One year on, Joanna Evans and Nogah Ofer highlight the knowledge gaps compromising prosecution and sentencing of this unique offence with deep, delayed and hidden harms
Jonathan Rogers, John Child and Paul Jarvis of the Criminal Law Reform Now Network make the case for creating a new sexual offence
A win for the North Eastern Circuit’s Women’s Forum – the campaign led by Kama Melly KC for equitable toilet provision at Leeds Crown Court
The Metropolitan Police again showed a disregard for human rights, says Catherine Hobby
As the profession grapples internally with the role and importance of the cab rank rule in the context of the Climate Crisis, Michael Harwood summarises the views expressed at a recent Bar Council debate
Christina Warner investigates the unlawful and inappropriate application of ‘do not resuscitate’ orders to those with disabilities
How do we buck the trend? Chris Gutteridge reports from the Northern Circuit where compulsory ‘inappropriate behaviours’ training has been introduced
The Tolley Report raises interesting questions about relations between ministers and officials in our uncodified constitution, writes Austen Morgan
Why recording history accurately is critical to change today. By Glenn Parsons
The Privy Council’s decisions are continuing to set back progress of LGBTQI+ rights in British Overseas Territories and beyond, argues Dr Leo Raznovich
England and Wales
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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
Not yet, says Jacob Turner. Regulation, unlike the technology itself, is a domain the legal profession can still control