What can we as individual barristers, and as members of chambers, do to prevent, protect and prosecute VAWG? It is beyond urgent that we answer this question resoundingly and effectively, writes Celestine Greenwood
For over three decades, the Bar Mock Trial Competition has boosted the skills, knowledge and confidence of tens of thousands of state school students – as sixth-form teacher Conor Duffy and Young Citizens’ Akasa Pradhan report
Anon Academic explains why he’s leaving the world of English literature for the Bar – after all, the two are not as far apart as they may first seem...
One year on, Nardeen Némat reflects on the violent disorder in Merseyside following the Southport knife attacks and the collaboration between police, courts and Crown Prosecution Service in bringing a swift end to the riots
Five years on from Brexit, cross-border work is burgeoning and the European Circuit continues its important role in the web of accountability, says Leader Abigail Holt
Tetyana Nesterchuk, reporting from the inaugural Ukraine Law Day, welcomes the start of a 100-year tradition and looks at the future of legal cooperation between the UK and Ukraine
The public is being serially misinformed and there is no constitutional guardrail to prevent it. Sam Fowles explores the ‘dishonesty epidemic’ in British politics and its constitutional implications
As threats and attacks against lawyers continue to rise, a new international treaty offers a much-needed safeguard. Sarah Kavanagh reports on the landmark convention defending the independence of lawyers and rule of law
When those who champion human rights become targets themselves, how do we protect them? Stephen Cragg KC explores the vital role played by Peace Brigades International and its network of volunteers
Wales has gone further than England in the recognitition of children’s rights, enshrining the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in central decision-making. But how is it working in practice? David Gardner investigates
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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