Perhaps in tune with the times, everything seems personal. Have you, or anyone you know, had a problem with online abuse, threats or violence as a result of being at the Bar?
A tribute to a special model: the difference it makes when you realise you work with a group of over 60 individuals who care about each other
We all have an inner critical voice, to a greater or lesser degree. So what is it, how can it affect us as practitioners and how do we become less vulnerable to its impact?
Do you ever wonder whether your accent is holding you back at the Bar? And making a difference in court? Observations from a barrister with an accent
The Criminal Bar Association Chair reflects on a tide-turning year in office
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After ministering to the Bar’s professional needs for well over a decade, Mark Hatcher is to devote himself to its spiritual and pastoral needs. Interview by Frances Gibb
Growing pains and adjustments yet switching from family barrister to solicitor in an international law firm has challenged and rewarded in equal measure
Access to the Bar remains problematic for those with disabilities. How does your chambers measure up on accessible premises and fair recruitment?
For frank advice on how to secure that elusive pupillage, check out two recently launched tools for applicants
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