Features
Barrister's best: Mohsin Zaidi
The cultural life and times of the barrister whose memoir about a gay Muslim’s journey to acceptance and liberation has made headlines
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Protecting lawyers at risk
Six organisations came together to share their institutional knowledge and expertise for the creation of a Legal Toolkit for Lawyers at Risk. <em>Dr Theodora Christou </em> explains how the toolkit is being used worldwide to protect lives
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The Employed Bar Awards 2020: meet the winners
<p>The Bar Council's Employed Bar Awards 2020, showcasing the wealth of talent, exciting roles and vital contributions that employed barristers make across the legal profession, were announced on 10 June. <em>Ryan Richter </em>and <em>Philip Bennetts QC </em>introduce this year's winners - <em>Simon Regis </em>, <em>Alison Pickup </em>, <em>Patrick Rappo </em>, <em>Adrian Berrill-Co </em>x, <em>Eunice Marlan </em><em>d </em>, <em>Tim Naylor </em> and the <em>Serious Fraud Office </em>- who share the stories behind their awards and career paths to demystify the world of the employed Bar </p>
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The Employed Bar Awards 2020: Tim Naylor, Outstanding Employed Barrister in Sports
<p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:var(--color-h2);font-family:inherit;font-size:var(--font-size-h2);text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">Tim Naylor, Director of Integrity and Regulation at the British Horseracing Authority (call 2010), reveals why he moved from the criminal to employed Bar, what it's like working in a sports governing body, and the story behind his award</span> </p>
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The Employed Bar Awards 2020: Serious Fraud Office, Legal Team of the Year
The story and career paths behind the Legal Team of the Year Award, won by the Serious Fraud Office: Camilla de Silva, Laura Haywood, Alex Jayne, William Hotham, Tom Cattee, Matthew Chugg, Sara Chouraqui, Rebecca Dix, Daniel Igra and Georgina Diamanti
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The Employed Bar Awards 2020: Patrick Rappo, Outstanding Employed Barrister in a Law Firm
From criminal Bar, to 'big fraud' at the SFO, to international law firm - Patrick Rappo, Partner in DLA Piper UK LLP's Corporate Crime and Regulatory Investigations Group (call 1995) charts his career moves and shares the highlights of working at the employed Bar
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COVID-19 & care homes inquiry: an urgent call
Clearly something has gone badly wrong in the UK. The proportion of care home residents who have died is a third higher than in Ireland and 13 times greater than Germany. With a second wave ahead, lessons learned can save lives. <em>By Oliver Lewis </em>
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Oxbridge Legal Heads: the rise of the barrister-principal
<p>Why Oxbridge colleges are increasingly recruiting Heads of House from the Bar’s ranks: barrister-principals <em>Helen Mountfield QC, Lord Grabiner, John Bowers QC and Sir Ernest Ryder </em> explain the role, its delights and the impact </p>
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