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Looking Beyond The Picture: How To Trust Video Evidence

By David Spreadborough, Certified Forensic Video Analyst I last wrote here for the Easter term of The Barrister in 2018 and honestly, where has the time gone? Considering all the troubles over the last two years though, it is not...

The Power of Patterns in Forensics

By Professor Angela Gallop CBE, Group CEO at Forensic Access Ltd  Patterns can change the...

As with most things, the cheapest option is not always the best

Price is currently the main deciding factor for the instruction of an expert witness...

BSB publishes its Annual Report for 2022-23

 The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has published its Annual Report for the 2022-23 business year, providing a summary of the BSB’s activities during the...

Top financial crime lawyer says Farage comments on money laundering laws raise important point

Commenting on Nigel Farage's comments today on money laundering laws being a "sledgehammer that misses the nut", John Binns, a partner and financial crime...

Bar Council responds to latest judicial diversity data

Responding to the publication of the official Diversity of the Judiciary 2023 statistics, Nick Vineall KC, Chair of the Bar Council, said: “We agree with...

Funding hike sees CILEX and solicitor apprenticeships receive equal funding

The Department for Education has announced that CILEX (the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) apprenticeships will receive the same level of funding as solicitor apprenticeships. The funding...

Kings Chambers welcomes new member

Manchester barristers set Kings Chambers is continuing to grow following the arrival of personal injury and clinical negligence barrister Victoria Heyworth. Victoria joins the set...

Director General, Mark Neale, declares the need for independent regulation of the Bar

  In a speech at the offices of the Bar Standards Board last night, Mark Neale, the Director General of the BSB, set out five arguments...

Culture shift needed to deliver court reform programme – Bar Council

The Public Accounts Committee has published its report into the Court Reform Programme expressing serious concerns that HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has...

Senior judicial roles open up to CILEX Lawyers as new legislation comes into force  

A range of senior judicial positions are now open to CILEX (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) members for the first time, as new legislation came into...

BSB survey of sanctions compliance at the Commercial Bar finds good levels of compliance but room for improvement in some areas

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published a thematic review of sanctions compliance focused on 31 chambers that are members of the Commercial Bar Association.  ...

The Bar Standards Board issues a consultation on proposed amendments to widen its powers to protect the public

The BSB has today issued a consultation document seeking views on proposed changes which would widen the powers of the BSB and of Disciplinary Tribunals in...

The Bar Standards Board appoints Fieldfisher to review its enforcement system

Following a competitive tender, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has appointed the leading law firm Fieldfisher LLP to carry out an end-to-end review of...

MPs urge the Government to end delay on protections for cohabiting partners

The Women and Equalities Committee has urged the Government to reconsider its position to delay cohabitation law reform, in a letter to Family Justice...

Serle Court to host Chambers Event at Lord’s celebrating Jewish cricket community

Serle Court’s Equality and Diversity Team will be hosting a unique Chambers event on 22 June at the MCC Museum at Lord’s Cricket Ground...

Half of middle-aged Brits could be putting their loved ones at risk

A survey conducted by JMW Solicitors has exposed critical gaps in public knowledge of wills and probate that could have huge implications for their loved ones The...

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