Peter Grieves-Smith and Sarah Wood report on the use of iPads as jury bundles in a recent fraud trial and examine whether this is the next stage in the evolution of our courts
Always expect the unexpected
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door”– Milton Berle
Author: Thomas Grant QCPublisher: John Murray, June 2015ISBN-13: 978-1444799736Hardback: £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
Hybrid – home and CWJ’s Bethnal Green office, London
Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) is recruiting paralegals with feminist values to join its new Independent Legal Advice service.
The Chair of the Bar reports back
By BSK Financial Planning
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
Kick off your career at the Bar Council’s Pupillage Fair this October it’s one of the most valuable opportunities for aspiring barristers, says Amelia Clegg
The golden age of advocacy? David Langwallner pays homage to the filmic if contentious barrister Sir Edward Carson and some of his contemporaries
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