Wanting both a family and a career at the Bar should be attainable in 2025 without having to make impossible sacrifices, says Chloe Lee
Can a criminal barrister really work part-time? After maternity leave, Caighli Taylor made it happen – and discovered unexpected upsides along the way
From balance and boundaries to confidence and clerks’ rooms, Nikki Alderson shines a light on the challenges encountered by working parents well beyond the initial career break return – and strategies to overcome them
Whether you’re drafting policies or exploring this way of working yourself, James Whiting and Sian Wilkins share insights to guide your approach
‘By some miracle, you got it.’ Baldip Singh examines why success can provoke such discomfort and what to do about it
Looking to streamline your workflow with tools you already use? In the first part of her practical new series for Counsel , Elizabeth Bowden starts with MS Word time-savers that can make life as a barrister noticeably easier
Ashley Thompson gives new tenants a head start with this compilation of advice, tips and tools – from getting an accountant to all things court
Feeling emotionally drained? Try these five replenishing strategies, says Wendy Showell Nicholas, the BACP accredited psychotherapist supporting the North Eastern Circuit
Practical steps, strategic moves and professional networks to help you build a sustainable and impactful practice in this field. A guide by Michael Herz
In the third part of the KC Selection Panel series, Monisha Shah and Dame Anne Rafferty discuss Competency A: ‘Understanding and Using the Law’ and the ways in which applicants – and assessors – can evidence excellence
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Chair of the Bar reflects on 2025
Q&A with criminal barrister Nick Murphy, who moved to New Park Court Chambers on the North Eastern Circuit in search of a better work-life balance
Revolt Cycling in Holborn, London’s first sustainable fitness studio, invites barristers to join the revolution – turning pedal power into clean energy
Rachel Davenport, Co-founder and Director at AlphaBiolabs, reflects on how the company’s Giving Back ethos continues to make a difference to communities across the UK
By Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs
AlphaBiolabs has made a £500 donation to Sean’s Place, a men’s mental health charity based in Sefton, as part of its ongoing Giving Back initiative
Professor Dominic Regan and Seán Jones KC present their best buys for this holiday season
Little has changed since Burns v Burns . Cohabiting couples deserve better than to be left on the blasted heath with the existing witch’s brew for another four decades, argues Christopher Stirling
Six months of court observation at the Old Bailey: APPEAL’s Dr Nisha Waller and Tehreem Sultan report their findings on prosecution practices under joint enterprise
Despite its prevalence, autism spectrum disorder remains poorly understood in the criminal justice system. Does Alex Henry’s joint enterprise conviction expose the need to audit prisons? asks Dr Felicity Gerry KC
With automation now deeply embedded in the Department for Work Pensions, Alexander McColl and Alexa Thompson review what we know, what we don’t and avenues for legal challenge