Mary Dobson introduces the winners in the newly expanded Bar Pro Bono Awards
Knighted in the New Year’s Honours, Permanent Secretary to the MOJ Sir Richard Heaton discusses his route to the Bar and beyond with Anthony Inglese
Appointing for 2019, Tamarind Ashcroft explains what the role involves and how you can become one
As 108 new Queen’s Counsel are announced, Peter Purvis profiles four recent appointees with ‘atypical’ backgrounds, practice or circumstances – showing that preconceptions shouldn’t hold you back
Is there a place for NDAs post #MeToo? Any restriction on freedom of contract will require very careful consideration, writes Jonathan Cohen QC
Legal bloggers can attend family court hearings on a similar footing to journalists thanks to a new pilot scheme. Lucy Reed reports on the practical and ethical issues raised
Courts can play their part in deterring so-called ‘honour-based’ violence with a new human rights-based approach to sentencing and a re-shaped language, argues Kevin Dent
Impeachment may not have been used in Great Britain since Lord Nelson won the Battle of Trafalgar, but it is frequently used in the United States. As talk of unhorsing President Donald J Trump continues, David Roberts QC traces the history and process
An exhibition depicting the daily life of the Greenham Women, including Rebecca Trowler QC, reminds us of the importance and power of peaceful protest, writes Maurice MacSweeney
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AlphaBiolabs has announced its latest Giving Back donation to RAY Ceredigion, a grassroots West Wales charity that provides play, learning and community opportunities for families across Ceredigion County
Rachel Davenport, Co-founder and Director at AlphaBiolabs, outlines why barristers, solicitors, judges, social workers and local authorities across the UK trust AlphaBiolabs for court-admissible testing
Despite increased awareness, why are AI hallucinations continuing to infiltrate court cases at an alarming rate? Matthew Lee investigates
Come in with your eyes open, but don’t let fear cloud the prospect. A view from practice by John Dove
Looking to develop a specialist practice? Mariya Peykova discusses the benefits of secondments and her placement at the Information Commissioner’s Office
Anon Academic explains why he’s leaving the world of English literature for the Bar – after all, the two are not as far apart as they may first seem...
Review by Stephen Cragg KC