The courageous advocate
David Wurtzel reviews Taken at Midnight by Mark Hayhurst, a Chichester Festival Production at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
The Final Charge
By Dawood Ali McCallum
Health dominates the General Election
“Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.” – Gore Vidal
Cuts to the budget are having strange effects.
When I started as a young pupil I had a kind pupil master who, on days when he was out, used to send me to court with other members of Chambers.
Andrei Szerard on his decision to leave London life for the fields of deepest Devon.
It’s now difficult to remember when the idea of leaving the Bar properly crystallised.
David Wurtzel reviews the January production in Temple Church of T S Eliot’s work.
2015 is Magna Carta year with its theme of conflict between the king, the law and the Church.
Court & Bowled
Tales of Cricket and the Law
Author: James Wilson
Published by Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing £19.99
ISBN: 9780854901401
Magna Carta Uncovered
Authors: Anthony Arlidge and Igor Judge
Hart Publishing £25
ISBN: 9781849465564
Nigel Pascoe QC reviews The Scottsboro Boys at the Garrick Theatre.
In March 1931, at Paint Rock, Alabama, nine black teenagers were taken off a freight train which had been running in Tennessee...
Easter Rising 1916: The Trials
by Seán Enright
Merrion Press £18.99 ISBN-13: 978-1908928375
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
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
There is no typical day in the life as a Supreme Court judicial assistant, says Josephine Gillingwater, and that’s what makes the role so enjoyably diverse