Dear all, With barely a blink and not much sleep, the halfway point of my year as Chair of the Bar has passed. The last fortnight has been eventful, if…
NHS Resolution has recently introduced a series of new learning codes to its claims management system to improve the identification of injuries suffered by babies in the neonatal period. Marking…
Responding to today’s announcement that the Ministry of Justice will invest millions in the courts system, Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar Council, said: “Today's announcement of a major investment in our…
What constitutes a reasonable doubt? The Mail on Sunday and its polemical columnist Peter Hitchens have raised the question again, deploring the recent guidance that encourages judges to frame the…
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published a detailed guide for candidates due to sit the centralised assessments for the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) and the Bar Transfer Test (BTT)…
On 11th May, an INTERPOL Red Notice was circulated against US citizen Anne Sacoolas, marking the latest development in the ongoing battle by the family of Harry Dunn to have…
One of the largest barristers’ chambers in the country has appointed a well-known QC as Head of Chambers. St Philips Chambers, whose headquarters are in Birmingham, have appointed Richard Atkins…
Leading defence advocate discusses barriers to BAME representation in the judiciary Top human rights lawyer calls on men to boycott all-male panels at conferences and events Women in the…
The well-publicized implementation of privacy legislation, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), has raised public awareness considerably regarding the value of personal data…
The Bar Standards Board has today published the sixth annual edition of its statistical information relating to student performance on the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC). As the report has…
The world has witnessed a lawyer with the skills, a man with the courage and a warrior with unbeatable willpower in bringing a halt to the atrocities and genocide…
The legal fraternity has been hearing for a number of years that the profession needs to change due to many aspects of it being outdated. The reason for this is…
