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’
Despite growing evidence that upskirting can act as a gateway offence uncovering more serious crimes against women and girls, police forces are failing to make full use of their investigative powers – finds Charles Davey
Christina Warner investigates the widespread urban dog culling pre-Morocco 2030, the ‘FIFA factor’ and international implications
Seeking to redress the balance in the UK media’s misrepresentation of human rights, Philip Leach reports on research putting forward a much more evidence-based analysis
Professor Susan Edwards reviews efforts to regulate strangulation and suffocation pornography. Will the s 63(7A)(aa) amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 achieve its statutory purpose?
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Update from the Chair of the Bar
By Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group
Modernising communication and collaboration at a leading Chancery set. A Zexi case study
How to build profile without compromising professional duties. By Naumaan Farooq, Co-Founder of Inked PR
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, examines the role of cut-off levels, and the wider range of factors that must be considered when interpreting results for family court proceedings
Endometriosis Awareness North, a charity raising awareness of endometriosis and supporting those affected across the North of England, has received a £500 boost from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
A decade of reviews and research has disrupted accepted thinking in the search for causality. Suicides following abuse have overtaken domestic homicides. Is the law keeping up? Professor Susan Edwards KC (Hon) examines recent cases and the obstacles to successful prosecution
The case against judge-only justice and why efficiency is not enough. By Professor Leslie Thomas KC
Heritage as an anchor and a compass, finding our common humanity and embracing the power of the outsider Melina Antoniadis’s lessons learnt
Seeing the full picture Baljit Ubhey OBE outlines the CPS action plan to tackle violence against women and girls, offering insights directly relevant to courtroom practice
Lauren Fullerton examines the how, what and why of setting up a second chambers base