The cultural life and times of the barrister whose memoir about a gay Muslim’s journey to acceptance and liberation has made headlines
Jon Whitfield QC shares the story behind the poetry collection written by legal aid lawyers struggling to deliver justice for all during lockdown
Finding solace in today’s pressurised world; a reflective cultural life and times
By Andrew Hillier QC
By Simon Brown, Marble Hill Publishers (February 2020) ISBN 9781527254268. Reviewed by David Wurtzel
Last year Manchester barrister Alex Taylor competed at the Ironman World Championships in Kailua Kona, The Big Island, Hawaii. Counsel asked him to share his experience and how he manages training around life at the Bar
By Alex Taylor
Representing your interests in Farringdon Without, a life in the day of a silk who combines his practice with public service and diplomatic relations
By Gregory Jones QC
How a commercial and chancery silk became a criminal law historian of the most famous courtroom in Britain. David Etherington QC (DE) interviews Thomas Grant QC (TG)
A five-part series for the BBC presented by Chris Daw QC and Ayesha Nayyar (aired January 2020)
Reviewed by Aadhithya Anbahan
After a booze-free month, some modest bottle recommendations for a frugal new-year palate f rom Professor Dominic Regan and Seán Jones QC
Sam Townend KC explains the Bar Council’s efforts towards ensuring a bright future for the profession
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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is recruiting qualified lawyers across England and Wales.
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.
On the 50th anniversary of the pub bombings, even now it is still unresolved. Chris Mullin, the journalist and former MP who led the campaign leading to the release of the Birmingham Six, looks back at events
Adele Akers’ reflections on health and wellbeing support at the very junior end of the Bar
Not one to say, ‘I told you so,’ Sam Thomas continues his cyber series with the key learnings from the major supply chain attack affecting 80 law firms and at least one set of chambers at the end of 2023
One year on and the Court of Appeal fails to quash convictions after receiving evidence of racism in the jury room, and there are still no revisions to the Equal Treatment Bench Book , says Keir Monteith KC
Increasing sophistication and frequency of attacks have led many chambers to ask ‘when’ not ‘if’ they will suffer a cyber incident. Simon Davis sets out the factors to consider when renewing your cyber cover