Operation Violet Oak
It began on a beautiful summer evening in 2016, when my wife and I arrived at Bristol airport, having enjoyed a brief city-break in Vienna. I was on my…
It began on a beautiful summer evening in 2016, when my wife and I arrived at Bristol airport, having enjoyed a brief city-break in Vienna. I was on my…
The water in the docks opposite my office was frozen. Seagulls skated comically across the ice. I jumped as the telephone rang. The caller’s voice sounded breathless, in a panic.…
To the public at large, a barrister has a magnificent capacity to shape an outcome. Inspiring decision-makers with stories, facts and vocal dynamics that carry the torch of truth to…
Martin Luther King Jr said the ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand at times of…
John Binns, partner…
Falsely accused by Anonymous Accounts, but it doesn’t mean you won’t be compensated A High Court judgment was handed down on 15 July 2021, where the judge ordered Google…
Greta Barkle and Guevara Leacock of the Data Protection team at BCL Solicitors analyse the long-awaited Online safety Bill Eagerly awaited, the draft Online Safety Bill (‘Bill’), has finally been…
While the most significant impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the catastrophic loss of life, the disease has also dramatically impacted the legal industry. There’s been disruption and uncertainty following countless court closures, which…
Judicial pensions will soon look very different for the ‘taper-protected’ and ‘unprotected’ members, namely those that were in office during 31st March 2012 and 31st March 2015 but age 58…
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…
Even as we read increasing reports of a vaccine that may bring an end to our cycle of national lockdowns – the question remains as to what will become of…
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…