Stuart Alford KC is a partner in the London office of Latham & Watkins, specialising in white collar crime. He was previously the Head of Banking Fraud at the Serious Fraud Office for four years, a United Nations Prosecutor for two years and at the self-employed Bar for 20 years. He was called in 1992 and took silk in 2014.
The new Chair of the Bar Council’s Employed Barristers’ Committee Stuart Alford KC busts some myths, sets out key challenges for today’s employed Bar and the priorities for the year ahead
Justice system requires urgent attention and next steps on the Harman Review
Q&A with Tim Lynch of Jordan Lynch Private Finance
By Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs
By Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth Management
Why Virtual Assistants Can Meet the Legal Profession’s Exacting Standards
Despite increased awareness, why are AI hallucinations continuing to infiltrate court cases at an alarming rate? Matthew Lee investigates
Many disabled barristers face entrenched obstacles to KC appointment – both procedural and systemic, writes Diego F Soto-Miranda
The proscribing of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act is an assault on the English language and on civil liberties, argues Paul Harris SC, founder of the Bar Human Rights Committee
For over three decades, the Bar Mock Trial Competition has boosted the skills, knowledge and confidence of tens of thousands of state school students – as sixth-form teacher Conor Duffy and Young Citizens’ Akasa Pradhan report
Suzie Miller’s latest play puts the legal system centre stage once more. Will it galvanise change? asks Rehna Azim
