Sir Max Hill KCB KC was called to the Bar in 1987, appointed Recorder in 2004 and then Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) in 2008. He has held a number of prominent positions, including Director of Public Prosecutions, UK Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, Leader of the South Eastern Circuit, Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association and Chairman of the Kalisher Trust. Prior to working as the DPP, Max was the Head of Chambers at Red Lion Chambers, where he led various significant and high-profile trials – including the July 2005 London bombings and the murder of Damilola Taylor. In January 2024, he received a knighthood and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the New Year’s Honours List for his services to law and order.
Sir Max Hill KCB KC explores career agility through practice diversity – his journey at the Bar from chambers to Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, Director of Public Prosecutions and now Senior Counsel in a global law firm
Max Hill QC offers some innovatory examples and pointers on how to diversify and thrive at the criminal Bar in today’s adverse conditions
As I eye the 30th year of my practice at the Bar, it is inevitable to reflect on the enormous changes to the self-employed profession. And yet, there is so much that remains the same.
The Chair of the Bar reports back
Susie Griffin on the admin that keeps barristers from billable work
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, explains how global events can influence the performance of pensions and ISAs, and why taking a long-term approach to investing is often the most effective strategy
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs, discusses what family law professionals need to know about hallucinogens, from the main hallucinogenic drugs encountered in family proceedings, to their effects and the testing options available
Harmony Christian Ministries is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
By David Green
The golden age of advocacy? David Langwallner pays homage to the filmic if contentious barrister Sir Edward Carson and some of his contemporaries
Leah Arthur, a pupil, and her second seat supervisor, John Goss, share their perspectives on building a productive pupil-supervisor relationship
Henry Fingerhut outlines what the Bar Standards Board AI guidance means for early career barristers
The Ministry of Justice will match-fund up to 100 criminal pupillages, with grants available to criminal chambers across England and Wales. Similar to the COIC scheme, the grants will match-fund pupillages additional to those otherwise offered without government funding
Not yet, says Jacob Turner. Regulation, unlike the technology itself, is a domain the legal profession can still control
