Legal Personality

It’s been one year since the Harman Report was published, so where are we on tackling harassment and bullying at the Bar? Nadia Motraghi KC meets Dame Maria Miller, the Bar’s first Commissioner for Conduct, to find out 

Why litigation is like chess, what character-building moments can teach you, and the importance of focusing on the positives. By Isabel McArdle

Developing a tech start-up demands a different definition of excellence to the Bar, says Saara Idelbi. The co-creator of Advocatr on entrepreneurship, AI advocacy training, and matching the thrill of a killer cross-examination 

Harry Stratton, Lucy Masoud, Graeme Hall, Justin Bates KC, Colin Perrin, the International Advisory and Dispute Resolution Unit and Dan Bunting share the stories behind their awards and encourage others to get involved in pro bono work. Introduction by Advocate 

The Chief Legal Officer to the Metropolitan Police, barrister Brett Welch, tells Anthony Inglese CB about his mission and the work to turn the Met around 

What I’ve learnt so far. By Julian Santos KC 

Leader of the Northern Circuit Sam Hillas KC on authenticity, the joy of mentoring and where she stands on the kindness v professionalism debate 

Solicitor General Ellie Reeves KC MP discusses her decade as a trade union and employment law barrister, the demands of life as a Law Officer and the number one priority shaping her work. Interview by Anthony Inglese CB

Andy Slaughter MP, Chair of the influential Commons Justice Committee, on standing between government and the justice system, his route from local politics and the Bar, and a principled – often controversial – 20‑year Parliamentary career. Interview by Anthony Inglese CB 

Heritage as an anchor and a compass, finding our common humanity and embracing the power of the outsider – Melina Antoniadis’s lessons learnt