How to build and stress-test your evidence, while steering clear of the common pitfalls that can undermine even the strongest candidates? Paul Secher looks at the core principles behind a compelling silk application

With reputations forged in the marketplace as much as the courtroom, Don Turner examines the sales side of the ‘barrister business’ including how to avoid own goals and business development as a collective endeavour

Get beyond the buzzwords to drive innovation in your legal practice: a practical primer for barristers by Raquel Vazquez

Where to start and where to find help? Monisha Shah, Chair of the King’s Counsel Selection Panel, provides an overview of the silk selection process, debunking some myths along the way

What has changed, and why? Paul Secher unpacks the new standards aligning the recruiting, training and appraising of judges the first major change to the system for ten years