Connor Stuart outlines some of the Online Safety Bill's proposed communications offences and how they might work in practice
Sarah Palin looks at strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPS) and the case for a Media and Communications Public Participation Court
Metadata bares our souls: Susie Alegre looks at the incursions of technology into our freedom of thought and the urgent need for serious laws to protect it
A reminder of what’s at stake. By Stephen Akinsanya
During a career break, you don’t lose skills, you build on them! Juliette Levy outlines the TRWG’s campaign to attract returners and movers, boost confidence and promote the cognitive diversity they bring
Should counsel be allowed to express a personal opinion about their cases in public, when they cannot do so in court? asks Patrick O'Connor QC
‘Assume there is a problem’ – Nicola Braganza QC and Grainne Mellon consider best practice and what schools should do when faced with a report of peer-on-peer sexual assault or harassment
Adiba Bassam describes the everyday experience of being a junior female barrister and why we all need to challenge problematic practices – especially if they don’t affect you
As the government begins its ‘overhaul’ of human rights, Professor Surya P Subedi QC looks at the wider and historic context and how Eastern and Western civilisations and values have contributed to their development
The drive for factual tests has not made the task of determining liability any simpler, write Dr Felicity Gerry QC and Dr Oliver Quick
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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