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The ICC, internal affairs and due process

The International Criminal Court is in deep water again. Its inability to deal with the sexual harassment allegation against Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan KC has morphed into the worst crisis in the court’s history, says Chris Stephen  

15 June 2026 / Chris Stephen
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AI will not kill all the lawyers

At least not that  way, says Richard Paige

15 June 2026 / Richard Paige
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Jury trials and the court of public opinion

As the Courts and Tribunals Bill prepares to return to Parliament for its third reading, Rehna Azim takes us back to Geoffrey Cox KC MP’s barnstorming speech in defence of jury trials – and its favourable, global reception 

01 June 2026 / Rehna Azim
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The safeguard we are about to discard

The case against judge-only justice – and why efficiency is not enough. By Professor Leslie Thomas KC 

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The gender earnings gap and female retention

Are conclusions drawn from earnings data at risk of survivorship bias? asks James Hatt 

18 May 2026 / James Hatt
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Privy Council ‘colonialism’ – a last word

Dr Leo Raznovich’s last word to Thomas Roe KC and Andrew O’Kola on their response to his article ‘Privy Council colonialism?’ 

17 May 2026 / Dr Leonardo Raznovich
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Privy Council ‘colonialism’ – a response

Thomas Roe KC and Andrew O’Kola respond to an article by Dr Leonardo Raznovich (Counsel , October 2025) – ‘Privy Council colonialism? Piercing the constitutional veil’

13 April 2026 / Thomas Roe KC / Andrew O’Kola
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Trial by jury or ‘the wisdom of one’

The deprivation of liberty is the most significant power the state can exercise. Drawing on frontline experience, Chris Henley KC explains why replacing trial by jury with judge-only trials risks undermining justice 

16 February 2026 / Chris Henley KC
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The timing of call – the Inns consult

Should call be deferred until a pupil is entitled to practise? Stephen Hockman KC and Toby Riley-Smith KC reprise the debate 

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Abolishing jury trial in complex fraud

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 

16 January 2026 / Faras Baloch / Ed Vickers KC / Katie Bacon
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