Justice Matters

The case against judge-only justice – and why efficiency is not enough. By Professor Leslie Thomas KC 

A tutorial for the Lord Chancellor and Minister for Courts on the Canadian criminal justice system. By Professor Laura Hoyano and Sandra Kimberg 

Dame Anne Rafferty, President of the Kalisher Trust, marks 30 years of transforming lives and inspiring young people to achieve through advocacy 

Anna Boase KC, Georgina Peters and Jessica Sutherland explain the principal aims and features of COMBAR’s Best Practice Guidance for Chambers 

Are conclusions drawn from earnings data at risk of survivorship bias? asks James Hatt 

Jemima Coleman and Zoë Leventhal KC on the evolving global movement seeking to reframe how we view nature: to recognise that nature possesses inherent rights and to enshrine these rights in law 

Dr Leo Raznovich’s last word to Thomas Roe KC and Andrew O’Kola on their response to his article ‘Privy Council colonialism?’ 

Is the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office process fit for purpose? Women barristers’ experiences of bullying are not being reported or, if they are, they are not making it through the system, says Tana Adkin KC 

Two decades of championing access to justice and shaping careers in the legal aid field – Christian Weaver and Queenie Sit-Malyali reflect on YLAL’s impact through its guiding principles and personal significance to them 

Thomas Roe KC and Andrew O’Kola respond to an article by Dr Leonardo Raznovich (Counsel , October 2025) – ‘Privy Council colonialism? Piercing the constitutional veil’