Law in Practice

Enhanced protection in law by means of a proposed EU directive might yet be Assange’s real legacy and contribution to freedom in reporting information 

Is a legal aid lawyer’s work all stress and distress? And what can we do about it? 

What Brexit has taught us so far: with Parliament standing prorogued, the Commons Speaker gives a robust defence of Parliament’s role as a check on executive ‘malpractice’ and pledges all the ‘procedural creativity’ necessary 

The county court’s infrastructure has been pared back so far that it struggles with the strain, as junior barristers know all too well. Can we turn the ‘stakeholder’ culture to our advantage before it’s too late? 

Who are these inappropriate, unhelpful lawyers who don’t get that inquests are inquisitorial? Stand up anyone acting for families... 

Fair, transparent and convenient? What you need to know about China’s new International Commercial Court 

In states where the rule of law is fragile, the presence of an international trial observer can make the difference: a recent experience at the ‘12 Apostles’ trial in Colombia 

Lack of compliance and oversight: the need for caution and eternal vigilance 

Women have made immense strides in the profession, but we need to keep talking about the prejudices that women face in the content of our laws, and the prejudices that women in the profession can face in getting senior roles 

A fragment of legal history may soon be passing out of the country: the judge’s copy of the book at the centre of one of Britain’s most infamous trials – annotated by his wife – who deserves her own footnote in legal history