Robin Jackson investigates whether COVID lockdowns and the economic environment have changed what solicitors are seeking from barristers and chambers – and how the Bar can deliver
Empathy skills are much easier to implement long-term when we feel psychologically safe and well ourselves. Carolyn Cleveland’s three foundations for sustainable upskilling
How to effectively interact with trans people throughout the justice system? Reagan Persaud’s guide for fellow practitioners
The new Chair of the Bar Council’s Employed Barristers’ Committee Stuart Alford KC busts some myths, sets out key challenges for today’s employed Bar and the priorities for the year ahead
In this practical guide, Amanda Bewley applies Dr Ginsburg’s ‘seven Cs’ to the world of the Bar to help you test and improve your resilience level
Ready for more stability or a new challenge? Barrister consultant Kevin Harris and barrister secondee Siân Beaven on the benefits of new work streams
Much like an aircraft’s flight recorder, data from a vehicle’s electronic control unit could form an important component of evidence in a case. Rina-Marie Hill introduces this relatively new field of forensics
Simon McCrum sets out 13 golden rules that will ultimately ensure failure of a set and then – turning the tables – pointers for creating a sustainable future
How do legal outsiders become lawyers? A ‘route map’ from David Lock KC’s Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings podcast
Want to start a conversation about neurodiversity in your chambers? Elizabeth Rimmer of LawCare, a partner of Neurodiversity in Law, explains how
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This appointment is intended to be transitioned to the first Director to lead an independent Department of Public Prosecution.
Update from the Chair of the Bar
By David Green
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs, examines the forensic science underpinning hair drug testing, its evidential scope and limitations, and why it remains the gold standard for evidencing patterns of drug use in family proceedings
Unlocking your aged debt to fund your tax in one easy step. By Philip N Bristow
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, discusses the upcoming changes to pensions and Inheritance Tax and the potential impact on your financial future
Save the Children UK is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
James McNeill Whistler at Tate Britain until 27 September Rothko in Florence at Palazzo Strozzi until 23 August Reviewed by Stephen Cragg KC
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
Barrister apprenticeships shortly to provide the fourth pathway to the Bar are an ideal opportunity to support local talent and ‘grow your own’, say Tim Coulson and Dr Jane Dennehy
Grok around and find out or not? Mariya Peykova investigates the nudification scandal, what the law has to say about sexually explicit deepfakes, and whether stronger regulation is needed
Oliver Lewis spotlights an overlooked yet rapidly evolving area of law coercive and controlling behaviour within care contexts