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Hashi Mohamed: People like us – at the Bar

The planning law barrister, best-selling author, broadcaster and former child refugee on the vexed questions: What does it take to make it to the Bar? What does changing the way you speak say about your character? Is meritocracy a myth that hurts the most disadvantaged?  

By Hashi Mohamed  

13 March 2020 / Hashi Mohamed

Lord Sales: Reflections on legal life

The Supreme Court Justice on his path to law, the ‘wonderful but relentless’ years as Treasury Devil, inner workings of court and weathering storms in the public eye 

Interview by Anthony Inglese CB  

13 March 2020 / Anthony Inglese CB

Day in the life: at the helm of the Northern Circuit

Almost 50 years after being led by the great Rose Heilbron, the Northern Circuit has its second female Leader, the indefatigable Lisa Roberts QC  describes a formidable life in the day running Circuit

13 March 2020 / Lisa Roberts KC
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QC pen portraits 2018/19

Six silks share application insights to inspire those eyeing up a future competition. Interviews by Peter Purvis 

13 March 2020 / Peter Purvis

Shining light: Helena Kennedy QC

How bad is Brexit for women? Just how inclusive does feminism have to be? What’s the greatest myth about female barristers? The forthright peer, social reformer and Bar luminary talks to Alice de Coverley   

26 February 2019 / Alice de Coverley

Viewpoints: Lord Justice Singh

From American legal thinking to classics and great literary speeches, Lord Justice Singh discusses his influences and principles 

26 February 2019 / David Wurtzel

The ideologist: Jolyon Maugham QC

Tax barrister, blogger and campaigner – the tenacious Jolyon Maugham QC has driven the legal debate on Brexit since the referendum result and won’t let the issue go 

26 February 2019 / Adam Smith-Roberts

Passing the Brief: Julia Smart interviews Martha Cover

Julia Smart probes the impeccable credentials of LALY Legal Aid Barrister of the Year 2018, Martha Cover 

26 February 2019 / Julia Smart
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Breaking the silence

A woman who defied death threats to give evidence in a landmark ‘honour killing’ case turned trainer when agencies failed to learn lessons from the case. By James Keeley  

A few months ago I met one of the bravest women I know.  

29 August 2017 / James Keeley
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Letting facts get in the way

Lucy Reed introduces The Transparency Project, an initiative to correct sensationalist and lazy journalism and encourage healthier debate about the law  

Lawyers and journalists are skilled in the construction of a coherent story from facts.  

25 July 2017 / Lucy Reed KC
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The beginning of the legal year offers the opportunity for a renewed commitment to justice and the rule of law both at home and abroad

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