Justice Matters

What is the everyday experience of being a junior female barrister, and why do women leave the Bar? Choice or circumstance? asks Adiba Bassam 

Working pro bono is one of the greatest traditions of the profession and, in the Afghanistan crisis, one that has saved countless lives in real time. Sarah Magill documents the legal community's gargantuan response 

For IWD 2022, Emma Price talks openly about the challenges of achieving a ‘work/life balance’, why it's time to acknowledge this as a valid and realistic goal (not a guilty secret) and the difference this would make to retention and progression of women barristers 

A lawyer, a leader or both? Alec Samuels reviews the strengths, weaknesses and quirks of our lawyer-PMs of modern times

John J Burke, an American defence counsel recently transferred to the Bar of England and Wales, offers an insight into why Prince Andrew was wise to avoid sitting for a deposition which would have been a high-stakes gamble

Are British judges sitting in the Privy Council hindering the progress of human rights in the Caribbean and Latin America? asks Dr Leonardo Raznovich

With COVID restrictions removed and increasing reports of lockdown companions being abandoned, Christina Warner looks at the impact on Britain’s pandemic pets

The court backlog, remote hearings and exodus of criminal advocates due to poor remuneration are all linked – and so must be the solutions, writes HH Nigel Lithman QC

Testing vulnerable evidence pre-trial in the gravest global crimes represents a unique and risk-laden investigative opportunity requiring care, skill and scrupulous conduct. Professor Felicity Gerry QC, Sarah Day and Abi Carter discuss the ethical issues 

In a critical year for the Young Bar, Michael Polak, the Chair of the Young Barristers’ Committee, sets out his key pledges for 2022