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Military service tribunals during the Great War
If you put a man in harm’s way then realise you made a mistake, shouldn’t you at least try to make amends? 100 years on, David Hewitt examines the case of Joseph Blackburn who didn’t want to go to war and fought only because a military tribunal forced him to
During the Great War, the task of deciding whether men must fight or could be given exemption was usually performed by a local tribunal.
Compassionate counsel
Dermot Feenan explores the place of compassion in legal practice
The Family Law Bar Association obituary of Sir Nicholas Wall, formerly President of the Family Division, stated Sir Nicholas was a compassionate judge who ‘thought and cared deeply about the outcome of his cases’ – a reminder that justice and compassion are not seen to be necessarily incompatible. There are many reasons why compassion has a role to play in practice.
Blogger profile: The Secret Barrister
Counsel interviews The Secret Barrister, who started out as a counterweight to media misinformation and is the third legal commentator in a row named Independent Blogger of the Year (Comment Awards 2016)
Where did the inspiration come from for the blog?
The Bar’s Brexit blogs
Following the capsizing uncertainty generated by Brexit, the general public and businesses are increasingly looking for answers. No surprise, then, that the Bar has become a rich source of reliable and politically neutral information on a wide range of complex legal issues, deciphering events as they happen. Counsel brings you the cream of the Brexit Bar blog crop
Death row art
A critically acclaimed exhibition of a death row inmate’s life’s art has travelled from Arkansas to Temple Church. Samantha Knights explains Kenneth Reams’ journey
Kenneth Reams sits in a tiny room working on an installation in readiness for the opening of his art exhibition in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The importance of giving
While pro bono work is a significant part of how the Bar gives back to society, over a third of barristers volunteer for charity work outside their profession. Haresh Sood inspires with some alternative ways of giving
We all see and hear of people doing charity runs, walks and triathlons for a number of causes, which is a valuable source of fundraising.
Freedom’s banner
From its earliest beginnings in 18th century England to today’s street protests, Paul Harris explains why the right to demonstrate still matters
The legal and practical issues surrounding street demonstrations have remained remarkably similar over the 200 years since the idea of peaceful demonstrations was first thought of.
Blogger profile: Waiting for Godot
Counsel speaks to Jolyon Maugham QC, the tax law blogger Waiting for Godot
Where did the inspiration come from to write the blog?
The Great Fire stopped here
As the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London is marked by a new opera, His Honour Judge Cryan relates the pivotal role played by the Inn’s first Royal Bencher in saving the Temple Church and Hall from devastation
In the early hours of Sunday 2 September 1666, a fire broke out in Pudding Lane in the east of the City of London, near London Bridge.
Blogger profile: Barristerblogger
Counsel interviews criminal barrister Matthew Scott, aka the award-winning Barristerblogger
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