Justice Matters

Senior barristers reflect on the progress made since the publication of Race at the Bar: A Snapshot Report  in 2021, as well as the persistent challenges and cultural shifts still needed. Interviews by Mariam Diaby 

The WCWF, once again, invites judges, the HMCTS, chambers and clerks to ‘Consider the Carers’. By Emma Cross

As the international community strives towards a more inclusive future, ongoing dialogue and reform will be essential to harmonise the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with the complex realities of disability, says Christina Warner 

As non-court dispute resolution continues to develop, the Sikh Court shows how innovative solutions can be used to meet the evolving demands of justice, say Baldip Singh, Sharan Kaur Bhachu and Mani Singh Basi 

The winning essay is ‘A fiction of defendant participation: Single Justice Procedure offences should be moved to the civil jurisdiction’ by Hal McNulty 

Caroline Croft explains what drove a group of family lawyers to set up the award-winning FLANC to bring about change for neurodivergent adults, children and families in the family justice system

What works in practice? Dr Tina Pereira and Professor Lucy Henry sought answers from family and criminal judges across the country... 

Are Birmingham’s Intensive Supervision Courts successfully turning women offenders’ lives around? Chloe Ashley talks to District Judge Michelle Smith 

Lawyers Who Care is the world’s first ever legal mentoring organisation for care-experienced people. Co-founders Lucy Barnes and Kate Aubrey-Johnson introduce this bold new social mobility initiative 

Mark Neale, Director General of the Bar Standards Board, offers an update on the Equality Rules consultation