Features

Stephen Honey outlines the benefits the changing face of legal CPD can bring to barristers  

According to a report published last year by research firm Outsell, the UK legal Continuing Professional Development (CPD) market is estimated to be worth £21m in 2016.  

Pavlos Panayi QC outlines the highlights of the first joint conference of the Bar Council of England and Wales and the Cyprus Bar Association and emphasises the striking similarities between the two jurisdictions 

The e-mail from the Bar Council appeared in my inbox on 14 April of this year, inviting speakers to come forward to speak at the first joint conference to be held by the Bar Council of England and Wales and the Cyprus Bar Association (CBA).  

David Hughes outlines the workings and the innovative approach of the Bar in Wales  

Wales is a place of contrasts; we are a country, not a ‘region’, and those of us who practise in Cardiff do so in one of two national capitals in England and Wales.  

Sophie Nappert analyses how international arbitration in London will fare post-Brexit  

Unless and until the UK formally leaves the EU, the Brexit vote – which has political and historical significance, but is not legally binding on government (the European Union Referendum Act 2015 is silent on the issue) – will have little impact on London’s status as a centre for international arbitration. 

Joseph Dalby and Ruhi Sethi examine the many legal issues that may flow from increased drone use  

Drones are rapidly being seen as a feature of the near future, because of the dramatic rise in their private use in the UK.  

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.  

Lucy Reed meets Philip Marshall QC, whose self-effacing Twitter profile belies the breadth and challenge of his task as Chair of the Family Law Bar Association  

I meet Philip Marshall QC in his chambers in King’s Bench Walk on a hot June day. 

Counsel wine columnists Professor Dominic Regan and Sean Jones QC celebrate some good seasonal buys – lighter on both palate and pocket  

There are some great bottles to be had right now. The summer propels one in the direction of lighter, less alcoholic wine.