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Roots, shoots and a place to practise?

The Inns of Court have long provided vital sustenance to the Bar, and their role continues to evolve. As they re-enter the Bar training market, is it time to give thought (and space) to expanding pupillage provision? 

By Camila Ferraro  

18 June 2020 / Camila Ferraro
Black Lives Matter protest in Manchester, 7 Jun 2020

Racial diversity at the Bar matters: by Leslie Thomas QC

Let’s talk about race. Forget the guilt and take action. Bias is implicit and often unconscious. It takes great courage to change the system. It benefits us all. By Leslie Thomas QC, Gresham Professor of Law  

OPINION The Secret Barrister on televised sentencing in the Crown court

Broadcasting deals for on-screen sentencing: a decontextualised gift to bad-faith editors? Why we shouldn’t lose sight of the risks to open justice. By The Secret Barrister  

23 April 2020 / The Secret Barrister

ABE 2016/19 has gone AWOL

Shortcomings and legal anachronisms: how can we achieve best evidence if current guidance is dangerously out of date on the law on special measures? asks Laura Hoyano

23 April 2020 / Laura Hoyano

Youth courts: are we still failing our most vulnerable?

Have the 2013 reforms improved the youth justice experience at all or were they simply good intentions, poorly executed? A walkthrough of the key issues – and ideas for change – by Tori Adams and Kirsty Day

16 April 2020 / Tori Adams / Kirsty Day

OPINION Official secrets

Is the film a little misleading on the Official Secrets Act 1989?  

By Jo Morris 

16 April 2020 / Jo Morris

The Bar & anti-racism

Time for a change of tone on race equality? Why the Bar should organise as part of the anti-racist movement sweeping through the professions.  

By Sara Ibrahim  

13 March 2020 / Sara Ibrahim

Brexit: what role for EU law?

Is there a deal to be done if the UK gives some ground on its substantive obligations, and the EU gives some ground on how they are enforced? 

By Raphael Hogarth  

13 March 2020 / Raphael Hogarth

East West Street, the Bar and the world stage

The significance of individual histories in the development of international law 

By Professor Philippe Sands QC  

13 March 2020 / Professor Philippe Sands KC
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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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