ARTICLES by our Direct Access Barristers

Dec 42 min read

OUR PRINCIPLES & CLASSIC QUOTES

As Christmas approaches, my time for writing articles is limited. I have therefore simply reproduced a truncated version of our...

Dec 42 min read

PUPILLAGE AVAILABLE FOR 2025: SOME ADVICE

We are pleased to announce that we will be considering pupillage applications for 2025. I am, in a sense, wholly unqualified to give...

Oct 182 min read

LUCY CONNELLY SENTENCING REMAKRS: JOSEPH CHIFFERS

Lucy Connelly was sentenced yesterday to a term of 31 months imprisonment, after she pleaded guilty to the offence of publishing material...

Sep 262 min read

SECTION 21 EVICTIONS TO BE SCRAPPED

Section 21 evictions are due to be scrapped under new legislation. This legislation is not yet in force and before coming into force, it...

Sep 1814 min read

DOES THE UK HAVE A TWO-TIER CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND IF SO, WHY? BY JOSEPH CHIFFERS

Introduction The allegation that the UK is implementing a two-tier criminal justice system has recently gained prominence. The meaning...

Jul 151 min read

PILOT ILLNESS IS NOT 'AN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE'

In a recent Judgment the Supreme Court found that a pilot's illness did not amount to an extraordinary circumstance, for the purposes of...

Jun 62 min read

THE CASE OF SAM MELIA - DO WE LIVE IN A TOTALITARIAN STATE? PART 2.

I wrote a brief article about the Sam Melia conviction, see HERE. I also mentioned the case in my article about Anarcho-Tyranny, see...

May 2314 min read

ANARCHO-TYRANNY: JOSEPH CHIFFERS

The term anarcho-tyranny was first coined by Samuel Francis, see HERE & HERE. Francis states: “What we have in this country today, then,...

Apr 242 min read

What is the difference between a barrister and a solicitor?

The common answer to the above question is that the barrister appears in Court to present a case and the solicitor is involved in...

Mar 52 min read

THOUGHTS ON THE SAM MELIA CONVICTION: DO WE LIVE IN A TOTALITARIAN STATE?

1. Hate speech laws should not be in place. The aim of these laws is political, the most charitable description of these aims would...

Feb 110 min read

NEW VIDEO ON THE EQUALITY ACT & POLITICAL PARTIES

Feb 66 min read

THE PERILS OF AI

Problems with Generative Artificial intelligence The Bar Council has recently released guidance titled, ‘ Considerations when using...

Feb 11 min read

DO NOT IMPUGN A WITNESS WITHOUT CROSS EXAMINING THEM

The above is a fairly well known rule imparted to barristers during their training at an early stage. The rule was recently considered...

Jan 191 min read

VIDEO ON THE EQUALITY ACT

Please see our latest short video on the Equality Act and the problem with 'philosophical belief'.

Jan 62 min read

A KITEMARK FOR BARRISTERS: MY RESPONSE

This article quotes a fellow barrister as follows: “For individuals without the assistance of a solicitor, determining which barrister to...

Dec 1, 20233 min read

THE FREEDOM PARADOX: SEXUAL REVOLUTION & DIVORCE

Perhaps the greatest contribution to the social life of man made by Christianity is — marriage. Christianity brought marriage into the...

Nov 30, 20233 min read

THE CAB RANK RULE VS THE EQUALITY ACT

The Cab Rank rule requires a barrister to accept instructions from a client if they have the requisite expertise and availability. The...

Nov 17, 20230 min read

VIDEO ON THE DEATH PENALY

Nov 14, 20230 min read

NEW VIDEO - THE PHILOSOPHY OF JSC CHAMBERS

Oct 13, 20232 min read

EXTRADITION FROM UK TO FRANCE FOR HOLOCAUST DENIAL.

Vincent Reynouard will be extradited from Scotland to France for what is described as 'holocaust denial' see -...