The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today announced that Andrew Mitchell QC has been appointed as its new Vice Chair for the next three years, taking effect from 1…
ST JOHN’S Buildings has welcomed criminal barrister Suzanne Payne to its Liverpool Chambers, adding further expertise to its established criminal law team. Previously a member of a Cardiff chambers, Suzanne…
Two legal experts have been advising Coronation Street scriptwriters and researchers as character Leanne Battersby battles to keep her son Oliver on life support against the advice of the hospital. Child law expert Lorraine Cavanagh QC, of St John’s Buildings Barristers Chambers, and…
Not heard that one yet? Well there is a significant risk that you might once the Courts wise up to the academy of Medical Royal Colleges’ May 2019 pamphlet…
Business management has been interpreted in more ways than we could have possibly imagined as a result of Covid-19 and its ramifications. Prior to the global pandemic, the idea of…
The impacts of Covid 19 are felt far and wide, in our sector, finances, the consequences have been severe. Since the start of 2020 the FTSE has fallen by…
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…
