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Crimes against cultural heritage in Ukraine

Can we expect Russian leaders to face trial for war crimes committed specifically in relation to Ukraine’s cultural heritage? Fahrid Chishty investigates

23 January 2023 / Fahrid Chishty
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Why do some laws fail?

Damp squibs, overshoots, nasty surprises and backfires – David Goddard on how laws fail and how we can do better

23 January 2023 / David Goddard
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Great writers and great legal writing

If words are the raw materials of a lawyer’s trade, what can we learn from the masters of literature? Dr Max Barrett applies George Orwell and Mark Twain’s observations on literary writing to the legal sphere

05 December 2022 / Dr Max Barrett
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Notes from the jury room (2)

The concluding part of an anonymous juror’s experience of a lengthy fraud trial flags issues in the jury room and suggests that it is time for some modifications

05 December 2022
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Deepfakes in the courts

Fake news, revenge porn, ‘black mirror’ – and now deepfakes are making it into quite low-level court cases. How can lawyers prepare, what duties of care might be imposed, and how might courts deal with the deepfake era? By Professor Lilian Edwards

05 December 2022 / Professor Lilian Edwards
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100 years of the Infanticide Act

Three recent cases of failed attempts to plead infanticide suggests that the law is not working as well as it could. Have we lost sight of the principles of leniency and sympathy that embody the Act? asks Dr Emma Milne

05 December 2022 / Dr Emma Milne
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Financial crime and pregnancy in prison

In all but the most serious of cases, should there be a presumption against sending a pregnant or perinatal women to prison? ask Dr Felicity Gerry KC and Dr Lucy Baldwin 

05 December 2022 / Dr Felicity Gerry KC / Dr Lucy Baldwin
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Why we should be focused on women in criminal justice

Why women? Dr Isla Masson and Dr Natalie Booth explain how commonalities across time and space show there is something particular about being female within justice contexts

05 December 2022 / Dr Isla Masson / Dr Natalie Booth
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Bar Council’s Law Reform Essay Competition 2022

The winning essay is ‘Crossing the Constitutional Rubicon: why mediation should be compulsory in all civil disputes’ by Emma Meadows

05 December 2022 / Emma Meadows
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WFH, flexible working and levelling-up

If ‘new ways of working’ are to be a key to levelling up – what are the key challenges? Lydia Banerjee and Grahame Anderson's 'top ten' issues for employment lawyers

01 November 2022 / Grahame Anderson / Lydia Banerjee
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Now is the time to tackle inappropriate behaviour at the Bar as well as extend our reach and collaboration with organisations and individuals at home and abroad

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