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Gambling addiction and its connection to serious offending

A murder in north London, a VAT fraud in the Midlands and the importation of firearms and class A drugs. Richard Jory QC examines three seemingly unrelated cases, all connected by one underlying feature: an uncontrolled addiction to gambling 

13 December 2018 / Richard Jory KC

Ramifications of the ‘gay cake’ case

The bakery may have won its appeal, but where will it all end? Daphne Romney QC examines the Supreme Court decision in Lee v Ashers Bakery Company Ltd 

13 December 2018 / Daphne Romney KC

Deport first, appeal later?

Should the Home Office be permitted to remove migrants from the UK before their appeals get heard? Does this impede their right to a fair trial? Jonathan Trussler and George Mavrantonis investigate 

13 December 2018 / Jonathan Trussler / George Mavrantonis

Prisons in crisis: hope for reform

There’s a very pragmatic reason why we should not extinguish hope in our jails, writes Peter Clarke, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons. It’s time to break the vicious circle of despair 

13 December 2018 / Peter Clarke

Law in the headlines: Justice for murdered Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi

The world was appalled to learn of the gruesome murder of prominent Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Here Rodney Dixon QC highlights the critical questions that remain 

28 November 2018 / Rodney Dixon KC
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Celebrating the Bar’s Black History: 2018

To mark Black History Month, Inner Temple showcased over 90 profiles of prominent Black and Asian members of the Inns from around the globe. Grace Brown reviews the inspiring exhibition

28 November 2018 / Grace Brown

Gender recognition, self-ID and next steps

Julian Norman surveys the debate generated by the government consultation on gender self-identification, the impact on women’s sex-based rights and why legal clarity will be crucial 

28 November 2018 / Julian Norman

Big Brother Watch & Others v The UK

Enormous, complicated and (inevitably) misreported – the ECtHR judgment following the Snowden revelations warrants further scrutiny. By Oliver Sanders QC and Dominic Ruck Keene 

28 November 2018 / Oliver Sanders KC / Dominic Ruck Keene
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Cross-continent: a vulnerable-witness video-link

Registered intermediary Jennifer Beaumont describes how sound planning, communication and partnership underpinned a successful video link for a vulnerable complainant in Kenya to a British court  

29 October 2018 / Jennifer Beaumont
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Extraordinary Working Lives: John Nicholson

Free-access-to-justice campaigner John Nicholson recounts a day in the life as a legal aid lawyer operating in the hostile environment  

29 October 2018 / John Nicholson
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Looking back and moving on

Chair of the Bar Sam Townend KC highlights some of the key achievements at the Bar Council this year

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