Monday, June 5, 2023

Bar Council launches a plan of action to improve ‘Life at the employed Bar’

Greater visibility, better career progression, and stamping...

Making mental health a global priority in the legal profession

By Hamizah Manshor, Pupil Barrister, Yusof Halim...

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Bar Council launches a plan of action to improve ‘Life at the employed Bar’

Greater visibility, better career progression, and stamping out bullying and harassment are key recommendations in a new report on ‘Life at the employed Bar’...

Making mental health a global priority in the legal profession

By Hamizah Manshor, Pupil Barrister, Yusof Halim & Partners The tenth day of October marks the day we commemorate what is regarded as the World...

Retained EU Law Bill will damage UK’s reputation, says Bar Council

Ahead of the second reading of the Retained EU Law Bill in the House of Lords on Monday, the Bar Council has welcomed the...

Keeping court bundles safe from the dark web

Recently, dozens of court bundles containing sensitive personal data were leaked on the dark web after cyber criminals hacked into one of the country’s...

 Access and progression: My journey to the Bar

 Francesca Gardner is a barrister at Kings Chamber which operates out of Chambers in Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham. Here she discusses race and social...

Drama in the courtroom: Defending the rights of children diagnosed with autis

  Mickey Keenan1 & Karola Dillenburger2 School of Psychology, Ulster University, N. Ireland Centre for Behaviour Analysis, Queen’s University Belfast, N. Ireland Abstract Children diagnosed with autism have the...

To no one will we sell, to no one will we deny, or delay right or justice’

‘By Phillip and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chambers, reviews editors of the barrister magazine The Terror of Tyrants through the Ages, Magna Carta is Reassessed...

Eight points to consider when appointing a forensic accountant as an expert witness  

One element of their advocacy skills barristers develop on their feet rather than in the classroom is how to deal with expert witnesses, both...

Civil Partnerships: Law Reform

With the success of the ‘no fault divorce’ campaign and the government commitment to equality of access to civil partnerships, there is an optimism...

Social Media Raising the Bar

What will 2019 bring for barristers’ relationships with the legal press? A strange question to be asking in the pages of one of the Bar’s...

Slow and steady wins the race: content marketing for barristers

In Aesop’s fable The Hare and the Tortoise, the hare dashes off from the starting line but becomes complacent and takes a nap, allowing...

Can’t sell – won’t sell. Why ‘selling’ shouldn’t be a dirty word

Whilst the goal is ultimately to be the first name that comes to mind when a Solicitor or general counsel needs a Barrister, there...

Preventing Digital Exclusion from Online Justice

The HMCTS reform agenda, with its emphasis on digitisation of court processes has been ambitious, revolutionary and unprecedented. But as more and more court...

Addressing the challenges of financial management in chambers

No one welcomes having to pay their rent, but it’s a fact of life for a member of chambers. For many, the role of...

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