The Bar stands to gain by aligning its use of AI with improvements in access to justice and our working lives, write Harry Hodgkin and Stephen Ward
Why it matters whether a barrister is in rateable occupation of their room in a set of chambers, or chambers is held to be in rateable occupation. By Clive Moys
Opportunity or risk? Alison Hook looks behind the headlines and investigates what the latest gesture on liberalising the Indian legal sector really means for the Bar
Hammad Baig reports back from the Bar Council delegations to Kenya and Tanzania
Rebekah Wilson and Claire Methven O’Brien examine human rights abuses and profit-making in corporate children’s homes
Brexit shows that our late 19th century uncodified constitution should be replaced by a 21st century written one, argues Austen Morgan
Beyond ‘liberty’ cases, can the cab rank rule be shown significantly to further the public interest in access to justice? asks Patrick O’Connor KC
One year on, Joanna Evans and Nogah Ofer highlight the knowledge gaps compromising prosecution and sentencing of this unique offence with deep, delayed and hidden harms
Jonathan Rogers, John Child and Paul Jarvis of the Criminal Law Reform Now Network make the case for creating a new sexual offence
A win for the North Eastern Circuit’s Women’s Forum – the campaign led by Kama Melly KC for equitable toilet provision at Leeds Crown Court
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A £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs has been made to the leading UK charity tackling international parental child abduction and the movement of children across international borders
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, outlines the drug and alcohol testing options available for family law professionals, and how a new, free guide can help identify the most appropriate testing method for each specific case
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Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, examines the latest ONS data on drug misuse and its implications for toxicology testing in family law cases
A career shaped by advocacy beyond her practice, and the realities of living with an invisible disability Dr Natasha Shotunde, Black Barristers’ Network Co-Founder and its Chair for seven years, reflects on a decade at the Bar
Responding to criticism on the narrow profile of government-instructed counsel, Mel Nebhrajani CB describes the system-wide change at GLD to drive fairer distribution of work and broader development of talent
The odds of success are as unforgiving as ever, but ambition clearly isn’t in short supply. David Wurtzel’s annual deep‑dive into the competition cohort shows who’s entering, who’s thriving and the trends that will define the next wave
Where to start and where to find help? Monisha Shah, Chair of the King’s Counsel Selection Panel, provides an overview of the silk selection process, debunking some myths along the way
Do chatbot providers owe a duty of care for negligent misstatements? Jasper Wong suggests that the principles applicable to humans should apply equally to machines