Nicholas Peacock is a barrister at Hailsham Chambers, specialising in clinical negligence, professional disciplinary cases and inquests. He is a former Chair of the Bar Council Wellbeing at the Bar Working Group. He is as sure as he can be of anything that he prefers Frank Sinatra to Dean Martin, but only just.
Nick Peacock’s top crooners – guaranteed to melt away your cares
‘Let’s rock, Wembley! (Or Poole!)’ Nick Peacock takes readers on a tour of classic guitar riffs – guaranteed to get you in the zone
Could this be the perfect drum beat for barristers? Nicholas Peacock makes his pitch
Clever music for clever people? Nicholas Peacock reviews Yann Tiersen's intelligent dance music
Wellbeing at the Bar Leaders report on a year past and present – plus news of the 2020 survey to take stock of six years’ wellbeing progress
Update from the Chair of the Bar
By Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group
Modernising communication and collaboration at a leading Chancery set. A Zexi case study
How to build profile without compromising professional duties. By Naumaan Farooq, Co-Founder of Inked PR
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, examines the role of cut-off levels, and the wider range of factors that must be considered when interpreting results for family court proceedings
Endometriosis Awareness North, a charity raising awareness of endometriosis and supporting those affected across the North of England, has received a £500 boost from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
The case against judge-only justice – and why efficiency is not enough. By Professor Leslie Thomas KC
Jemima Coleman and Zoë Leventhal KC on the evolving global movement seeking to reframe how we view nature: to recognise that nature possesses inherent rights and to enshrine these rights in law
Heritage as an anchor and a compass, finding our common humanity and embracing the power of the outsider – Melina Antoniadis’s lessons learnt
Seeing the full picture – Baljit Ubhey OBE outlines the CPS action plan to tackle violence against women and girls, offering insights directly relevant to courtroom practice
Lauren Fullerton examines the how, what and why of setting up a second chambers base
