Features

Rhodri Thompson QC presents the case for the UK remaining in the EU & Martin Howe QC presents the case for the UK leaving the EU  

THE IN ARGUMENT:  

Obtaining good quality witness testimony in historic sex cases is essential for vulnerable witnesses and suspects alike, say Pamela Radcliffe and Gisli H. Gudjonsson  

The overriding objective contained within the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (1.1. (1-2)), declares ‘that criminal cases be dealt with justly’.  

David Ormerod and Karl Laird examine where secondary liability and joint enterprise stand in law after Jogee  

The decision of the Supreme Court and Privy Council in R v Jogee  [2016] UKSC 8; Ruddock v The Queen  [2016] UKPC 7 has unsurprisingly achieved considerable publicity and comment.  

Partner at Wynterhill LLP  

Wynterhill is a law firm dedicated to acting for insurance policyholders. Founders Colin Wynter QC and Stuart Hill are insurance and reinsurance specialists. 

Regulating paid McKenzie Friends and allowing them to exercise rights of audience will not benefit clients, the courts or the interests of justice, argues Sarah-Jane Bennett  

Going to court is not an everyday activity for most people. It can be (and usually is) daunting, confusing and stressful for litigants.  

Rupert Bowers QC and Daniel Godden writing on the recent case of NCA v. Simkus and Ghulam and Jardine  

The recent judgment of the High Court in The National Crime Agency v. Simkus and Ghulam and Jardine  [2016] EWHC 255 (Admin) will be of interest to lawyers who deal with restraint orders, disclosure orders, and in the civil regime of recovery of the proceeds of crime. 

Alexander Bastin on forfeiture—pitfalls & remedies  

Several issues can arise in forfeiture proceedings where a defendant fails to attend the first hearing and a possession order is made. 

Lee Moore highlights the impact of traumatic cases on barristers and the wider legal profession  

I fled pupillage in 1974 to seek refuge as in-house counsel to a marine insurance company.  

CEO at 42 Bedford Row  

42 Bedford Row is a leading common law set of chambers with over 100 barristers who focus on specialist practice areas within civil and family law 

The raw numbers in today’s Silk cohort are illuminating, finds David Wurtzel, and raise wider questions as to whether a more diverse and representative rank can be achieved through a merit-based system alone  

The list of new Queen’s Counsel was published in January.