Law in Practice
Problem-solving courts: hope over despair
Neither a recurring legal fashion trend, nor weird transplant from across the Atlantic, UK problem-solving courts have a long and transformative history, writes <em>Phil Bowen </em>
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Gender at the Bar and fair access to work (4)
HHJ Nott continues her ground-breaking series with an analysis of 2019/20 publicly funded criminal/civil instructions and newly released profession-wide data, as the Bar is called upon to ‘confront, not hide’ the shocking discrepancies in pay and access to work between male and female barristers
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Access to the Bar for all: a blueprint
The award-winning Garden Court Chambers scheme wants to inspire the Bar to widen horizons and deliver long-term support to those who might never have considered a career in the law. <em>Mia Hakl-Law </em>explains how
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Accent diversity at the Bar
A sociolinguist’s view on linguistic prestige, RP and accent-based prejudice at the Bar, and the case for expanding diversity in the courtroom. <em>By Dr Rob Drummond </em>
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Does nature have rights?
<p>The strange honour of being a barrister for the Earth prompts reflection on the nature of rights: should we move from an anthropocentric to an ecocentric
approach? New paradigms post COVID-19 </p><p><em>By </em><em>Monica Feria-Tinta </em> </p>
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Fit your own mask first: living life at the criminal Bar
<p>We defend fearlessly our clients’ best interests and fight for the underdog every day in court, but neglect to apply that same attitude to ourselves. What is needed to improve the lives of those who seek to stand up for justice and assure the future of the profession? </p><p><em>By Siân Beaven </em> </p>
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No place for systemic racism
<p>How systemic racism affects the Bar, an audit of the
profession’s progress so far, and the structural, cultural and
personal change required for meaningful action </p><p><em>By </em><em>Amit Popat </em> </p>
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Opinion: Promoting and protecting judicial independence
<p>No jurisdiction can afford to be complacent, write <em>Mark Guthrie </em> and <em>Sailesh Mehta </em> – a global review of judicial appointments systems and politicians’ attitudes to judges, and a campaigning role for the Bar </p>
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Dear Prime Minister and Home Secretary
What lawyers do – a corrective and a manifesto. <em>By </em><em>Dexter Dias QC </em>
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Clinical negligence and COVID
Spring 2020 forced fundamental changes on our healthcare system. <em>Helen Mulholland </em> examines the implications of COVID-19 for clinical negligence claims
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