If you’ve never been to the Bar Conference before, this is the year to start. Amelia Clegg previews the profession’s flagship event
After a two-year investigation, Karim Khan KC was removed as ICC Chief Prosecutor in July. With the United States threatening to dismantle the court ‘brick by brick’, what’s next for the beleaguered ICC? asks Chris Stephen
Anu Kaura looks at the strengthened employer duty to prevent harassment – in force from October. What does it mean when third parties are in the room?
How to enhance the returner experience? With women’s career progression varying widely across chambers, and parental leave still a key point of attrition, don’t miss Nikki Alderson’s guide for chambers
Fixation on homogenising and assimilating Welsh legal language with the English misses the point, says Lewis Harrison
A journey through the courts and to the Bar. By Anon, a disabled domestic abuse survivor
The Sir Mota Singh Moot has returned, offering an impressive glimpse of a more representative Bar. If this is what the future looks like, why does the present still lag so far behind? ask Baldip Singh and Prof Jo Delahunty KC
Natasha Jackson explores a quietly released government report that identifies biodiversity loss as a high national security risk
Drawing on his recently published Independent Review of Fraud Offences, Jonathan Fisher KC outlines the association between organised criminal activity and digital fraud. He discusses the way forward as the UK is poised to lead the G20 in the coming year
Not yet, says Jacob Turner. Regulation, unlike the technology itself, is a domain the legal profession can still control
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The Chair of the Bar reports back
By Kem Kemal, CEO, Henry Dannell
By BSK Financial Planning
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs
Susie Griffin on the admin that keeps barristers from billable work
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, explains how global events can influence the performance of pensions and ISAs, and why taking a long-term approach to investing is often the most effective strategy
Kick off your career at the Bar Council’s Pupillage Fair this October it’s one of the most valuable opportunities for aspiring barristers, says Amelia Clegg
Join us on Saturday 21 November 2026 at Leeds Beckett University and see for yourself why the North continues to be an exceptional place to build a career at the Bar
The golden age of advocacy? David Langwallner pays homage to the filmic if contentious barrister Sir Edward Carson and some of his contemporaries
Henry Fingerhut outlines what the Bar Standards Board AI guidance means for early career barristers