Features

RIPA is dead, long live the IPA? As the so-called Snooper’s Charter comes into force, Tom Hickman examines the two regimes, recent case law and checks and balances on the state’s new bulk digital surveillance powers  

As publicity and concern grow over life support and best interest cases, Rosalind English provides an overview of the courts’ approach  

Subjecting tech colossi to the rule of law while defending expressive freedoms online is a formidable task legislators have barely begun – but post-Cambridge Analytica change is in the air, writes David Anderson QC  

The Secret Barrister wears a black cape, fights crime and shares with  Counsel an extract from their much-anticipated book on the criminal justice system:  Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken 

By Sir Paul Jenkins KCB QC 

Reprinted with the kind permission of  The Middle Templar (Michaelmas 2017 edition)  

Are female juniors being given fair access to the most serious, complex (and lucrative) cases? A Supreme Court same-sex litigation team study and published data suggest not, finds HHJ Emma Nott  

Stephen Kenny QC addresses the legal and ethical considerations when offering student placements and Melanie Mylvaganam asks whether you’re travelling ethically: tips on keeping your clients’ data secure  

Crowdsourcing court decisions? Will it ever take over from the pedigree and reputation of the Bar? By Simon Gittins 

Crowdsourcing court decisions? Will it ever take over from the pedigree and reputation of the Bar? By Simon Gittins