Features

Unions aren’t an obvious port of call for those at the Bar seeking inspiration for how to widen access and develop talent but we have a number of challenges in common, writes Ijeoma Omambala QC 

Robin Griffith-Jones  marks the centenary of the events leading to the burial of the Unknown Warrior

A Bar student’s account of the litany of issues involved with this year’s centrally assessed papers. By Joshua Xerri  

Spring 2020 forced fundamental changes on our healthcare system. Helen Mulholland  examines the implications of COVID-19 for clinical negligence claims

Adam Wagner  looks at the findings of the EHRC's investigation into antisemitism in the Labour Party, its far-reaching impact, and discusses his own experience of litigating the case

There are two particular traits that judicial applicants can display repeatedly, and these can lead to inaccurate self-assessment. For those ready to be brutally honest with themselves, Manjula Bray sets out a five-step strategy to help plan for success 

Given time, investment, uniformity of procedure, changes to working habits and an approach that makes the most of the medium rather than trying to ‘hold ground’, Joseff Morgan  considers whether remote working could create a better court system for all

Rudeness in the robing room, sledging tactics and the unkindness of strangers when you’re newly called. Rehna Azim on bullying at the Bar and what you can do about it  

Zealots bent on upsetting the constitutional applecart or the only friends we have? And what is the alternative? Thomas Grant QC  takes a look at the Independent Review of Administrative Law, its context and the charges against the senior judiciary

Microaggressions in court and everyday racism: what white colleagues don’t have to put up with and a 10-step plan for improving diversity and inclusion. By Professor Leslie Thomas QC