The call for volunteers for a human rights task force was answered by a plucky young barrister and the Malawi missions established a firm foothold for the Bar’s long human rights reach
Your guide to Spot – the online tool which allows barristers to record and, if they want, report inappropriate behaviour, bullying, harassment and discrimination at the Bar and Bench
The pursuit of perfection, knowing when to stop and how to loosen perfectionism’s powerful grip
Competencies, consistency and scrutiny: a JAC Commissioner’s assessment
Paul Secher explains how to enhance your chances of appointment
Judicial appointments: is it time to review the competency-based system when you can apply for four competitions with the same self-assessment and get inconsistent feedback? One candidate shares his experience
Amid Brexit and tumultuous parliamentary times, the QC turned MP and new Minister of State for prisons and probation outlines the approach to prisoner places, rehabilitation and rebuilding public trust
Founder of Women in Criminal Law recounts an average day leading in a murder trial and smashing the glass ceiling – at least being the only female silk in a case gets you noticed...
To mark 25 years at the Bar, Counsel asks the silk known for poking the system with a sharp stick for her career highlights, the global challenge post-Jogee and thoughts for the future
Leaving Teesside Crown Court to take some time off, with no idea that he’d done his last case, this advocate is now in pursuit of an astonishing amount of goodwill and generosity for the Zambezi Sunrise Trust: a day in the life
The Bar Council will press for investment in justice at party conferences, the Chancellor’s Budget and Spending Review
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the United Kingdom’s primary competition and consumer authority with responsibility for carrying out investigations into mergers and markets, regulatory appeals and enforcing competition and consumer law.
Equip yourself for your new career at the Bar
Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth explores some key steps to take when starting out as a barrister in order to secure your financial future
Millicent Wild of 5 Essex Chambers describes her pupillage experience
Drug, alcohol and DNA testing laboratory AlphaBiolabs has made a £500 donation to Juno Women’s Aid in Nottingham as part of its Giving Back campaign
Casedo explains how to hit the ground running on your next case with a four-step plan to transform the way you work
If you are in/about to start pupillage, you will soon be facing the pupillage stage assessment in professional ethics. Jane Hutton and Patrick Ryan outline exam format and tactics
In a two-part opinion series, James Onalaja considers the International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s requests for arrest warrants in the controversial Israel-Palestine situation
To mark the fifth anniversary of the Bar Standards Board’s Race Equality Taskforce, Dee Sekar reflects on key milestones, the role of regulation in race equality, and calls for views on the upcoming equality rules consultation
Daniel Barnett serves up a host of summer shows
Britain needs to get over its shameful denial of racism, call it what it is and start to effectively deal with the problem, says Vithyah Chelvam