Martin Bowley QC charts the route of Robin Griffith-Jones, Master of the Temple at the Temple Church, from Westminster to the Temple, by way of Oxford, Calcutta, Cambridge and Liverpool
The Rt Hon Lord Slynn of Hadley PC, GBE, QC was an outstanding advocate and judge, writes Khawar Qureshi QC
Name: Lindsay ScottPosition: Chief ExecutiveChambers: Matrix Chambers
Baroness Scotland scored a number of firsts simply in becoming Attorney General. In office she has taken an unprecedented lead in ensuring that those who represent the Crown are as diverse as the Bar and in encouraging the Bar to be as diverse as the people it represents, finds David Wurtzel
Name: Gavin Millar QCPosition: Joint Deputy Head of Chambers; Media Law and Employment silkChambers: Doughty Street Chambers
Desmond Browne QC follows John Mortimer’s career through the Law Reports
Under David Green QC’s leadership, the RCPO has “restored public and judicial confidence in HMRC prosecutions”. David Wurtzel meets the Director
Names: Michael Meeson and David Barnes
Positions: Chambers Director and Director of Clerking
Chambers: 39 Essex Street
David Wurtzel meets Ruth Deech, the Bar Standards Board Chair, and finds a figurehead committed to common-sense, jargon-free and light-touch regulation
Name: Andrew Hogarth QCPosition: Head of chambers Chambers: 12KBW
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Barrister Board Members
Kirsty Brimelow KC, Chair of the Bar, sets our course for 2026
What meaningful steps can you take in 2026 to advance your legal career? asks Thomas Cowan of St Pauls Chambers
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, explains why drugs may appear in test results, despite the donor denying use of them
Asks Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth Management
AlphaBiolabs has donated £500 to The Christie Charity through its Giving Back initiative, helping to support cancer care, treatment and research across Greater Manchester, Cheshire and further afield
Q and A with criminal barrister Nick Murphy, who moved to New Park Court Chambers on the North Eastern Circuit in search of a better work-life balance
The appointments of 96 new King’s Counsel (also known as silk) are announced today
Ready for the new way to do tax returns? David Southern KC continues his series explaining the impact on barristers. In part 2, a worked example shows the specific practicalities of adapting to the new system
Resolution of the criminal justice crisis does not lie in reheating old ideas that have been roundly rejected before, say Ed Vickers KC, Faras Baloch and Katie Bacon
With pupillage application season under way, Laura Wright reflects on her route to ‘tech barrister’ and offers advice for those aiming at a career at the Bar
Jury-less trial proposals threaten fairness, legitimacy and democracy without ending the backlog, writes Professor Cheryl Thomas KC (Hon), the UK’s leading expert on juries, judges and courts