The Covid-19 pandemic has placed a spotlight on some of the UK Criminal Justice System’s (CJS) most overarching flaws. Deep-rooted problems have put it in desperate need of overhaul for…
Abbreviations ________________________________________ CS(s) Child Soldier(s) ICC International Criminal Court IL International Law IHL International Humanitarian Law ICL International Criminal Law UN United Nations LRA Lord Resistance Army CRC Convention on…
Responding to comments made about lawyers by the Prime Minister today in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference, Chair of the Bar Council, Amanda Pinto QC, said: “It is shocking…
Responding to the Home Secretary’s speech Fixing our broken asylum system which was delivered at the Conservative Party conference at the weekend, Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar Council, said: “Attempting…
The public inquiry into the Manchester Arena terror attack continued yesterday with Louis Browne QC from Exchange Chambers delivering his Opening Statement on behalf of the University of Salford. Louis…
Bar Council provides blueprint for justice system in Spending Review paper Some barristers are being paid the equivalent of £6.25 per hour by the government, less than the National Minimum…
(London, UK, September 30th 2020): The Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck, University of London has developed a new framework to support participation by lay people in court…
It is no surprise that months on end shut indoors with a partner or spouse with limited opportunity to leave compounded by financial worries, may act as a relationship stress…
The law is a profession that is based on individual talent. Achievement and attainment are a key part of preparation for entry into the Bar and law firms. It is…
The Covid-19 pandemic has left barristers, like so many others, stumbling through a new world of remote working. Ross Birkbeck is a barrister at Old Square Tax Chambers, and the…
The House of Lords Select Committee on Science & Technology recently published a report1 with a recommendation to provide the Forensic Science Regulator with statutory powers. We disagree that this…
The Bar Council conducted a survey recently of chambers nationally, and got 157 replies. Their report makes worrying reading, because they see an “existential threat” to barristers generally. Their findings…
