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Not everything creepy happens at night...  

“Never make predictions, especially about the future” – Casey Stengel 

24 August 2015
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Theatre review: The Invisible

David Wurtzel reviews the latest play by renowned playwright Rebecca Lenkiewicz, which puts LASPO into dramatic form   

The Invisible  was written with the backing and help of the Legal Action Group, the Law Society and publicly funded lawyers. 

31 July 2015
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Zen and the art of lawyers’ maintenance

Barrister and Buddhist Jo Shaw on mindfulness practice and the Bar  

Caveat lector: This article is “Not Bar”. It covers subjects such as emotions, looking after oneself and, even, spirituality. 

20 July 2015 / Jo(anna) Shaw
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Book review: Beyond contempt: the inside story of the phone hacking trial

Author: Peter Jukes
Illustrator: Martin Rowson
Publisher: Canbury 

Press Date: April 2015
ISBN -13: 978-0993040719
Price: £9.99
 

20 July 2015
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Book review: And is there honey still for tea?

Author: Peter Murphy
Publisher: No Exit 
Press Date: April 2015
​ISBN-13: 978–1843444015 Price: £8.99
 

20 July 2015
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The power of speech is proved again  

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” – L. P. Hartley: The Go-Between 

20 July 2015
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Taking the first step

Chris Quinn on why the Bar needs to get serious about wellbeing ... and how to get training  

Although it has not gained much coverage outside legal circles, the Bar Council recently published a sobering report on health issues afflicting barristers.  

29 June 2015 / Chris Quinn
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Transferable skills

Mark Ellis tells Counsel how a barrister’s training has helped him realise his long-held ambition to become a writer  

When did you join the Bar? 

29 June 2015 / Mark Ellis
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Music review: Lifting the spirits

The renowned composer John Rutter reviews the third Bar Choral Society concert, performed in Temple Church on 10 June  

If the Bar Choral Society didn’t exist, you would have to invent it.  

29 June 2015 / John Rutter CBE
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A night to remember?  

“Change and decay in all around I see” – Henry F. Lyte 

26 May 2015
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Hope and expectation for the new legal year

The beginning of the legal year offers the opportunity for a renewed commitment to justice and the rule of law both at home and abroad

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