Features

Colin Edelman QC on professional indemnity insurance for BSB regulated entities and the threatened future of Bar Mutual.  

Self-employed barristers were first compelled to have professional indemnity insurance as a pre-condition for practice in 1980, on the basis that a responsible profession had to have regard to the interest of consumers by ensuring that consumers with valid negligence claims should not be prejudiced by the potential inability of barristers to meet judgments entered against them. 

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Stone Chambers is a leading set of commercial and shipping barristers, based in London and Singapore, specialising in international commercial litigation and arbitration. 

Easter Rising 1916: The Trials  

by Seán Enright 

Merrion Press £18.99 ISBN-13: 978-1908928375 

After a very successful inaugural concert earlier in the year, Andrew Clarke QC reviews the Bar Choral Society’s second concert.  

The Bar Choral Society’s second ever concert took place in Temple Church on 18 November 2014. 

Patrick Spottiswoode on the continuing connection between Shakespeare’s Globe and the Inns of Court and the planned collaborations for 2015.  

Shakespeare’s connection with the Inns of Court is well-known. 

There is no greater time to unite behind international bodies to bring justice to those wronged, writes Lewis Power QC, reporting from the annual International Bar Association (IBA) conference in Toyko.  

Lawyers covened from all corners of the world in Tokyo for the Annual IBA Conference from 19-24 October 2014. 

The conditions were all there for a turbulent trial. Athina Caraba offers a layman’s view of the trial of Michael Piggin and highlights the need for research to ensure trials fully allow for the mental condition of the defendant.  

My interest in the case of Michael Piggin, who stood trial in 2013-14 at the Old Bailey on charges of terrorism based on the allegation that he was going to be a “mass shooter”, is a predominantly criminological one. 

S Chelvan, LALY Barrister 2014, recalls the dark days of sexual identity asylum law and explains why he chose to practise in one of the most politically charged areas of the law GUIDE.  

“With all the legal aid cuts, you will most probably be the last Legal Aid Barrister of the Year.” 

As legal aid cuts bite, Anika Jones explains the pop-up clinic at 1MCB.  

1MCB was founded over 35 years ago with the aim of representing all sectors of the community. 

The diversity of the employed Bar.  

A popular misconception when considering the employed Bar is assuming that roles are either in a solicitor’s firm or in the Government Legal Service or CPS. Dispelling this myth, Melissa Coutinho continues her series of 60 second interviews which demonstrate the diversity of work that employed lawyers undertake.