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Alison Pickup of Doughty Street scooped the barrister of the year award at the Legal Aid Practitioner’s Group Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards. Described as the ‘guardian of legal aid’, she was recognised for her work on successful challenges to the legal aid exceptional funding regulations and the residence test. Garden Court’s Connor Johnston, the former co-chair of the Young Legal Aid Lawyers group, received the newcomer award.
Alison Pickup of Doughty Street scooped the barrister of the year award at the Legal Aid Practitioner’s Group Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards. Described as the ‘guardian of legal aid’, she was recognised for her work on successful challenges to the legal aid exceptional funding regulations and the residence test. Garden Court’s Connor Johnston, the former co-chair of the Young Legal Aid Lawyers group, received the newcomer award.
The Bar Council continues to call for investment for the justice system and represent the interests of our profession both at home and abroad
By Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs
AlphaBiolabs has made a £500 donation to Sean’s Place, a men’s mental health charity based in Sefton, as part of its ongoing Giving Back initiative
Q&A with Tim Lynch of Jordan Lynch Private Finance
By Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs
By Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth Management
Six months of court observation at the Old Bailey: APPEAL’s Dr Nisha Waller and Tehreem Sultan report their findings on prosecution practices under joint enterprise
The Amazonian artist’s first international solo exhibition is wholly relevant to current issues in social and environmental justice, says Stephen Cragg KC
Despite its prevalence, autism spectrum disorder remains poorly understood in the criminal justice system. Does Alex Henry’s joint enterprise conviction expose the need to audit prisons? asks Dr Felicity Gerry KC
It’s been five years since the groundbreaking QC competition in which six Black women barristers, including the 2025 Chair of the Bar, took silk. Yet today, the number of Black KCs remains ‘critically low’. Desirée Artesi talks to Baroness Scotland KC, Allison Munroe KC and Melanie Simpson KC about the critical success factors, barriers and ideas for embedding change
In the final part of a series celebrating the Bar Pro Bono Award winners, Ramby de Mello and Doughty Street Chambers share the stories behind their awards
