Travel connoisseur Dominic Regan shares 15 top tips to help you holiday without stress...
Barrister and filmmaker, Haresh Sood has created and produced a feature-length documentary inspired by the hit film Monsoon Wedding. Here, he encourages other barristers to follow their creative dreams alongside their legal practice
Open to any member of the Inns of Court, the Pegasus Club is the oldest remaining saddle club in the country and still holds its annual point-to-point race. Chris Smyth looks at the club's history and future plans, including this year's race which takes place on 26 March
The winds of change are always blowing
Courtroom rivalry is carried into the household and lessons on double standards, too. Review by David Langwallner
Time to return?
For a good means of escapism, get hooked on a book club – advises Sally Penni
How to eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow… by Shantanu Majumdar QC
A blast from the past
By Richard Susskind, OUP Oxford (paperback edition July 2021), ISBN 978-0192849304
Review by Joseff Morgan
Isle of Man
Applications are invited for the appointment of His Majesty’s Attorney General in the Isle of Man.
Chair of the Bar reports back
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs
A £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs has been made to the leading UK charity tackling international parental child abduction and the movement of children across international borders
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, outlines the drug and alcohol testing options available for family law professionals, and how a new, free guide can help identify the most appropriate testing method for each specific case
By Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth Management
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, examines the latest ONS data on drug misuse and its implications for toxicology testing in family law cases
A career shaped by advocacy beyond her practice, and the realities of living with an invisible disability Dr Natasha Shotunde, Black Barristers’ Network Co-Founder and its Chair for seven years, reflects on a decade at the Bar
Responding to criticism on the narrow profile of government-instructed counsel, Mel Nebhrajani CB describes the system-wide change at GLD to drive fairer distribution of work and broader development of talent
The odds of success are as unforgiving as ever, but ambition clearly isn’t in short supply. David Wurtzel’s annual deep‑dive into the competition cohort shows who’s entering, who’s thriving and the trends that will define the next wave
Where to start and where to find help? Monisha Shah, Chair of the King’s Counsel Selection Panel, provides an overview of the silk selection process, debunking some myths along the way
Do chatbot providers owe a duty of care for negligent misstatements? Jasper Wong suggests that the principles applicable to humans should apply equally to machines