Features
Lawyers in film: Inherit the Wind (1960)
<div><p align="left">We can learn a lot about the profession from lawyers in film and it can engender in students a love of the law: a new series of cinema critiques by <em>David Langwallner </em> </p></div>
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COIC 2021-23 pupillage matched funding
<p><strong>Now open - COIC welcomes applications for matched funding for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 pupillages </strong> </p>
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The truth about our human rights laws, by the Secret Barrister
<p>Few cases raise more hackles than foreign nationals breaching our criminal law, only for the government’s attempts at deporting them to be frustrated. </p><p>An extract from <em>Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies </em> by the Secret Barrister </p>
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Breaking moulds
Speak up and speak out, or we simply pay lip service to equality: a personal account of being ‘othered’ at the Bar and why together we are stronger. By <em>Sunyana Sharma </em><strong></strong>
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Diversity at the Bar: where do we go from here?
Just when we could see progress in diversity finally finding traction, the loss of so many colleagues threatens to set us back years, if not decades – <em>Jo Sidhu QC </em> and <em>Elaine Banton </em> share some positive ideas to support and build diversity<strong> </strong>
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Prosecution strategies in AR cases (2)
A two-part series from <em>Laura Hoyano </em> and<em> John Riley </em> modelling investigation and prosecution strategies in cases of abusive relationship offending: part two of this worked case example looks at the issues arising at trial
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Style counsel
How men dress – as we return to business wear, <em> </em><em>David Hughes </em> draws style tips for the Bar from James Bond and other jurisdictions
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Transitioning back to chambers
As chambers begin to repopulate amid continuing uncertainties, wellbeing policies are more important now than ever. <em>Dr Anna Colton </em> and<em> Lucy Burrows </em> explain how to spot signs of anxiety and protect members, pupils and staff
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The family justice man: Sir Andrew McFarlane P
How the President got his ‘big break’ in family law; judicial conduct, silos and specialisation; and balances struck as a working judge with a mighty portfolio. Interview by <em>Philip J Marshall QC </em>
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