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Music review: Bar Choral Society

HHJ Philip Bartle QC reviews a dramatic and confident Bar Choral Society Performance of The Creation at Middle Temple Hall  

The magnificent sixth concert of the Bar Choral Society (BCS) on 16 November 2016 was in Middle Temple Hall – the first not performed in Temple Church.  

20 December 2016 / HH Judge Phillip Bartle KC
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Review: Christmas wine

Buy excellent-value wines sharpish before the New Year/Brexit price rises, advise Counsel’s own wine critics Seán Jones QC and Professor Dominic Regan  

This is the time to buy as many bottles as you can afford!  

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Film review: Sea Sorrow

‘I hope the film may be of some help to the agencies who do their utmost to support the refugees who have survived, most especially to their children.’ Dir: Vanessa Redgrave  

On 3 October the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) hosted a thought-provoking and inspiring film screening of Vanessa Redgrave’s Sea Sorrow .  

21 November 2016
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Book review: The Panama Papers: Breaking the Story of How the Rich & Powerful Hide Their Money

Authors: Bastian Obermayer and Frederik Obermaier
Publisher: OneWorld Press (2016)
Paperback: 384pp
ISBN: 978-1786070470
Price: £12.99
 

24 October 2016
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Book review: Darien: a Journey in Search of Empire

Author: John McKendrick QC
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd (2016)
Hardcover: 288pp
ISBN: 978-1780273204
Price: £20
 

24 October 2016

Summer wine 2016

Counsel wine columnists Professor Dominic Regan and Sean Jones QC celebrate some good seasonal buys – lighter on both palate and pocket  

There are some great bottles to be had right now. The summer propels one in the direction of lighter, less alcoholic wine. 

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Editorial Board’s summer books

Introducing the Counsel Editorial Board, which shares some alternative reads  

25 July 2016
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Bar Leaders’ 5 best books

The 2017 Bar Council leadership team, Andrew Langdon QC and Andrew Walker QC, share their most influential reads  

Andrew Langdon QC, Vice Chairman of the Bar Council 

25 July 2016
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Book review: The Law of Legal Services

Editor: John Gould
Publisher: Jordan Publishing 2015
Hardback: £185 E book: £168
ISBN: 9781846619359
 

21 March 2016
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Hope and expectation for the new legal year

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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