Counsel ’s wine columnists Professor Dominic Regan and Sean Jones KC present their best bottles and stocking fillers
The sterility of punishment. By William Byfield
Temple revisited. By William Byfield
A cultural life and times
Curator Fariha Sikondari invites barristers to an exhibition taking a rare look at Islamic scholarship and how it shaped the world
The race that never ends. By William Byfield
The cultural life and times of the barrister, mother, wife and creative who left the Bar to pursue a career as a theatre-maker and actor
A terrifying film relevant to lawyers then and now, writes David Langwallner
Could this be the perfect drum beat for barristers? Nicholas Peacock makes his pitch
The courts’ backlog stirs strange memories, writes William Byfield
England and Wales
Due to a number of successful client panel appointments, Barristers and Solicitor Advocates are needed to join our team throughout England and Wales. We are particularly interested in applicants in the Midlands and London.
The Chair of the Bar reports back
By Kem Kemal, CEO, Henry Dannell
By BSK Financial Planning
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs
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
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
Join us on Saturday 21 November 2026 at Leeds Beckett University and see for yourself why the North continues to be an exceptional place to build a career at the Bar
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
Not yet, says Jacob Turner. Regulation, unlike the technology itself, is a domain the legal profession can still control