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Author: Thomas Grant QC
Publisher: John Murray, June 2015
ISBN-13: 978-1444799736
Hardback: £25.00 

Author: Thomas Grant QC
Publisher: John Murray, June 2015
ISBN-13: 978-1444799736
Hardback: £25.00 

Paul Marshall considers the legal concept of a homeless person and some lawyers who have volunteered at Christmas explain how readers can help  

The dessicated calculus of vulnerability has yet to find its Jonathan Swift. 

As the Legal Year opens after its long vacation, Ian Glen QC examines the holidaying realities for most practitioners  

On 31 July I appeared in front of a proper High Court Judge.  

Joint Head of Chambers  

Drystone Chambers is one of the UK’s leading multi-disciplinary sets, based in London. 

Last month Counsel reported on the Snapshot survey of women at the Bar, and the issues it raised. Here, HHJ Deborah Taylor and Rachel Langdale QC explain the Temple Women’s Forum and the events it holds to highlight these issues  

The Temple Women’s Forum was founded to encourage and support women barristers throughout their careers and so increase retention within the profession. 

Author: Peter Morrell
Publisher: i2i Publishing, 30 June 2015
ISBN-13: 9780993243257
Paperback
Price: £8.95 

Author: Peter Morrell
Publisher: i2i Publishing, 30 June 2015
ISBN-13: 9780993243257
Paperback
Price: £8.95 

In the second interview in this Counsel series, Melissa Coutinho speaks to family law blogger, Lucy Reed  

Lucy Reed is the creator of Pink Tape , a blog started in 2007 which led to her being one of the The Times’  top legal bloggers (March 2011) and was described in The Guardian  in May 2011 as “one of the best legal bloggers for style and content”.  

Only by going through the pupillage application process will students understand their chances of success. Joanne Wicks QC explains why and how applicants should be encouraged to apply for pupillage before undertaking the Bar Professional Training Course  

Most barristers I speak to think that the ratio of Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) places to pupillages is a scandal.