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HH John Platt updates readers on the O’Brien/Miller pension and money claims fallout: all about tax 

From fledging clearing house to today’s long-reach service embedded in Bar culture, Jess Campbell reflects on 20 years of pro bono within the profession  

In 1995, when Peter Goldsmith QC was Chairman of the Bar, it became increasingly apparent how many people needed the legal services of barristers but were unable to afford them. 

No single market ‘à la carte’ – Evanna Fruithof reports the mood in Brussels in the aftermath of the Brexit vote  

A visiting professor of EU law I know (non-UK) used to enjoy asking his students to list the six UK opt-outs from the EU.  

Jess Campbell reports on the joined-up efforts of the pro bono community to meet the mammoth post-LASPO upsurge in litigants in person  

I am delighted to report that 52% of the Bar donated £30 to the Bar Pro Bono Unit (the Unit) through the authorisation to practise process, which concluded in April. 

As the Bar Pro Bono Unit marks its 20th anniversary, Jess Campbell explores the journey of a recent case – an apt reminder of what the Unit was set up to do  

We are now a quarter of the way into 2016, the Bar Pro Bono Unit’s 20th year, and readers will just have finished renewing their practising certificates.  

The past six months has seen a considerable amount of activity to the point where only a few issues of substance still remain unresolved, writes HH John Platt. 

The latest developments on money claims  

There is much good news to report. 

Mark Hoyle, who is now a partner at King & Wood Mallesons SJB in Dubai, organised a dinner for Barristers in the Gulf, on 28 May 2014.   

There was an excellent selection of people, mostly from Dubai but also a one day tripper from Qatar. 

Christmas Legal Fiction roundup for Counsel Magazine by Paul Magrath.  

Books discussed: 

Ian McEwan, The Children Act (Cape, £16.99) 

Peter Murphy, A Matter for the Jury (No Exit Press, £8.99) 

Kathy Lette, Courting Trouble (Bantam, £14.99) 

Nick Stone, The Verdict (Sphere, £16.99)