the role of the naughty child of Christmas lore.  

As the general election pauses the planned whiplash reforms, Robert Weir QC examines the winners and losers, implications for personal injury litigation and disproportionate impact on the junior Bar  

Twenty years ago, it was commonplace for pupils and new tenants to cut their teeth on crime, family and personal injury work.  

The art of writing a good reference  

‘A critic should be taught to criticise a work of art without making any reference to the personality of the author.’ – Oscar Wilde 

Election fraud is kept in check by strict rules of conduct but rare cases exist, as Richard Price OBE QC explains 

Candidates at parliamentary and local elections must ensure they are not guilty of a raft of election offences, known as corrupt and illegal practices.  

Do we need a strong and stable government – or just a strong and stable Parliament? Professor Jeff King analyses the constitutional problems generated by the Prime Minister’s decision to go to the polls early  

As a result of the forthcoming general election, the new Parliament – and hence government – will remain in place until May 2022.  

The law on limitation directions – a useful tool for junior litigators attempting to restore companies to the register – has finally been anchored down by the courts. Ben Harding reports on the practical effect  

A limitation direction restoring dissolved companies to the register is an oft-used tool for parties seeking relief after wrongful conduct comes to light.  

Drivers, couriers and freelance plumbers: have the leaks in employment protection been repaired? Chris Milsom reports  

The inclusion in the spring Budget of a rise in tax rates and national insurance contributions for the self-employed furrowed many brows during its short lifetime.