Monisha Shah, Chair of the King’s Counsel Selection Panel, gives an insight into the silk selection process and outlines a new condensed timetable for 2024
Why it’s needed now, more than ever. By mental health first aider, Richard Copnall
Andrew Goddard KC and Laura Hussey consider the new skills barristers will need to become the legal superstars of the future
Caroline McCarthy discusses strategies for staying well, signs that more support could be needed, and where to find it
The Bar Council crunches the data to tell the real story of who gets pupillage... and when
Amrit Kaur Dhanoa, Chair of the Young Barristers’ Committee for 2024, sets out her priorities for the year ahead
LawCare’s Andy Darnton and Sarah Fitsell advise how to support friends and colleagues who may be struggling with loss and Anon (Barrister) shares their ‘seven things learnt’ while navigating grief at the Bar
How to enhance your chambers’ brand and client service in an increasingly competitive environment? Hayley Duggan sets out five factors every set should consider in relation to marketing at the Bar in 2024
Are you accurately declaring whether your work is in or out of scope? Julie Norris and Charlotte Judd consider the key provisions of the MLRs and their application to ‘real property’ transactions
The more open you are about your neurodivergence, the easier it will be for clerks to tailor their support, advises Leanne Buckley-Thomson
London plus travel throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Home Secretary is required to appoint an Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation (IRTL) under section 36 of the Terrorism Act 2006 and section 20 of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011.
Update from the Chair of the Bar
AlphaBiolabs has been awarded the contract to provide drug, alcohol, and DNA testing services for Hull City Council, following a rigorous competitive tender process
By Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group
Modernising communication and collaboration at a leading Chancery set. A Zexi case study
How to build profile without compromising professional duties. By Naumaan Farooq, Co-Founder of Inked PR
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, examines the role of cut-off levels, and the wider range of factors that must be considered when interpreting results for family court proceedings
A decade of reviews and research has disrupted accepted thinking in the search for causality. Suicides following abuse have overtaken domestic homicides. Is the law keeping up? Professor Susan Edwards KC (Hon) examines recent cases and the obstacles to successful prosecution
At least not that way, says Richard Paige
The case against judge-only justice and why efficiency is not enough. By Professor Leslie Thomas KC
Heritage as an anchor and a compass, finding our common humanity and embracing the power of the outsider Melina Antoniadis’s lessons learnt
Lauren Fullerton examines the how, what and why of setting up a second chambers base