Paul Secher's tips and advice on the next crucial stage of your pupillage quest – the interview
Part one of Robin Jackson's two-part guide for chambers’ leaders, thinking of the next staff salary round
Putting forward a diverse legal team is no longer ‘preferred’ and the ‘right thing to do’ – it is fast becoming ‘essential’. How law firms and their clients are using spend to help drive change, by David Stone
Why is there a significant lack of women evaluators shortlisted and selected for private FDRs? Katharine Landells introduces the best practice guide to address bias and inequality of opportunity – applicable to all areas of law
Are female barristers being given prestigious professional opportunities at a similar rate to male barristers? This is a question that can be addressed by quantitative empirical analysis, writes Mikołaj Barczentewicz
What progress are we making on fair distribution of work? How do we move from intention to action? Desiree Artesi reports from the Bar Conference debate
Rebecca Wilkie explains how pro bono can become an intrinsic part of your silk application
Incorporating can be beneficial from a tax perspective and profits retained in the company can still be invested for the longer term, advise Nick Bonnello and Sam Hubbert
To make a real difference to the diversity of the profession we need to start our social mobility schemes much earlier, says Tahina Akther
When thoughts arise that ‘there must be more to life than this’, is a career change necessarily the answer? Tim Bergin on the benefits of leaving the Bar – and coming back again
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