In this issue we talk to Joanne Sefton, whose debut novel If They Knew hit the shelves on 15 November 2018. Joanne is an employment law specialist who completed pupillage and practised at Littleton Chambers for ten years, before moving to an in-house barrister role in order to spend more time on her writing and with her family. She is currently works for Mitchell Law, a boutique employment law firm based in Wiltshire.
Robin Tam QC extols the virtues of singing some of the most glorious music ever written, collegiate-style
Sarah Corney explains why it’s never too early to plan ahead and how barristers could earn a good income by being ethical
Defending the Guilty , BBC 2 Pilot: 19 September 2018 Creators: Alex McBride and Kieron Quirke Director: Jim Field Smith
How to juggle the pressures of trying to keep fit and healthy whilst working long days and attending marketing events? Jennie Wild has a sporting solution
The Common Freedom of the People Author: Michael Braddick Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780198803232
A case off-Circuit is a tonic
The 2019 Bar leadership team Richard Atkins QC and Amanda Pinto QC share their recommended reading lists
Best books, top tracks, fabulous films, artistic influences and an essential: Counsel invites barristers to share the cultural influences in their lives. In this issue, we talk to Sarah Langford, author of In Your Defence: Stories of Life and Law.
The Children Act (12A) Release date: 24 August 2018 Director: Richard Eyre Screenwriter: Ian McEwan Based on the novel by: Ian McEwan
Anguilla
This appointment is intended to be transitioned to the first Director to lead an independent Department of Public Prosecution.
Update from the Chair of the Bar
By David Green
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs, examines the forensic science underpinning hair drug testing, its evidential scope and limitations, and why it remains the gold standard for evidencing patterns of drug use in family proceedings
Unlocking your aged debt to fund your tax in one easy step. By Philip N Bristow
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, discusses the upcoming changes to pensions and Inheritance Tax and the potential impact on your financial future
Save the Children UK is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
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
The Chief Legal Officer to the Metropolitan Police, barrister Brett Welch, tells Anthony Inglese CB about his mission and the work to turn the Met around
Barrister apprenticeships shortly to provide the fourth pathway to the Bar are an ideal opportunity to support local talent and ‘grow your own’, say Tim Coulson and Dr Jane Dennehy
Oliver Lewis spotlights an overlooked yet rapidly evolving area of law coercive and controlling behaviour within care contexts