HHJ Anna Richardson and Emma Cross reflect on the Western Circuit Women’s Forum ‘Ask A Judge’ evening and the importance of similar events
Regulatory roles can significantly enhance your working life, as Tim Grey and Catherine Moxon explain. So how to find the coveted roles and what might help your application succeed in this competitive arena?
Why doing just enough on EDI is not enough: Chris Kelly highlights the benefits of best practice, and provides a refresher on the requirements
Developing the careers of female barristers through fairer work distribution and reducing the gender income gap – Amanda Pinto KC and Selena Jones distill the six key building blocks emerging from an ICAW event
Advising a client on how they must deal with illegally obtained evidence can be ethically and professionally challenging, as Stephen Kenny KC and Abigail Bright explain
For those wanting to know more or with a sense of life lived on a slippery slope (and those around them) – a discussion on addiction, how it might present at the Bar, and the transformation that awaits. By Louis Doyle KC
How well do we support parents at the self-employed Bar? asks Michael Edwards
Kim Tasso looks at the evidence on soft skills and how you can improve yours
The BSB is investigating how comparison tools might work for the Bar – and wants your help. By Rupika Madhura and Richard Parnham
The Young Barristers' Committee Chair, Michael Harwood, sets out his key priorities to meet the challenges ahead
Anguilla
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