By Jonathan Bate
William Collins (April 2020), ISBN 978-0008167424, Hardcover (608 pages)
Reviewed by Russell Harris QC
By Hashi Mohamed
Profile Books (January 2020), ISBN 978-1788161121, Hardcover (320 pages)
Reviewed by Malvika Jaganmohan
Reasons to pause and consider your ethical obligations. By Christopher Convey , Martha Gray and Hari Kaur of the Bar Council Ethics Committee
K evin Dent QC and Jeremy Asher argue that private prosecutions could fill what will otherwise add up to a significant deficit in justice
How are smaller jurisdictions coping with the challenges thrown up by the coronavirus? T im Prudhoe describes how a chance jailhouse referral in the Turks and Caicos Islands led to a ‘remote’ pro bono defence of Sri Lankan detainees caught in the chaos
Eight ways to reinforce and revise the coronavirus restrictions regulations. By Tom Hickman QC
However temporary the new measures are intended to be, there is always a risk that they could become permanent - Sailesh Mehta and Mahesh Karu on the resumption of jury trials, but not as we know them
David Langwallner tends to your literary health: a personal prescription, with some aphoristic and aesthetic comment
By Sally Penni
Independently published (March 2020), ISBN 979-8603267661, Paperback (295 pages)
Reviewed by David Wurtzel
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
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
By David Green
At the start of her term, Chair of the Bar 2026 Kirsty Brimelow KC set out a series of priorities for the year ahead. One of those priorities was children in the justice system
As the world becomes more digital, Barbara Vinagre Mota examines international research into the mental health consequences of judges’ exposure to graphic and immersive evidence, highlighting the importance of support systems
In an era of patient-centred care and growing concern over misconduct in medical settings, why do women still lack the right to choose women consultants for examination and treatment? Charles Davey investigates
Reviewed by Daniel Barnett
James McNeill Whistler at Tate Britain until 27 September Rothko in Florence at Palazzo Strozzi until 23 August Reviewed by Stephen Cragg KC