Legal Personality

The white-collar criminal and civil silk Jonathan Fisher KC, Independent Reviewer of Disclosure and Fraud Offences, advocates modernising the disclosure regime and harnessing AI to reduce the court backlog. He tells Anthony Inglese CB about his career path and conclusions of his review 

Aim higher, earlier, deploy social media productively and pay it forward – Sarah Magill’s lessons learnt building a career at the Bar 

There is far more to Martyn Levett than the title of Resident Judge suggests, discovers Steven Ball. As a long-serving Honorary Recorder of Ipswich – a role that embodies the connection between civic life and the legal world – Judge Levett reflects on his community, charity work and criminal justice today 

The appointments of 96 new King’s Counsel (also known as silk) are announced today 

In conversation with Frances Gibb, Kirsty Brimelow KC outlines an ambitious reform agenda for her term, spanning issues from child justice to Bar culture. Yet she leaves no doubt about her immediate priorities: protecting jury trials and securing urgent funding for the justice system 

Stephanie Harrison KC reflects on 35 years as a legal aid practitioner and some of the very real dangers of not learning lessons from the past

With pupillage application season under way, Laura Wright reflects on her route to ‘tech barrister’ and offers advice for those aiming at a career at the Bar

Human rights cases don’t come bigger than this. Tim Otty KC, lead counsel for the Government of Ukraine in its case before the European Court against Russia, talks about the significance of this landmark ruling and  other pro bono highlights from his career at the Bar. Interview by  Anthony Inglese CB

Gary Bell KC’s lessons learnt – he wouldn’t practise anywhere else

Marking one year since a Bar disciplinary tribunal dismissed all charges against her, Dr Charlotte Proudman discusses the experience, her formative years and next steps. Interview by Anthony Inglese CB