Do court reporters still play an important function in our legal system, and should the profession care that they are disappearing? Chloe Ashley interviews the journalist Liz Hull to find out
Spain’s #SeAcabó movement highlights a problematic past entrenched in machismo and misogyny, as well as its gender-based violence today, reports Christina Warner
Delving into Britain’s investigations of Nazi collaborators who found refuge in the UK after WWII, Jon Silverman reveals previously undisclosed criteria which severely restricted the possibility of prosecutions
Stephen Hockman KC responds to Nick Vineall KC and Fallon Alexis’s proposals to defer call to the Bar until after pupillage
Ali Evans describes how Support Through Court empowers litigants in person and helps the family and civil courts deliver justice, and the vital role of ‘Changemaker Guardian’ chambers in supporting this work
The winning essay is ‘Not OK Computer: A Proposed AI Transparency Framework for the UK’ by Louis Dejeu-Castang
Has the Judicial Appointments Commission succeeded in breaking down barriers in selection in terms of socio-economic disadvantage? asks James Keeley
Mia Leslie shares techniques developed by the Public Law Project to help identify whether your client has been affected by automated state decision-making
‘BIC’ is an invaluable resource for charities looking for legal support, and an invaluable opportunity for barristers and chambers professionals to give back, says Holly James
In the first of a two-part series on the challenges of voice ID, Dr Jeremy Robson and Dr Harriet Smith advise practitioners to treat evidence from a witness claiming to recognise someone by their voice with extreme caution
Sam Townend KC explains the Bar Council’s efforts towards ensuring a bright future for the profession
Remote (UK) but with occasional visits to BIOTA HQ in London
The British Indian Ocean Territory Administration is delighted to advertise the role of Assistant/Deputy General Counsel.
Giovanni D’Avola explores the issue of over-citation of unreported cases and the ‘added value’ elements of a law report
Louise Crush explores the key points and opportunities for tax efficiency
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Is now the time to review your financial position, having reached a career milestone? asks Louise Crush
If you were to host a dinner party with 10 guests, and you asked them to explain what financial planning is and how it differs to financial advice, you’d receive 10 different answers. The variety of answers highlights the ongoing need to clarify and promote the value of financial planning.
Most of us like to think we would risk our career in order to meet our ethical obligations, so why have so many lawyers failed to hold the line? asks Flora Page
If your current practice environment is bringing you down, seek a new one. However daunting the change, it will be worth it, says Anon Barrister
Creating advocacy opportunities for juniors is now the expectation but not always easy to put into effect. Tom Mitcheson KC distils developing best practice from the Patents Court initiative already bearing fruit
National courts are now running the bulk of the world’s war crimes cases and corporate prosecutions are part of this growing trend, reports Chris Stephen
Let’s hear it for the assessors, says Dame Anne Rafferty of the KC Selection Panel. And to make silk assessors’ lives a little easier when applicants come calling in May, Dame Anne fields some commonly asked questions