Justice Matters

The principal features of the Building Safety Act 2022, and a consideration of whether, in the longer term, this is the best way to improve standards

Reasons to subscribe to the Bar Representation Fee this year

This article is not intended to address the many compelling points raised in the FSG’s language paper, write Samantha Woodham and Harry Gates. Rather, it’s a short reflection on whether we family lawyers need to go further in the way we describe ourselves

With speech at the core of what barristers do, how much does ‘accent prestige’ persist among the public and at the Bar? Is this blocking best talent? Jeremy Robson and Natalie Braber report on a year-long research project examining attitudes to barristers' accents

In the rush to remote justice, court modernisation and financial efficiencies we risk losing something very valuable, writes an anonymous barrister

Dr Charlotte Proudman, Plan International UK and Our Streets Now on the campaign for legal change to protect against public sexual harassment

Can we expect Russian leaders to face trial for war crimes committed specifically in relation to Ukraine’s cultural heritage? Fahrid Chishty investigates

Damp squibs, overshoots, nasty surprises and backfires – David Goddard on how laws fail and how we can do better

If words are the raw materials of a lawyer’s trade, what can we learn from the masters of literature? Dr Max Barrett applies George Orwell and Mark Twain’s observations on literary writing to the legal sphere

The concluding part of an anonymous juror’s experience of a lengthy fraud trial flags issues in the jury room and suggests that it is time for some modifications