Name: Joanna PoultonPosition: Chief ExecutiveChambers: Landmark Chambers
Name: Peter RousePosition: DirectorCompany: Bar Select
Martin Bowley QC charts the route of Robin Griffith-Jones, Master of the Temple at the Temple Church, from Westminster to the Temple, by way of Oxford, Calcutta, Cambridge and Liverpool
The Rt Hon Lord Slynn of Hadley PC, GBE, QC was an outstanding advocate and judge, writes Khawar Qureshi QC
Name: Lindsay ScottPosition: Chief ExecutiveChambers: Matrix Chambers
Baroness Scotland scored a number of firsts simply in becoming Attorney General. In office she has taken an unprecedented lead in ensuring that those who represent the Crown are as diverse as the Bar and in encouraging the Bar to be as diverse as the people it represents, finds David Wurtzel
Name: Gavin Millar QCPosition: Joint Deputy Head of Chambers; Media Law and Employment silkChambers: Doughty Street Chambers
Desmond Browne QC follows John Mortimer’s career through the Law Reports
Under David Green QC’s leadership, the RCPO has “restored public and judicial confidence in HMRC prosecutions”. David Wurtzel meets the Director
Hybrid – home and CWJ’s Bethnal Green office, London
Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) is recruiting paralegals with feminist values to join its new Independent Legal Advice service.
The Chair of the Bar reports back
Susie Griffin on the admin that keeps barristers from billable work
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, explains how global events can influence the performance of pensions and ISAs, and why taking a long-term approach to investing is often the most effective strategy
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs, discusses what family law professionals need to know about hallucinogens, from the main hallucinogenic drugs encountered in family proceedings, to their effects and the testing options available
Harmony Christian Ministries is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
By David Green
At the start of her term, Chair of the Bar 2026 Kirsty Brimelow KC set out a series of priorities for the year ahead. One of those priorities was children in the justice system
As the world becomes more digital, Barbara Vinagre Mota examines international research into the mental health consequences of judges’ exposure to graphic and immersive evidence, highlighting the importance of support systems
In an era of patient-centred care and growing concern over misconduct in medical settings, why do women still lack the right to choose women consultants for examination and treatment? Charles Davey investigates
Reviewed by Daniel Barnett
James McNeill Whistler at Tate Britain until 27 September Rothko in Florence at Palazzo Strozzi until 23 August Reviewed by Stephen Cragg KC