The Bar

Articles

25 Feb 2016

Are we set for a Govexit?

Regardless of the result of the UK referendum on whether to remain a member of the EU, we might well see a new secretary of state for justice after 23 June 2016.

24 Feb 2016

Dedication, integrity, and innovation

The Solicitors Journal Awards will focus on what makes solicitors celebrated in the digital age - hopefully without Fry-styled backlash, writes Kevin Poulter

23 Feb 2016

Fact-finding hearings in the health and social context

Laura Davidson considers the need for fact-finding in mental health cases, which was explored for the first time recently in AM v Partnerships in Care

23 Feb 2016

The rights of children with mental disorders

Jenni Richards QC and Victoria Butler-Cole examine a recent case on the extent of parental consent to deprivation of liberty and consider the issue in relation to the use of seclusion in schools

23 Feb 2016

'Elementary, my dear Watson': The duty to investigate in article 2 inquests

Matthew Waszak discusses a recent case on the scope of coroners' investigative duties in an inquest into a death in police custody

23 Feb 2016

The Bar must galvanise itself to change

Schemes to assist disadvantaged students in obtaining pupillages and better data-gathering processes are the only way for the Bar to improve diversity and avoid marginalisation, writes Professor John Flood

23 Feb 2016

A modern profession

Is the future of the barrister profession bright? Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC believes it is.

23 Feb 2016

Trade Union Bill risks seeming like overkill

Sean Jones QC catches up with legislative developments affecting employment lawyers, including the national living wage and voting restrictions for trade unions